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Tex. Fam. Code § 4.001 (2026)

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Sec. 4.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective on marriage.

(2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: Ahmed v. Ahmed, 261 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008).
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Ahmed v. Ahmed, 261 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). · cites it 4× “" TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 4.001(1) (Vernon 2006).”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Emma Ruth Vinson & Ben Andrew Vinson, Sr., No. 06-14-00101-CV (Tex. Crim. App. May 7, 2015). · cites it 4× “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
Sheila B. Thurlow v. Thomas N. Thurlow, No. 09-06-00522-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont Nov. 26, 2008). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 4.001 -.206 (Vernon 2006).”
Charles Fred Meshell v. Katherine Antoinette Lippi, No. 02-15-00212-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth May 12, 2016). “14 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 4.104 (West 2006). 15 See id.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Sherrie Lehman & Douglas Lehman, No. 14-17-00042-CV, 2018 WL 3151172 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 28, 2018). “The trial court did not err in granting a partial motion for traditional summary judgment on the validity of the premarital agreement.”
Robert Michelena v. Monica Michelena, No. 13-16-00349-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 19, 2020). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 4.001(1). Here, the parties mutually agreed that assets held in the individual name of 3 either spouse would be presumed separate property.”
In the Matter of the Marriage of Chad Schaefer & Amber Lynn Schaefer v. the State of Texas, No. 13-22-00463-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Nov. 16, 2023). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 4.001(1). Parties to a premarital agreement may set out “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.”
In the Interest of P.A., a Child v. the State of Texas, No. 05-22-01048-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 17, 2024). “§§ 9-11-401 to 9-11-413 (Arkansas Premarital Agreement Act [APAA]); TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 4.001–4.010 (Uniform Premarital Agreement Act [TUPAA]).”
Jason Robert Jimenez v. Elizabeth Ashley Jimenez, No. 01-23-00087-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 22, 2025). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 4.001 (emphasis added). And we recognize that Texas law defines “property” broadly.”
Henry Hutcherson III v. Tina Hutcherson, No. 03-24-00297-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 19, 2026). “Premarital Agreements A PMA is “an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective on marriage,” Tex. Fam. Code § 4.001(1), and is distinct from a partition-and-exchange agreement (also called an interspousal or postmarital agreement),…”
Robert Jamison v. State, No. 03-08-00716-CR (Tex. App.—Austin May 14, 2010). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 4.001 -.206 (West 2006).”
John Thomas Izzo v. Sharon Diane Izzo, No. 03-09-00395-CV, 2010 WL 1930179 (Tex. App.—Austin May 14, 2010). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 4.001 -.206 (West 2006).”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 4.001(1): 4 cases
Ahmed v. Ahmed, 261 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “" TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 4.001(1) (Vernon 2006).”
Robert Michelena v. Monica Michelena, No. 13-16-00349-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 19, 2020). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 4.001(1). Here, the parties mutually agreed that assets held in the individual name of 3 either spouse would be presumed separate property.”
In the Matter of the Marriage of Chad Schaefer & Amber Lynn Schaefer v. the State of Texas, No. 13-22-00463-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Nov. 16, 2023). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 4.001(1). Parties to a premarital agreement may set out “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.”
Henry Hutcherson III v. Tina Hutcherson, No. 03-24-00297-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 19, 2026). “Premarital Agreements A PMA is “an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective on marriage,” Tex. Fam. Code § 4.001(1), and is distinct from a partition-and-exchange agreement (also called an interspousal or postmarital agreement),…”
Tex. Fam. Code § 4.001(2): 2 cases
in the Matter of the Marriage of Emma Ruth Vinson & Ben Andrew Vinson, Sr., No. 06-14-00101-CV (Tex. Crim. App. May 7, 2015). “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
David Robertson v. Oksana Robertson, No. 13-14-00523-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi May 11, 2015).
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