- (a) If the parties reach a settlement and execute a written agreement disposing of the dispute, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other written contract.
- (b) The court in its discretion may incorporate the terms of the agreement in the court's final decree disposing of the case.
- (c) A settlement agreement does not affect an outstanding court order unless the terms of the agreement are incorporated into a subsequent decree.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1121, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1987.