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Thank you all for your inputs. It is very useful.
I found out that most time my H didn't want to pick up my phone beause either the other woman was around or he was busy texting with her. I have scheduled an appointment with our lawyer to consult this issue.
Now I am facing another issue about parenting time. Before seperation my H always was suddendly gone for couple days or even two weeks to stay with the other woman. And I was the person taking care of the kids all the time. As part of mutual agreement, we agreed 6 days with dad and 8 days with mom parenting schedule, so the kids stay with each of us every other week. As a result, i agree to move out to another smaller house. We submitted this agreement to our mediator and let him to draft a offical agreement for us to sign. But right after I moved out,, my H broke his promise and asked for seven days parenting time. He threaten if I disagree, he will go to court.
I feel I was trapped and cheated by him again. If go to court, will he be granted seven days parenting time? Or the court will consider our current 6 days with dad schedule?

Thank youx

I don't know where you live, but in my state, agreements made with a mediator are considered legally binding. You can't just arbitrarily decide you don't like it. He's blowing smoke up your ass.

IMO, this is a fight worth fighting for. I don't know if you get what you ask. But since a mediator is probably in the know of what the courts will allow, I'd say you probably would come out a winner. I wouldn't be afraid to ask for what I want all across the board... but that's just me.

Underdog, Thank you very much for your opinion.

I live in California. During the time when the mediator was preparing the agreement for us, my H wrote an email to the mediator to ask for the change without notifying me. But it seems that in our state only signed document is legally binding. And only his email can approve that he agreed the 6/8 parenting timeshare before. Maybe I was too naïve too trust him that he will not break his promise. I moved out too early. The feeling of being cheated again is really not good. I am able to calm down today and schedule an appointment with the mediator to consult how to deal with this issue.
I will keep posted. And again thank you for visiting my thread, and any opinion are appreciated.