MODIFICATION

Sometimes your court order concerning your children just does not work. Often there is a need for increased or decreased child support. Perhaps your new job does not allow you to see your children according to your possession schedule. Whatever the reason, there is often a need to modify the order.

Modifications are not as easy to obtain as the original order. Before you can even present your case as to why the modification is in the child's best interest (NOT your best interest), you must prove to the court that there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances. In essence, this means something that was not expected when the original order was entered.

A child support obligee getting a higher (or lower) paying job could be such a change in circumstances and an obligor getting a higher (or lower) paying job would like be such a change.  One parent getting remarried may or may not be...unless, of course, the new spouse is a convicted sex offender.

If you are not happy with your current order, see one of the family law attorneys at the Bob Leonard Law Group. Our attorneys have handled many modification cases and have likely dealt with a situation such as yours.