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ACCEPTED
                                                                         02-15-00212-CV
                                                             SECOND COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                   FORT WORTH, TEXAS
                                                                   11/17/2015 4:38:55 PM
                                                                          DEBRA SPISAK
                                                                                  CLERK

                  No. 02-15-00212-CV

                                                         FILED IN
                                                  2nd COURT OF APPEALS
                                                    FORT WORTH, TEXAS
                                                  11/17/2015 4:38:55 PM
              IN THE COURT OF APPEALS                 DEBRA SPISAK
            FOR THE 2nd DISTRICT OF TEXAS                  Clerk

                 FORT WORTH, TEXAS

                   CHARLES MESHELL, Appellant

                           v.

                   Katherine A. Lippi, Appellee

                 AMENDED APPENDIX

       On appeal from Cause Number CV-14-1368 in the
145th Judicial District Court of Parker County, Texas The
Honorable Roy Graham Quisenberry, presiding

                                          Michael G. Maloney
                                          Attorney at Law
                                          State Bar No. 12883500
                                          100 Austin Ave., Ste. 101
                                          Weatherford, Texas 76086
                                          Tel: (817) 341-1521
                                          Fax: (817) 341-1536
                                          Attorney for Appellant
                                    Appendix

Appendix A   Judgement

Appendix B   Plaintiff’s Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Appendix C   Plaintiff’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Appendix D   Petitioner’s Notice of Past Due Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Appendix E   Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Appendix F   Texas Family Code 2.401 (a) and (b)

Appendix G   Texas Family Code 4.002

Appendix H   Texas Family Code 4.003

Appendix I   Texas Family Code 4.104

Appendix J   Informal Marriage Agreement

                                         2
    Appendix A

3
    Appendix A

4
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix B
                                             Appendix B

                                      Certificate of Service

       I certify that a true copy of the above was served on each attorney of record or party in

accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on June 8, 2015 .

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Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix D
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix E
  Appendix F

Appendix F
                                                     Appendix F

                                        Tex. Fam. Code § 2.401
 This document is current through the 2015 regular session, 84th Legislature, Chapters: 3-11, 13-20, 22-29, 31-32,
  34-46, 48, 51, 53-62, 63, 66-68, 70-81, 83, 85-96, 98-99, 101-102, 104-105, 107-112, 114, 116-130, 132-134,
136141, 143-149, 151-156, 158-159, 161, 165-172, 174, 176, 178-180, 182, 184, 186-200, 202-207, 209-224, 227,
                                                       229-
234, 236-241, 244-248, 251-252, 254-255, 257-261, 263-268, 270-287, 289-295, 297-300, 302-311, 314, 316-322,
325, 327-328, 333, 335-354, 356-357, 360-363, 365-367, 369-373, 375-381, 383-393, 395-400, 402-407, 409-414,
  416-421, 423-424, 426-428, 430-434, 436, 439-447, 449-456, 458-464, 466-468, 472-479, 482-487, 489-495,
498500, 502-504, 507-514, 516-526, 528-531, 533-540, 542-548, 550-553, 555-556, 558-560, 563-568, 570, 572-
                                                       576,
  578-584, 586-590, 592-596, 600-601, 605-611, 613-614, 616-622, 624, 626, 628-629, 631-632, 634-646, 648,
650662, 664-665, 669-671, 673-683, 685-686, 688-696, 698, 700-702, 704-705, 709, 711, 714-715, 717-718, 720,
722728, 730-733, 735, 737-742, 744, 746-751, 753-764, 767, 769, 771-774, 776, 778-786, 788-796, 798-811, 813-
                                                       820,
822, 824-825, 827-835, 839-840, 842-844, 848-853, 856-859, 861-865, 867-869, 871, 874-876, 879-884, 886-887,
889-895, 897-907, 909, 913-914, 916-923, 926-928, 930, 933, 936-937, 939, 941-943, 947, 951-954, 956, 958-961,
    963-965, 967-978, 980-983, 988, 990-991, 994-999, 1001, 1003, 1005-1008, 1010, 1012-1022, 1024-1030,
10331036, 1038-1043, 1045, 1047, 1049-1050, 1052, 1057-1064, 1066, 1069, 1071-1072, 1077-1078, 1081-1087,
                                                      1090-
1093, 1095-1103, 1105-1107, 1110-1116, 1118-1125, 1127-1130, 1132-1137, 1140, 1142-1147, 1149, 1151-1152,
1154-1156, 1159-1160, 1162-1167, 1169, 1171-1172, 1174-1177, 1180-1181, 1184-1190, 1192, 1194-1201, 1204-
1205, 1207-1210, 1212-1213, 1216, 1218, 1220-1221, 1223-1224, 1226-1235, 1237-1241, 1245-1250, 1253-1254,
                            1256, 1258-1260, 1263-1267, 1269-1270, 1274-1275, 1277

Texas Statutes & Codes Annotated by LexisNexis® > Texas Family Code > Title 1 The Marriage
Relationship > Subtitle A Marriage > Chapter 2 The Marriage Relationship > Subchapter E Marriage
Without Formalities

Sec. 2.401. Proof of Informal Marriage.

   (a) In a judicial, administrative, or other proceeding, the marriage of a man and woman may be proved by
       evidence that:
        (1) a declaration of their marriage has been signed as provided by this subchapter; or
        (2) the man and woman agreed to be married and after the agreement they lived together in this state as
            husband and wife and there represented to others that they were married.
   (b) If a proceeding in which a marriage is to be proved as provided by Subsection (a)(2) is not commenced
        before the second anniversary of the date on which the parties separated and ceased living together, it is
        rebuttably presumed that the parties did not enter into an agreement to be married. (c) A person under 18
        years of age may not:

        (1) be a party to an informal marriage; or
        (2) execute a declaration of informal marriage under Section 2.402.
   (d) A person may not be a party to an informal marriage or execute a declaration of an informal marriage if the
        person is presently married to a person who is not the other party to the informal marriage or declaration of
        an informal marriage, as applicable.
History

Enacted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7 (S.B. 334), § 1, effective April 17, 1997; am. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1362
(H.B. 891), § 1, effective September 1, 1997; am. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268 (S.B. 6), § 4.12, effective September
1, 2005.
                                                    Appendix F

Annotations
  Appendix G

Appendix G
                                                    Appendix G

                                         Tex. Fam. Code § 4.002
 This document is current through the 2015 regular session, 84th Legislature, Chapters: 3-11, 13-20, 22-29, 31-32,
  34-46, 48, 51, 53-62, 63, 66-68, 70-81, 83, 85-96, 98-99, 101-102, 104-105, 107-112, 114, 116-130, 132-134,
136141, 143-149, 151-156, 158-159, 161, 165-172, 174, 176, 178-180, 182, 184, 186-200, 202-207, 209-224, 227,
                                                       229-
234, 236-241, 244-248, 251-252, 254-255, 257-261, 263-268, 270-287, 289-295, 297-300, 302-311, 314, 316-322,
325, 327-328, 333, 335-354, 356-357, 360-363, 365-367, 369-373, 375-381, 383-393, 395-400, 402-407, 409-414,
  416-421, 423-424, 426-428, 430-434, 436, 439-447, 449-456, 458-464, 466-468, 472-479, 482-487, 489-495,
498500, 502-504, 507-514, 516-526, 528-531, 533-540, 542-548, 550-553, 555-556, 558-560, 563-568, 570, 572-
                                                       576,
  578-584, 586-590, 592-596, 600-601, 605-611, 613-614, 616-622, 624, 626, 628-629, 631-632, 634-646, 648,
650662, 664-665, 669-671, 673-683, 685-686, 688-696, 698, 700-702, 704-705, 709, 711, 714-715, 717-718, 720,
722728, 730-733, 735, 737-742, 744, 746-751, 753-764, 767, 769, 771-774, 776, 778-786, 788-796, 798-811, 813-
                                                       820,
822, 824-825, 827-835, 839-840, 842-844, 848-853, 856-859, 861-865, 867-869, 871, 874-876, 879-884, 886-887,
889-895, 897-907, 909, 913-914, 916-923, 926-928, 930, 933, 936-937, 939, 941-943, 947, 951-954, 956, 958-961,
    963-965, 967-978, 980-983, 988, 990-991, 994-999, 1001, 1003, 1005-1008, 1010, 1012-1022, 1024-1030,
10331036, 1038-1043, 1045, 1047, 1049-1050, 1052, 1057-1064, 1066, 1069, 1071-1072, 1077-1078, 1081-1087,
                                                      1090-
1093, 1095-1103, 1105-1107, 1110-1116, 1118-1125, 1127-1130, 1132-1137, 1140, 1142-1147, 1149, 1151-1152,
1154-1156, 1159-1160, 1162-1167, 1169, 1171-1172, 1174-1177, 1180-1181, 1184-1190, 1192, 1194-1201, 1204-
1205, 1207-1210, 1212-1213, 1216, 1218, 1220-1221, 1223-1224, 1226-1235, 1237-1241, 1245-1250, 1253-1254,
                            1256, 1258-1260, 1263-1267, 1269-1270, 1274-1275, 1277

Texas Statutes & Codes Annotated by LexisNexis® > Texas Family Code > Title 1 The Marriage
Relationship > Subtitle B Property Rights and Liabilities > Chapter 4 Premarital and Marital
Property Agreements > Subchapter A Uniform Premarital Agreement Act Sec. 4.002.
Formalities.

    A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. The agreement is enforceable without
    consideration.

History

Enacted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7 (S.B. 334), § 1, effective April 17, 1997.

Annotations

                                                     Appendix H
                                                    Appendix H

                                         Tex. Fam. Code § 4.003
 This document is current through the 2015 regular session, 84th Legislature, Chapters: 3-11, 13-20, 22-29, 31-32,
  34-46, 48, 51, 53-62, 63, 66-68, 70-81, 83, 85-96, 98-99, 101-102, 104-105, 107-112, 114, 116-130, 132-134,
136141, 143-149, 151-156, 158-159, 161, 165-172, 174, 176, 178-180, 182, 184, 186-200, 202-207, 209-224, 227,
                                                       229-
234, 236-241, 244-248, 251-252, 254-255, 257-261, 263-268, 270-287, 289-295, 297-300, 302-311, 314, 316-322,
325, 327-328, 333, 335-354, 356-357, 360-363, 365-367, 369-373, 375-381, 383-393, 395-400, 402-407, 409-414,
  416-421, 423-424, 426-428, 430-434, 436, 439-447, 449-456, 458-464, 466-468, 472-479, 482-487, 489-495,
498500, 502-504, 507-514, 516-526, 528-531, 533-540, 542-548, 550-553, 555-556, 558-560, 563-568, 570, 572-
                                                       576,
  578-584, 586-590, 592-596, 600-601, 605-611, 613-614, 616-622, 624, 626, 628-629, 631-632, 634-646, 648,
650662, 664-665, 669-671, 673-683, 685-686, 688-696, 698, 700-702, 704-705, 709, 711, 714-715, 717-718, 720,
722728, 730-733, 735, 737-742, 744, 746-751, 753-764, 767, 769, 771-774, 776, 778-786, 788-796, 798-811, 813-
                                                       820,
822, 824-825, 827-835, 839-840, 842-844, 848-853, 856-859, 861-865, 867-869, 871, 874-876, 879-884, 886-887,
889-895, 897-907, 909, 913-914, 916-923, 926-928, 930, 933, 936-937, 939, 941-943, 947, 951-954, 956, 958-961,
    963-965, 967-978, 980-983, 988, 990-991, 994-999, 1001, 1003, 1005-1008, 1010, 1012-1022, 1024-1030,
10331036, 1038-1043, 1045, 1047, 1049-1050, 1052, 1057-1064, 1066, 1069, 1071-1072, 1077-1078, 1081-1087,
                                                      1090-
1093, 1095-1103, 1105-1107, 1110-1116, 1118-1125, 1127-1130, 1132-1137, 1140, 1142-1147, 1149, 1151-1152,
1154-1156, 1159-1160, 1162-1167, 1169, 1171-1172, 1174-1177, 1180-1181, 1184-1190, 1192, 1194-1201, 1204-
1205, 1207-1210, 1212-1213, 1216, 1218, 1220-1221, 1223-1224, 1226-1235, 1237-1241, 1245-1250, 1253-1254,
                            1256, 1258-1260, 1263-1267, 1269-1270, 1274-1275, 1277

Texas Statutes & Codes Annotated by LexisNexis® > Texas Family Code > Title 1 The Marriage
Relationship > Subtitle B Property Rights and Liabilities > Chapter 4 Premarital and Marital
Property Agreements > Subchapter A Uniform Premarital Agreement Act                          Sec. 4.003.
Content.

   (a) The parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
        (1) the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever
            and wherever acquired or located;
        (2) the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security
            interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
        (3) the disposition of property on separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence
            of any other event;
        (4) the modification or elimination of spousal support;

        (5) the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
        (6) the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
        (7) the choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
         (8) any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a
             statute imposing a criminal penalty.
    (b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.

History

Enacted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7 (S.B. 334), § 1, effective April 17, 1997.
                                                    Appendix H
  Appendix I

Appendix I
                                                   Appendix I

                                        Tex. Fam. Code § 4.104
 This document is current through the 2015 regular session, 84th Legislature, Chapters: 3-11, 13-20, 22-29, 31-32,
  34-46, 48, 51, 53-62, 63, 66-68, 70-81, 83, 85-96, 98-99, 101-102, 104-105, 107-112, 114, 116-130, 132-134,
136141, 143-149, 151-156, 158-159, 161, 165-172, 174, 176, 178-180, 182, 184, 186-200, 202-207, 209-224, 227,
                                                       229-
234, 236-241, 244-248, 251-252, 254-255, 257-261, 263-268, 270-287, 289-295, 297-300, 302-311, 314, 316-322,
325, 327-328, 333, 335-354, 356-357, 360-363, 365-367, 369-373, 375-381, 383-393, 395-400, 402-407, 409-414,
  416-421, 423-424, 426-428, 430-434, 436, 439-447, 449-456, 458-464, 466-468, 472-479, 482-487, 489-495,
498500, 502-504, 507-514, 516-526, 528-531, 533-540, 542-548, 550-553, 555-556, 558-560, 563-568, 570, 572-
                                                       576,
  578-584, 586-590, 592-596, 600-601, 605-611, 613-614, 616-622, 624, 626, 628-629, 631-632, 634-646, 648,
650662, 664-665, 669-671, 673-683, 685-686, 688-696, 698, 700-702, 704-705, 709, 711, 714-715, 717-718, 720,
722728, 730-733, 735, 737-742, 744, 746-751, 753-764, 767, 769, 771-774, 776, 778-786, 788-796, 798-811, 813-
                                                       820,
822, 824-825, 827-835, 839-840, 842-844, 848-853, 856-859, 861-865, 867-869, 871, 874-876, 879-884, 886-887,
889-895, 897-907, 909, 913-914, 916-923, 926-928, 930, 933, 936-937, 939, 941-943, 947, 951-954, 956, 958-961,
    963-965, 967-978, 980-983, 988, 990-991, 994-999, 1001, 1003, 1005-1008, 1010, 1012-1022, 1024-1030,
10331036, 1038-1043, 1045, 1047, 1049-1050, 1052, 1057-1064, 1066, 1069, 1071-1072, 1077-1078, 1081-1087,
                                                      1090-
1093, 1095-1103, 1105-1107, 1110-1116, 1118-1125, 1127-1130, 1132-1137, 1140, 1142-1147, 1149, 1151-1152,
1154-1156, 1159-1160, 1162-1167, 1169, 1171-1172, 1174-1177, 1180-1181, 1184-1190, 1192, 1194-1201, 1204-
1205, 1207-1210, 1212-1213, 1216, 1218, 1220-1221, 1223-1224, 1226-1235, 1237-1241, 1245-1250, 1253-1254,
                            1256, 1258-1260, 1263-1267, 1269-1270, 1274-1275, 1277

Texas Statutes & Codes Annotated by LexisNexis® > Texas Family Code > Title 1 The Marriage
Relationship > Subtitle B Property Rights and Liabilities > Chapter 4 Premarital and Marital
Property Agreements > Subchapter B Marital Property Agreement Sec. 4.104.
Formalities.

    A partition or exchange agreement under Section 4.102 or an agreement under Section 4.103 must be in writing
    and signed by both parties. Either agreement is enforceable without consideration.

History

Enacted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7 (S.B. 334), § 1, effective April 17, 1997; am. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 477
(H.B. 202), § 2, effective September 1, 2005.

                                             Appendix J