Tex. Fam. Code § 7.007

DISPOSITION OF CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Moroch v. Collins (2005)

Most recently applied in Gerald Byron Barras v. Leslea Loring Barras (January 2013)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 5, eff

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In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall determine the rights of both spouses in a claim for reimbursement as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 3, and shall apply equitable principles to:

(1) determine whether to recognize the claim after taking into account all the relative circumstances of the spouses; and

(2) order a division of the claim for reimbursement, if appropriate, in a manner that the court considers just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.

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