In re Mcnelly

2 Citing cases

  1. In re Marriage of Nash

    644 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App. 2022)   Cited 17 times

    Premarital property agreements we construe narrowly in favor of the community estate." Williams v. Williams , 246 S.W.3d 207, 211 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, no pet.) (citing Fischer-Stoker v. Stoker , 174 S.W.3d 272, 278–79 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, pet. denied) ; McClary v. Thompson , 65 S.W.3d 829, 837 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002, pet. denied) ); seeIn re Marriage of McNelly , No. 14-13-00281-CV, 2014 WL 2039855, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 15, 2014, pet. denied) (mem. op.) ; Mora v. Mora , No. 04-10-00832-CV, 2012 WL 1721540, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 16, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.) (citing McClary , 65 S.W.3d at 837 ). "Not all premarital agreements remove the couple's entire marital estate from Texas’ community property laws." In re Works , 118 S.W.3d 906, 909 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003, orig. proceeding). "

  2. In re Marriage of Veldekens

    NO. 14-16-00770-CV (Tex. App. Jun. 7, 2018)

    Courts interpret premarital agreements like other written contracts. Williams v. Williams, 246 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, no pet.); see also In re McNelly, No. 14-13-00281-CV, 2014 WL 2039855, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2014, pet. denied). The court's primary concern is ascertaining the intent of the parties as expressed in the instrument.