Tex. Family Code § 3.001
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 3.001, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 3.001. SEPARATE PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
A spouse's separate property consists of:
(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;
(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and
(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.
(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;
(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and
(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.
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