In re Minix

J. Brett Busby, Justice, Concurring

CONCURRING OPINION

Under the statute enacted by the Legislature, this is a straightforward case. Section 153.0071(d) of the Family Code provides that in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, a mediated settlement agreement (MSA) meeting certain formal requirements is binding on the parties.1 With specifically enumerated exceptions not applicable here, a party "is entitled to judgment on" such an agreement "notwithstanding Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or another rule of law." Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.0071(e) (West 2014).

The majority…