Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has reached agreement in a child-support case, avoiding a court hearing that could have led to a call for jail time.

Randy Kessler, attorney for the mother of Holyfield’s 10-year-old son, said Wednesday the boxer paid $9,000 in back child support and agreed to meet his other financial obligations within a month, including private school payments, health insurance and a college trust fund.

Holyfield, working to resolve his financial problems, also agreed to pay some of the attorney fees for Kessler’s client, Toi Irvin. The agreement was reached before a scheduled deposition and two days before a court hearing, at which Kessler was planning to ask for jail time if Holyfield didn’t pay up.