A very useful blog piece by Michelle O’Neil and Jennifer Satagaj covering the various kinds of agreements that can be reached in a family law case. This article is related to the very excellent Facebook live presentation they did on May 28, 2021. Their article appears here. you can watch the video of the presentation here: To Agree or Not to Agree — What is the Difference? (Texas CLE #174124174)

They point out “[t]here are several statutory provisions that address how to reach agreements in a family law case:

Rule 11 Agreements – TRCP 11

Mediated Settlement Agreement (MSA) on property issues – TFC 6.602

Informal Settlement Agreements (ISA) on property issues – TFC 6.604

Agreed Parenting Plan – TFC 153.007

Mediated Settlement Agreement (MSA) on kid issues – TFC 153.0071

Agreements on child support – TFC 154.124

Partition & Exchange – TFC 4.102-105

Agreement Incident to Divorce (AID) – TFC 7.006

O’Neil and Satagaj. (2021, May 28). To agree or not to agree — What’s the difference? Dallas Divorce Law Blog. https://www.dallastxdivorce.com/2021/05/articles/settlement-and-mediation/to-agree-or-not-to-agree-whats-the-difference/?fbclid=IwAR1Adc8e9CCFNon70JadD2W3hKZ34hU-3Drltb8SeCPD2AIdUmurRG9t0KI

Michelle May O’Neil continues to present excellent CLE events via Facebook live. I found this presentation to be especially useful because while I think most of us are at least generally aware of these various forms of agreement, Michelle and Jennifer distinguished the pros and cons of each quite nicely. I commend your viewing of the original presentation (see link above).