You absolutely can change your custody or financial support arrangements. In fact, most people will do it at least once, because circumstances change as life goes on after a divorce. Sometimes, the terms you agree on with your former spouse made sense at the time, but prove to be impractical or hard to stick to as time goes on. More commonly, the financial and personal needs of the people involved change, especially if there are children who have grown older since the divorce. Teenagers have more expensive needs than younger children, and they may want to change how they spend their time as they grow up. One spouse may remarry, lose or get a job, or move to another area.
In all of these cases, you must file a petition with the court to change custody and support arrangements. While it may be tempting to simply come to an informal agreement with your ex-spouse and leave the court out of it, it's not always a good idea. Your ex may change his or her mind and complain that you're not following court orders.
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