Can the parties stipulate to the terms and conditions of support?
The parties can enter into an agreement specifying the terms, however, any stipulation must be made with taking all of the factors into account. If the parties reach an agreement, the advantage of it saves both parties additional attorney fees and litigation costs. Many times the parties reach agreements which may compromise their initial desires, however, the overall agreement benefits the parties in the long term after understanding the legal effects which may have differed from their emotional requests. Also the parties can agree to make support non-modifiable. This can be beneficial to both parties since it is a set amount known to both parties. The receiving spouse can earn as much as they desire, could even co-habitate and in many cases remarry without a reduction or termination of support. The paying party has the benefit of knowing the support is fixed and can plan a budget around it without the threat of having future litigation. However, normally NON-modifiable support is par
