Changing mediation agreement

[akl818]

Minnesota

Is it possible to make changes to divorce papers after a mediation agreement has been signed if both parties agree to it? I reluctanly agreed to pay my wife $200 a month in child support, because she was claiming economic hardship. According to the mediator, the guidelines we shouldnt have to pay each other a dime because it would be so close. She has obtained a job with a significant increase in pay. She says now that I dont need to pay the stated amount. Is this possible?

[tigger22472]

Originally Posted by akl818

She says now that I dont need to pay the stated amount.

Who said this? Your ex or the mediator?

Either way to cover your butt it would need to be petitioned through the court. You could try and find a calculator for your state (they are all over the Web) and put in the current amount you make as well as answer the other questions to see what you should be paying, if anything just to be sure before taking it to court. Some judges allow there to be agreements with parents for no support while others see it as an obligation and order it regardless.

[akl818]

She is the one who said I dont have to pay the amount. We have not picked up the papers from the mediator, and I just want to know if changes can still be made. Im fairly certain that if the state calculator was used, she would be paying me money.

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by akl818

She is the one who said I dont have to pay the amount. We have not picked up the papers from the mediator, and I just want to know if changes can still be made. Im fairly certain that if the state calculator was used, she would be paying me money.

If the agreement has not yet been submitted to the court for the judge's signature, then yes, it can be changed if you are both in agreement to the changes. If that is the case, then you should contact the mediator asap, to advise him/her that you have mutally agreed to a change.