Texas § FA.3.404 - APPLICATION OF INCEPTION OF TITLE RULE

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§ FA.3.404. APPLICATION OF INCEPTION OF TITLE RULE

APPLICATION OF INCEPTION OF TITLE RULE; OWNERSHIP INTEREST NOT CREATED. (a) This subchapter does not affect the rule of inception of title under which the character of property is determined at the time the right to own or claim the property arises. (b) A claim for reimbursement under this subchapter does not create an ownership interest in property, but does create a claim against the property of the benefited estate by the conferring estate. The claim matures on dissolution of the marriage or the death of either spouse. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (S.B. 866 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (H.B. 1547 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

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Section FA.3.404 ("APPLICATION OF INCEPTION OF TITLE RULE") 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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