Legal Opinion

Madnick v. Doelling

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 30, 1986No. 08-86-00020-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This appeal raises the question of whether the provision in a property settlement agreement for child support, which was incorporated into a divorce decree, is en*800forceable as a contractual right under Section 14.06(d) of the Texas Family Code. Having concluded that the provision is enforceable under the Code, we reverse and remand.

These parties entered into a “Property Settlement Agreement Incident to Divorce” in 1981 which was “in all respects approved, affirmed and incorporated into this final judgment of divorce by reference for all purposes * * In that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. American General Fire & Casualty Co. v. WeinbergTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Lee v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Dorshaw v. DorshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Alford v. AlfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Ruhe v. Rowland, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986

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