Mediated Settlement Agreements Trump Inquiries Into Best Interests of Child, Texas Supreme Court Rules in ‘In Re Stephanie Lee’

Family Code ยง153.0071(c) “encourages parents to peaceably resolve their child-related disputes through mediation by foreclosing a broad best interest inquiry with respect to entry of judgment on properly executed MSAs,” wrote Justice Debra Lehrmann for the 5-4 majority.

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