my ex-wife and i signed a marital settlement agreement which included child custody and support with a lawyer acting as a mediator. unfortunately, the agreement was not fully followed and we ended up going to court. to make the story short, we were given new child custody court orders. my question is, is the child support from the settlement agreement still applicable? the new court order does not include any child support. can my ex-wife go to court and file a case against me and ask me to back pay her based on the original settlement agreement?

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Custody and support are two completely separate issues. Unless one of you went to the court and specifically asked to modify the standing child support order, then that order is STILL in effect and either parent can demand (and expect to get) enforcement on it.

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