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While not romantic, a prenuptial agreement can safeguard assets, given Texas’s community property laws, and a new estate plan can identify both fiances’ assets premarriage.
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Mark Mayer, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
Unless someone co-signed the loan or lives in one of the few states with community property rules, relatives are not legally obligated to pay, provided probate processes are properly followed.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Per the filing, the reality star indicated there would be a separate submission regarding finances and community property, which has not yet been determined.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
But this applies only to married couples in community property states.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mark Mayer, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
Unless someone co-signed the loan or lives in one of the few states with community property rules, relatives are not legally obligated to pay, provided probate processes are properly followed.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Per the filing, the reality star indicated there would be a separate submission regarding finances and community property, which has not yet been determined.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
But this applies only to married couples in community property states.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community property
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“Community property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20property. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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