Tex. Family Code § 3.409
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 3.409, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 3.409. NONREIMBURSABLE CLAIMS.
Official statutory text
The court may not recognize a marital estate's claim for reimbursement for:
(1) the payment of child support, alimony, or spousal maintenance;
(2) the living expenses of a spouse or child of a spouse;
(3) contributions of property of a nominal value;
(4) the payment of a liability of a nominal amount; or
(5) a student loan owed by a spouse.
(1) the payment of child support, alimony, or spousal maintenance;
(2) the living expenses of a spouse or child of a spouse;
(3) contributions of property of a nominal value;
(4) the payment of a liability of a nominal amount; or
(5) a student loan owed by a spouse.
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