Valeria Indira Tanner v. Derrick Thedell Tanner

Georgetown, Texas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce (dissolution of marriage).



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Valeria and Derrick married in 2014. In 2022, Valeria filed for divorce, alleging as the grounds for divorce (1) insupportability and (2) adultery committed by Derrick. In her requested property division, Valeria petitioned for a greater share of the community estate. Derrick filed a counterpetition for divorce, alleging insupportability as the ground for divorce. Derrick sought an equal division of the community estate. The case proceeded to a bench trial at which Valeria and Derrick each testified.



Valeria testified that she was retired from the military and currently living with her brother in Hutto, Texas. She had been making over $100,000 annually while serving in the military and was now making approximately $88,000 from her retirement and disability payments. Valeria explained that while she and Derrick were married, they mostly managed their individual finances separately and had separate bank accounts, "but when it came to paying the bills, [she] was the primary one paying." Valeria "paid everything out of [her] account upfront and waited to be reimbursed by" Derrick, who would reimburse her for "[h]is portion" of the bills, either with cash or through an online account transfer via Zelle. They also had a joint bank account for the purpose of paying their bills.



At the conclusion of trial, the trial court granted the divorce. In its divorce decree, the trial court dissolved the marriage on the ground of insupportability and divided the community estate equally.

Affirmed