O'Connor v. O'Connor

I do not agree that the divorce decree is unambiguous. Clearly the various provisions cause the decree to be susceptible of conflicting interpretations. Surely the position advanced by the appellant is as equally supported by the language of the decree as is appellee’s contention.

Because the decree is in the nature of an agreed judgment, it must be interpreted as if it were a contract between the parties and the interpretation thereof is governed *156by the laws relating to contracts. Ex parte Jones, 163 Tex. 513, 358 S.W.2d 370, 375 (1962).

The intention expressed on the face of the decree is…