Did you know that Texas is one of just nine community property states? This can have a profound effect on the dissolution of property during divorce proceedings as, in general, it means that any property acquired by a couple during their marriage is equally owned by both spouses.

The State Law Library has created a research guide to better explain community property laws. This guide includes:

• Chapters of the Texas Family Code that govern community property and issues related to community property
• A brief overview of the history of community property law authored by the Texas State Historical Society
• TexasLawHelp.org's Dividing Your Property and Debt in a Divorce
• Marital Property Liabilities: Dispelling the Myth of Community Debt, an article from the Texas Bar Journal on the idea of community debt
• Remote access to e-books such as Matthew Bender's Texas Family Law Practice and Procedure

If you have any questions or would like more information about our other Legal Research Guides please don't hesitate to Ask a Librarian!