Dent v. Dent

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Sherida Dent appeals from her divorce judgment, urging in her sole point of error that the trial court erred in characterizing the proceeds of an insurance policy as the separate property of her husband, Douglas Dent.

We reverse and remand, because we find that the proceeds of the insurance policy are community property.

The parties stipulated that during the marriage Douglas purchased a life insurance policy insuring the life of his father, C.W. Dent. All premiums on the policy were paid with community funds. The father died prior to the divorce hearing. The trial court…