Examples of Constructive Fraud and How It Applies to the Property Division

A February 2025 opinion from the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals upheld a constructive fraud claim involving the husband’s large cash withdrawal and two payments he made to his mother after the wife moved out of the house.  The opinion also illustrates a common method of applying constructive fraud to the division of community property. […]

Instructive New Case on Constructive Fraud

A July 2025 case from the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals provides a great summary of constructive fraud in a divorce and includes useful examples of shady financial actions by a spouse that create a presumption of constructive fraud.  This case even holds that the husband taking the children of the marriage on trips without […]