Texas § FA.3.102 - MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § FA.3.102 — MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ FA.3.102. MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY
MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY. (a) During marriage, each spouse has the sole management, control, and disposition of the community property that the spouse would have owned if single, including: (1) personal earnings; (2) revenue from separate property; (3) recoveries for personal injuries; and (4) the increase and mutations of, and the revenue from, all property subject to the spouse's sole management, control, and disposition. (b) If community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of one spouse is mixed or combined with community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of the other spouse, then the mixed or combined community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses, unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § FA.3.102
What does The Texas Constitution § FA.3.102 cover?
Section FA.3.102 ("MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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