What does getting a divorce mean for your property in Texas?

Texas is a community property state meaning all separate income and property acquired after marriage is considered to belong to both spouses equally. This applies to separate income that each spouse earns during the marriage. Separate property is property owned before marriage and any gifts or inheritance acquired during marriage. Personal injury settlements are sometimes…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Prisoner’s Religious Rights in Texas Case

The Texas prison inmate sued the state under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which aims to protect religious freedom in prisons and in land use situations. The court said that inmates could file suits to seek a change in prison policies that might violate their Constitutional rights, but money does not constitute…

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Bolivia Wants to Pass the ‘Law of Mother Earth’

The rights would include: the right to life and existence, the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air and many others. In recent decades, Bolivia’s natural resources have been threatened by environmental changes, particularly rising temperatures, which are leading to the dissipation of…

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