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“Can I be reimbursed for money my spouse wasted during our marriage?”

June 18, 2020 By Patricia Barrett

“Can I be reimbursed for money my spouse wasted during our marriage?”

In a divorce, identifying, calculating and dividing property and assets can get very complex. Clients often ask me if they can be reimbursed in the divorce settlement for specific unusual, community spending during the marriage, or “waste,” by their soon-to-be-spouse.  In Texas, a law was passed in 2011 to help innocent spouses “reconstitute the community estate” if the … [Read more...]

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