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Tex. Fam. Code § 9.202

LIMITATIONS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mayes v. Stewart (2000)

Most recently applied in Mayes v. Stewart (February 2000)

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

(a) A suit under this subchapter must be filed before the second anniversary of the date a former spouse unequivocally repudiates the existence of the ownership interest of the other former spouse and communicates that repudiation to the other former spouse.

(b) The two-year limitations period is tolled for the period that a court of this state does not have jurisdiction over the former spouses or over the property.

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