Determining the Measure of Reimbursement: Equity Demands Consideration of the Effects of the Divided Management System

Date

1986

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

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 measure of reimbursement, and the equitable considerations inherent in the present law. The article details the impact of the Texas divided management system and the problems it presents within reimbursement. The article suggests criteria from which the proper measure of reimbursement may be determined.

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Keywords

Texas, Family law, Property law, Community property

Citation

17 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 885