§ 5.001 Sale, Conveyance, or Encumbrance of Homestead
Whether the homestead is the separate property of either spouse or community property, neither spouse may sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of the other spouse except as provided in this chapter or by other rules of law.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
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