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Texas Partition of Spousal Community Property Amendment (2015)
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The Texas Partition of Spousal Community Property Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have authorized a court to permanently partition the community property of separating spouses and, thereby, provide that the property and future income derived from the property is the separate property of a spouse.[1]
Texas is a "common property state," meaning that property acquired during marriage is the property of both spouses.[2]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Harold Dutton, Jr. (D-142) as House Joint Resolution 47.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment authorizing a court to partition the community property and to characterize future earnings of spouses as separate property on legal separation of the spouses.[4] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 16, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Subsection (b) to Section 15 of Article 16 of the Texas Constitution. The following text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Harold Dutton, Jr. (D-142) as House Joint Resolution 47 on November 20, 2014.[3] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 47," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ DivorceNet, "Texas Community Property FAQ," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 47 History," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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