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. […]
A July 2025 opinion from the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals provides more examples of financial activities that can be considered constructive fraud in a divorce. Liu v. Lin, No. 14-23-00810-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 7/15/2025)(mem. op.) upheld the trial court’s findings that the following payments made by the husband without his wife’s […]
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 […]
