A Requiem for Hilley: Is Survivorship Community Property A Solution Worse than the Problem?

Date

1990

Authors

Quilliam, W. Reed, Jr.

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Addresses Hilley v. Hilley a Texas Supreme Court case affecting Texas spouses who seek to select successors in ownership by agreeing to hold community property in survivorship form. It is also a commentary on the pre 1987 Hilley era laws and the safeguards for successors instituted in 1987 and 1989. Finally the author presents proposals for reform of the issue.

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Keywords

Survivorship, Community property, Spouse, Partition, Hilley v. Hilley

Citation

21 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1153