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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.707

TRANSFERS AND DEBTS PENDING DECREE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Chu v. Chong Hui Hong (2006)

Most recently applied in Chu v. Chong Hui Hong (January 2006)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A transfer of real or personal community property or a debt incurred by a spouse while a suit for divorce or annulment is pending that subjects the other spouse or the community property to liability is void with respect to the other spouse if the transfer was made or the debt incurred with the intent to injure the rights of the other spouse.

(b) A transfer or debt is not void if the person dealing with the transferor or debtor spouse did not have notice of the intent to injure the rights of the other spouse.

(c) The spouse seeking to void a transfer or debt incurred while a suit for divorce or annulment is pending has the burden of proving that the person dealing with the transferor or debtor spouse had notice of the intent to injure the rights of the spouse seeking to void the transaction.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.