Signing Requirements
(§ 4.002) – Both spouses are required to sign; notary acknowledgment is recommended but not mandatory.
Laws
- § 4.001 – Definitions
- § 4.002 – Formalities
- § 4.003 – Content
- § 4.004 – Effect of Marriage
- § 4.005 – Amendment or Revocation
- § 4.006 – Enforcement
- § 4.007 – Enforcement: Void Marriage
- § 4.008 – Limitation of Actions
- § 4.009 – Application and Construction
- § 4.010 – Short Title
UPAA
- Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA) – Texas is one of the states in the U.S. that has adopted the UPAA, an act focusing on the government of agreements between spouses.
Community Property
Laws
- Title 1, Subtitle B, Chapter 3 – General Rules for Separate and Community Property
- Title 1, Subtitle C, Chapter 7 – Award of Marital Property
Unlike the majority of states, Texas is a “community property” state. This means all property (aside from property owned, inherited, or gifted before marriage) acquired by either spouse during the marriage belongs to the “community,” the law defining marriage as an “economic community.”