steven1979okc
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What is the name of your state? Oklahoma
Good Morning -
Before hiring an attorney again and being out more expense, I'm trying to determine/gauge answers to 3 main questions:
1) Approx 13 months ago, we went to mediation when my ex-wife filed a petition to change child support, as part of that mediation process we settled on a new amount and confirmed/re-confirmed other areas such as primary residence, joint medical decision making on medical and education matters etc. Now, 13 months later - she's filed another petition wanting to increase support, asking for her to now have sole decision making ability for medical, educational, dental and other items. My suspicion is that she is not happy with my decision to have a second opinion on my child's diagnosis and there's now a disagreement between the medical providers written recommendations. I've tried to compromise on the matter but she isn't budging. Given that all this was settled 13 months ago and we've always had joint medical decision making - is it likely to change? She's forcing the mediation clause for us to go back to mediation since that was stipulated in our last agreement.
2) If this goes back to court, is it likely I'll obtain my legal fees?
3) I don't see mediation being fruitful since she's not offering anything and simply wants large scale changes to our most recent agreement - do I have to comply with the mediation clause in our current agreement?
Thanks
SJ
Good Morning -
Before hiring an attorney again and being out more expense, I'm trying to determine/gauge answers to 3 main questions:
1) Approx 13 months ago, we went to mediation when my ex-wife filed a petition to change child support, as part of that mediation process we settled on a new amount and confirmed/re-confirmed other areas such as primary residence, joint medical decision making on medical and education matters etc. Now, 13 months later - she's filed another petition wanting to increase support, asking for her to now have sole decision making ability for medical, educational, dental and other items. My suspicion is that she is not happy with my decision to have a second opinion on my child's diagnosis and there's now a disagreement between the medical providers written recommendations. I've tried to compromise on the matter but she isn't budging. Given that all this was settled 13 months ago and we've always had joint medical decision making - is it likely to change? She's forcing the mediation clause for us to go back to mediation since that was stipulated in our last agreement.
2) If this goes back to court, is it likely I'll obtain my legal fees?
3) I don't see mediation being fruitful since she's not offering anything and simply wants large scale changes to our most recent agreement - do I have to comply with the mediation clause in our current agreement?
Thanks
SJ