Steadman v. Steadman’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “"The community property settlement agreement clearly indicated the property included within the partition. Its provisions are clear and unambiguous. The agreement is also in authentic form, having been executed before a notary public and two witnesses in conformity with La.Civ.Code art. 2234. Therefore under La.Civ.Code art. 2236 the document is full proof of the agreement between the contracting parties. Since the agreement is clear and unambiguous as to the property included and there have been no allegations that the contract was a forgery, the trial court erred in varying the terms of the agreement by allowing parol evidence to show that the husband also received the life insurance and retirement benefits. See La.Civ.Code art. 2276; Brooking v. Brooking, 407 So.2d 1342 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1981); Gay v. Martinolich, 271 So.2d 689 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1972)." (Footnote omitted)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 490 So. 2d 741 - Litel v. Litel