Tex. Family Code § 5.106
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 5.106, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 5.106. COURT ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) After notice and hearing, the court shall render an order the court deems just and equitable with respect to the sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of a separate property homestead.
(b) After hearing the evidence, the court, on terms the court deems just and equitable, shall render an order describing or defining the community property at issue that will be subject to the management, control, and disposition of each spouse during marriage.
(c) The court may:
(1) impose any conditions and restrictions the court deems necessary to protect the rights of the respondent;
(2) require a bond conditioned on the faithful administration of the property; and
(3) require payment to the registry of the court of all or a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the property to be disbursed in accordance with the court's further directions.
(b) After hearing the evidence, the court, on terms the court deems just and equitable, shall render an order describing or defining the community property at issue that will be subject to the management, control, and disposition of each spouse during marriage.
(c) The court may:
(1) impose any conditions and restrictions the court deems necessary to protect the rights of the respondent;
(2) require a bond conditioned on the faithful administration of the property; and
(3) require payment to the registry of the court of all or a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the property to be disbursed in accordance with the court's further directions.
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