The author explains recent changes to the Matrimonial Property Act of 1967, effective January 1, 1970, on the managerial powers of spouses affecting gratuitous transfers of community property. Traditionally, although each ...

Analyzes the current law that practitioners need to know and provides recommendations on potential improvements with regards to Community Property law and Texas land and mineral rights. Part II expands on the background ...

Discusses Texas property law and community property law and the characterization of a beneficiary spouse's interest in the income of a trust funded with separate property. Begins with a historical summary of the relevant ...

Both California and Texas operate a modified community system with the choice of survivorship rights, meaning that a couple has a choice when allocating their community property estate to ensure survivorship rights while ...

Discusses reimbursement of community property assets from one spouse’s separate property in Texas, focusing on the different measures of reimbursement Texas courts have applied, the present state of the law governing the ...