Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Talk to an attorney before you do anything. Generally, property owed before marriage is separate property. but what you do with the proceeds from the sale COULD convert it to community property; for example, if you commingled it with other property and could not trace it back to the sale. At divorce, there is a presumption that all property is community and it is sometimes difficult to prove otherwise.

Based on what you have written, you should consider hiring a law firm to assist you with protecting your rights and interests. Most of the time, property owned prior to a marriage is considered seperate property. Problem that comes is upon the sale of the separate property and the conversion into community property. You really need a law firm to help you with this.

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