Arrington v. Arrington
Texas Court of Civil Appeals
613 S.W.2d 565 (1981)
- Written by Whitney Kamerzel , JD
Facts
Albert Arrington (plaintiff) and Ruby Arrington (defendant) were married and later divorced. In the two years that the divorce suit was pending, Albert slowly and silently withdrew $28,419 in community-property funds from his bank account. Albert subsequently admitted to the trial court that he withdrew this amount of money even though there was a restraining order and injunction in place to prevent Albert from taking community assets. The trial court therefore awarded Albert an unequal distribution of the remaining community assets by holding that Albert’s previous withdrawal of $28,419 in community property counted as part of his share of the community-property distribution. The trial court made Ruby the managing conservator of the couple’s dog as part of Ruby’s share of the community-property distribution. Albert appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hughes, J.)
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