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HEGGEN v. PEMELTON

No. D-1288.

836 S.W.2d 145 (1992)

Charlotte Pemelton HEGGEN, Petitioner, v. Billy Gene PEMELTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Judgment Modified September 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Powell, McAllen, Barbara Kazan, Austin, for petitioner.

Lanette Smith Joubert, William A. Dudley, Corpus Christi, for respondent.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether the trial court properly impressed an equitable lien on the petitioner's separate property homestead to secure the just and right division of the marital estate. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment. 809 S.W.2d 642. We hold that a judgment awarded to one spouse cannot be secured by a lien on the other spouse's separate property homestead...

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