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In Texas, a family court judge will consider all possessions acquired by a couple during the union as marital property. As in any other state, marital property in Texas is subject to division in a divorce. However, Texas is one of the few states that recognizes community property laws. Per community property laws, a judge must divide all marital property and income equally upon divorce or death, whereas in equitable distribution states, a judge will divvy up property in a way he or she considers fair. That said, is there property that is exempt from Texas's marital property laws? FindLaw says yes.