Aronson v. Aronson

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

This is an appeal from the property division in a divorce case. Appellant, Leo Meyer Aronson, contends that the trial judge erred in dividing the community property pursuant to Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 3.63 (Vernon 1975), thus abusing his discretion. We agree because the community property awarded to appellant is subject to debts in excess of its value. Therefore, we reverse and remand.

The community property was divided as follows:

To appellant:

Item Value Indebtedness Net Value

insurance policies (Cash surrender value) $28,409.00 $39,618.00 ($11,209.00)

1977 automobile 4,000.00…