Legal Question in Family Law in California

You need to at least go to court for a modification so that if problems occur in the future, you have something to show police. I know, nobody expects problems, but they occur often enough that you need to protect yourself. You should also get the child support changes signed off by the judge. If you don't want to hire an attorney to do the court appearances, you can contact your local family law facilitator's office. There are even attorneys, such as myself, who can draft the agreement you two have come to, and you do the court filings and appearances yourself, since this is agreed to. To just try to write up an agreement that you two come up with or a paralegal drafts is just not a wise thing to do. Doing it right keeps the peace.

Ms. Beers is right, especially about the support issue. If you were to have a blow-up with your ex, and the court orders are still for support based on your old custody schedule, you could be hit with HUGE arrearage charges.