CHAVEZ v. McNEELY

No. 01-08-00202-CV.

287 S.W.3d 840 (2009)

Brenda T. McNeely CHAVEZ, Appellant, v. Joe D. McNEELY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

May 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Gunn, Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L.P., John C. Pavlas, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Don R. Riddle, The Riddle Law Firm, Timothy F. Lee, Melissa Michelle Davis, Ware, Jackson, Lee & Chambers, L.L.P., Holli M. Palmer, Law Offices of Holli M. Palmer, Houston, TX, Marcus F. Schwartz, Schwartz & Schwartz, Hallettsville, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices ALCALA and HANKS.


OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

The issues presented by this case are (1) whether a district court has jurisdiction to construe a contract that is incorporated into an agreed, final divorce decree even though the court is not the same court that rendered the divorce judgment and (2) whether the contract incident to divorce in this case is too indefinite to enforce.

BACKGROUND

The Relationship

Appellant, Brenda T....

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