Smith v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding under application of community-out-first presumption, where withdrawals from an account deplete community funds in the account, it is error to award any portion of the remaining separate property funds to other spouse
• stating that “where there are sufficient funds at all times to cover the 28 separate property balance in the account at the time of divorce, we presume that the balance remains separate property”
• “Failure by a party to request additional or amended findings or conclusions waives the party's right to complain on appeal about the presumed finding.”
• “Generally, when separate property and community property are commingled in a single bank account, . . . and where there are sufficient funds at all times to cover the separate property balance in the account at the time of divorce, we presume that the balance remains separate property.”
• presuming community funds are drawn out first
• presuming community funds are drawn out first

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

190 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Boyd v. Boyd
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2004-03-11· cited 297×
• In the Interest of E.R.W.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2017-09-05· cited 210×
• In the Interest of N.R.T., a Child
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2011-03-22· cited 204×
• Boyd v. Boyd
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2002-01-03· cited 198×
• Zagorski v. Zagorski
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-08-19· cited 189×
• Aguiar v. Segal
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2005-08-04· cited 179×
• Garza v. Garza
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2006-12-04· cited 142×
• Beard v. Beard
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2001-06-27· cited 129×
• Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2007-10-24· cited 111×
• Material Partnerships, Inc. v. Ventura
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-03-06· cited 108×
• State v. Hackett (Slip Opinion)
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2020-12-17· cited 108×
• In the Interest of H.R.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2002-07-10· cited 104×
• Stavinoha v. Stavinoha
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2004-01-20· cited 87×
• Advantage Physical Therapy, Inc. v. Cruse
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2005-03-22· cited 85×
• Loaiza v. Loaiza
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2004-04-29· cited 76×
• Avco Corp., Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division of Avco Corp. v. Interstate Southwest, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2008-04-03· cited 74×
• Pace v. Pace
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2005-04-22· cited 70×
• In the Interest of B.R.G.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2001-05-24· cited 68×
• Gerald Byron Barras v. Leslea Loring Barras
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2013-01-24· cited 67×
• McClary v. Thompson
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2002-01-17· cited 64×

Cites

69 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Powell v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 1932-11-07· cited 4,979×
• Cain v. Bain
  Texas Supreme Court· 1986-02-12· cited 4,555×
• Transportation Insurance Co. v. Moriel
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-06-08· cited 1,624×
• Ortiz v. Jones
  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-04-12· cited 1,343×
• Murff v. Murff
  Texas Supreme Court· 1981-04-29· cited 988×
• Hovey v. Elliott
  Supreme Court· 1897-05-24· cited 485×
• Metzger v. Sebek
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1994-11-10· cited 438×
• Operation Rescue-National v. Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-10-15· cited 413×
• Eggemeyer v. Eggemeyer
  Texas Supreme Court· 1977-07-13· cited 400×
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar
  Supreme Court· 1964-04-20· cited 396×
• Jacobs v. Jacobs
  Texas Supreme Court· 1985-04-03· cited 372×
• Cockerham v. Cockerham
  Texas Supreme Court· 1975-07-09· cited 340×
• Hoggett v. Brown
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-09-04· cited 320×
• Weirich v. Weirich
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-09-09· cited 253×
• Cearley v. Cearley
  Texas Supreme Court· 1976-12-15· cited 243×
• Kunstoplast of America, Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-02-21· cited 240×
• McElwee v. McElwee
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1995-11-15· cited 231×
• Landers v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1977-04-20· cited 213×
• Carter v. William Sommerville and Son, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-06-27· cited 178×
• Taggart v. Taggart
  Texas Supreme Court· 1977-05-25· cited 162×