In the appeals court in 2000 in Quinn vs. Quinn it was determined that parents may not bargain with the rights of their children without court approval. There is a joint petition which is under Supplemental Rule 412, which has a procedure for the judge to allow or reject reduce child support by parents after the divorce. It has been expanded now where in many circumstances the parties are able to agree. If they agree to a joint petition for post-divorce and have the court approve it or reject it without necessarily appearing in court which can save a lot of time, money and stress. This can be done either through an attorney or even through mediation.