Tony Vallone v. Leslie Ann Dours Vallone

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's division of property, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and that no reimbursement claim was waived because it was not pleaded. The Court applied a deferential abuse‑of‑discretion standard and reiterated that reimbursement requires a specific pleading. Justice Sondock and Justice Barrow each filed dissenting opinions, arguing that the increase in the corporation's value should be treated as community property and that the trial court's misclassification constituted reversible error.