If you have a change of heart after a ''consent order'' has been made by the court, you'll face exactly the same problem. You can try to negotiate the terms of a new order changing the consent order, which <span class="noglossary">will</span> be presented to the court by consent in the same manner as the original consent order. Failing that, you'll have to apply to court to change the original consent order. You <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to prove that there has been a meaningful and unexpected change in circumstances since the order was made or that there was a significant flaw in how the agreement leading to the consent order was reached.

It's important to know that if you disagree with an order or an agreement and simply decide not to comply with the order or agreement, the other side can go to court to enforce the order or agreement. In the case of a court order, you could also be faced with an application for an order that you be found in contempt of court. Contempt is punishable by jail time, a fine, or both jail time and a fine. Note also that minutes of settlement and memoranda of understanding may be enforceable as binding agreements in the same way that separation agreements are enforceable.