§ 473. Liability for Certain Payments, Benefits, and Property
473. Liability for Certain Payments, Benefits, and Property
(a) A bona fide purchaser of property from a divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual or a person who receives from a divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual a payment, benefit, or property in partial or full satisfaction of an enforceable obligation:
(1) is not required by this chapter to return the payment, benefit, or property; and
(2) is not liable under this chapter for the amount of the payment or the value of the property or benefit.
(b) A divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual who, not for value, receives a payment, benefit, or property to which the former spouse or the relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual is not entitled as a result of Section 472(a) of this code:
(1) shall return the payment, benefit, or property to the person who is otherwise entitled to the payment, benefit, or property as provided by this chapter; or
(2) is personally liable to the person described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection for the amount of the payment or the value of the benefit or property received.