Q: After Child support is cancelled by both parties, can one of the parties file again for child support for the future?
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A: The parties can not cancel child support. Only the court can do that. The court can approve an agreement by the parties that modifies child support-even to zero. However that agreement will not be approved unless the court finds that it is compliance with the child support guidelines, or that good reason exists to deviate from the guidelines. Once modified, the child support can be modified again upon changed circumstances justifying modification. See your lawyer for more details on your case.
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A: I agree with the last answer. Child support is the right of the child and can not be cancelled by agreement. The parties can agree to a deviation from the guidelines, however a court does not have to issue that agreement as a court order if it does not find it in the best interests of the child.
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