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Texas Family Code - Chapter 5 Homestead RightsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 5 Homestead Rights Whether the homestead is the separate property of either spouse or community property, neither spouse may sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder ... If the homestead is the separate property of a spouse and the other spouse has been judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original jurisdiction ... If the homestead is the community property of the spouses and one spouse has been judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original jurisdiction over ... If the homestead is the separate property of a spouse, that spouse may file a sworn petition that gives a description of the property, states ... If the homestead is the community property of the spouses, one spouse may file a sworn petition that gives a description of the property, states ... The petitioning spouse may file the petition in a court of the county in which any portion of the property is located not earlier than ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for the respondent. (b) The ... Citation and notice of hearing for a suit filed as provided by this subchapter shall be issued and served in the manner provided in Subchapter ... (a) After notice and hearing, the court shall render an order the court deems just and equitable with respect to the sale, conveyance, or encumbrance ... The remedies and the powers of a spouse provided by this subchapter are cumulative of the other rights, powers, and remedies afforded the spouses by ... Texas Lawyers
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