{"id":2516,"date":"2022-11-03T07:44:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T12:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2022-10-23T19:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T00:47:41","slug":"court-must-decide-validity-and-enforceability-of-arbitration-agreement-in-divorce-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/court-must-decide-validity-and-enforceability-of-arbitration-agreement-in-divorce-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Must Decide Validity and Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement in Divorce Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2268 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-1287431987-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1287431987-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Texas prenuptial agreements may include a provision requiring arbitration in the event of a divorce.\u00a0 The Texas Family Code includes provisions making arbitration of divorce cases different from the arbitration of other types of cases. \u00a0A wife recently sought <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/supreme-court\/2022-22-0078-0.pdf?ts=1663942627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mandamus relief<\/a> after the trial court ordered arbitration pursuant to a prenuptial agreement.<\/p>\n<h3>Parties Executed Islamic Premarital Agreement<\/h3>\n<p>According to the court\u2019s opinion, the parties had executed an \u201cIslamic Pre-Nuptial Agreement.\u201d It included a provision requiring resolution of conflicts in accordance with Islamic law by either in a Muslim court or by a three-member Fiqh panel.<\/p>\n<p>The wife denied knowing the contents of the agreement when it was executed.\u00a0 She claimed she thought it was a second copy of the parties\u2019 marriage contract.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/court-must-decide-validity-and-enforceability-of-arbitration-agreement-in-divorce-cases\/#more-2516\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas prenuptial agreements may include a provision requiring arbitration in the event of a divorce.\u00a0 The Texas Family Code includes provisions making arbitration of divorce cases different from the arbitration of other types of cases. \u00a0A wife recently sought mandamus relief after the trial court ordered arbitration pursuant to a prenuptial agreement. 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