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In Texas, if a Mediated Settlement Agreement is properly executed you cannot challenge it. Texas Family Code Section 153.0071(d) and (e) mandate that courts shall issue an order in compliance with a Mediated Settlement Agreement. When the Mediated Settlement Agreement is signed and on file with the court, it is binding. The MSA terms cannot be changed unless both parties agree in writing. Many have tried and failed... The Texas Family Code permits divorce agreements to be reached by a Mediated Settlement Agreement or MSA that can be incorporated into the divorce decree. It can be incorporated by reference to the Mediated Settlement Agreement or the terms of the agreement can be drafted into the divorce decree itself... The MSA may deal with only child issues or property issues but typically the MSA will address both property division and child possession and support issues. The MSA is signed by both spouses and becomes a binding agreement.

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