The court shall liberally construe this subchapter to effect payment of retirement benefits that were divided by a previous decree that failed to contain a qualified domestic relations order or similar order or that contained an order that failed to meet the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order.
Tex. Fam. Code § 9.105
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marshall v. Priess (2002)
Most recently applied in Marshall v. Priess (January 2002)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.