Verbal Agreement vs. Written Court Order

[merlegirl]

In Michigan, can a verbal agreement concerning parenting time take precedence over the parenting time schedule in the written court order? My husband and his ex-wife had followed a parenting time verbal agreement between the two of them since their divorce. Now, my husband is trying to follow the parenting time schedule as written in their divorce paperwork and his ex-wife is saying that the verbal agreement takes precedence over the original court order. They never had the verbal agreement put into writing. Will this stand up in court?

 

[seniorjudge]

Q: In Michigan, can a verbal agreement concerning parenting time take precedence over the parenting time schedule in the written court order?

A: No.

 

[Ohiogal]

In Michigan, can a verbal agreement concerning parenting time take precedence over the parenting time schedule in the written court order? My husband and his ex-wife had followed a parenting time verbal agreement between the two of them since their divorce. Now, my husband is trying to follow the parenting time schedule as written in their divorce paperwork and his ex-wife is saying that the verbal agreement takes precedence over the original court order. They never had the verbal agreement put into writing. Will this stand up in court?

While it does not take precedence. his ex can go into court and sue to modify the order based on status quo -- which will prove the case. What is your husband changing and why?