Estate of Hanau v. Hanau
Texas Supreme Court
730 S.W.2d 663 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
Robert acquired significant stock as separate property under Illinois law while married to Dorris (defendant) and still domiciled in Illinois, and his will left that separate property to his children from a previous marriage, but after the couple later moved to Texas, Dorris sought a ruling that Texas courts should reclassify the stock as marital property; Robert's son Steven (plaintiff) sought her removal as executrix, and the trial court granted Dorris partial summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether, for probate purposes, after a change in domicile, the new forum state classifies property in the same manner as the state of the matrimonial domicile at the time of the property's acquisition.