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AN ACT
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relating to written agreements incident to divorce or annulment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.006(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) If the court finds that the terms of the written |
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agreement in a divorce or an annulment are just and right, those |
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terms are binding on the court. If the court approves the |
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agreement, the court may set forth the agreement in full or |
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incorporate the agreement by reference in the final decree. If the |
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court incorporates the agreement by reference in the final decree, |
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the agreement is not required to be filed with the court or the |
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court clerk. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.006(b), Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to an agreement incorporated by reference in a |
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final decree of divorce or annulment regardless of whether the |
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decree is signed before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 559 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 559 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |