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· 4/29/1981

Murff v. Murff

Citations

  • 615 S.W.2d 696
  • 24 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 356
  • 1981 Tex. LEXIS 316

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that trial courts have broad discretion in dividing the marital estate, and we presume that the trial court exercised its discretion properly
  • holding that trial court may take size of parties’ separate estates into consideration in dividing marital estate
  • holding that trial court may take size of parties = separate estates into consideration in dividing marital estate
  • stating that trial court may consider many factors in deciding the estates of the parties, including the size of their separate estates
  • stating that trial court may consider many factors in deciding the estates of the parties, including the size of their separate estates
  • holding that a trial court, in making a \just and right\ division of the property, may properly consider such factors as the spouses' capacities and abilities, business opportunities, education, relative physical conditions, and relative financial condition and obligations

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Judges: Spears

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