Earlier this month I blogged about claims of waste and constructive fraud. Here is how such claims can benefit the wronged spouse. The Texas Family Code now provides specific guidance on how a divorce court can remedy fraud committed by one spouse on another. Section 7.009, Fraud on the … [Read more...]
A New Twist to Claims of Waste and Constructive Fraud
A recent Houston divorce case provides a new twist to claims of waste or constructive fraud. In that case, the wife basically asked the question, where did all my husband’s earnings go? The court awarded the wife a judgement of $196,000 for wasting community funds because the husband could not … [Read more...]