On January 23, 2025, the Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District) Houston in Hale v. Hale, — S.W.3d — 2025 WL 271165 overruled a trial court’s decision in a final decree of divorce and found that both spouses applying for a Home Equity Line of Credit did not change the characterization of the homestead property from being the sole and separate property of the wife. The Court also ruled on a child custody matter outside the scope of this memo.

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