ARBITRATION PROCEDURES
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re the Marriage of Allen (2011)
Most recently applied in In Re the Marriage of Allen (March 2011)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff
(a) On written agreement of the parties, the court may refer a suit for dissolution of a marriage to arbitration. The agreement must state whether the arbitration is binding or nonbinding.
(b) If the parties agree to binding arbitration, the court shall render an order reflecting the arbitrator's award.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.