Texas Family Code - Section 4.003. Content
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§ 4.003. CONTENT. (a) The parties to a premarital
agreement may contract with respect to:
(1) the rights and obligations of each of the parties
in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and
wherever acquired or located;
(2) the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange,
abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest
in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control
property;
(3) the disposition of property on separation, marital
dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other
event;
(4) the modification or elimination of spousal
support;
(5) the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement
to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
(6) the ownership rights in and disposition of the
death benefit from a life insurance policy;
(7) the choice of law governing the construction of
the agreement; and
(8) any other matter, including their personal rights
and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute
imposing a criminal penalty.
(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely
affected by a premarital agreement.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Section: 3.406 3.407 3.408 3.409 3.410 4.001 4.002 4.003 4.004 4.005 4.006 4.007 4.008 4.009 4.010
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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