Section 3.001 – Separate Property

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...

Section 2.501 – Duty To Support

(a) Each spouse has the duty to support the other spouse.(b) A spouse who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to any person who provides necessaries to the spouse to whom support is owed.Tex. Fam. Code § 2.501Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1,...

Section 2.405 – Violation By County Clerk; Penalty

A county clerk or deputy county clerk who violates this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.Tex. Fam. Code § 2.405Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1,...