J.C. Hedtke v. Lena Hedtke.

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court answered two certified questions concerning a divorce decree that granted the wife a lifetime homestead on land owned by the husband as separate property. The Court held that the trial court had authority to award such homestead rights for the wife's natural life, but that the right does not extend beyond her life or after the children cease to be her dependents. Accordingly, the decree was affirmed.