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(a) The court may, by any remedy provided by this chapter, enforce an award of the right to receive installment payments or a lump-sum payment due on the maturation of an existing vested or nonvested right to be paid in the future.
(b) The subsequent actual receipt by the non-owning party of property awarded to the owner in a decree of divorce or annulment creates a fiduciary obligation in favor of the owner and imposes a constructive trust on the property for the benefit of the owner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 9.011. Right to Future Property - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-9-011/
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