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Tex. Fam. Code § 4.203

Tex. Fam. Code § 4.203 - Formalities Of Agreement (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 4.203. FORMALITIES OF AGREEMENT.** (a) An agreement to convert separate property to community property: (1) must be in writing and: (A) be signed by the spouses; (B) identify the property being converted; and (C) specify that the property is being converted to the spouses' community property; and (2) is enforceable without consideration. (b) The mere transfer of a spouse's separate property to the name of the other spouse or to the name of both spouses is not sufficient to convert the property to community property under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

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