Legal Opinion · Concurrence

in the Matter of the Marriage of I.C. and Q.C. and in the Interest of S.C. and K.C., Children

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 2018No. 16-0770Published

1ConcurrenceJustice Lehrmann

While I join the Court's opinion in its entirety, I write separately to highlight the effect of Texas Family Code chapter 4 on suits to set aside premarital agreements as well as the nature of the rescission remedy. And I believe it is worth noting that, had Rebecca been successful in her request for rescission and obtained that remedy, the forfeiture clause, like the rest of the agreement, would be effectively null.

By the agreement's terms, Rebecca agreed to forfeit her right to a specified cash payment if she "[sought] to invalidate some or all of th[e] Agreement, or [sought] to recover…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Randy v. Squires Construction, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  2. Cantu v. GUERRA & MOORE, LTD., LLP, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009
  3. George Thurman Lauret v. Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC D/B/A Monterey HomesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014

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