Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
(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, Sec. 1, eff. 4/17/1997.