Although a child custody dispute that’s negotiated or litigated might seem appropriate at the time that it’s implemented, life changes can render it no longer fitting for your child’s best interests. If that’s the case, you might find yourself worried about your...
Post-Divorce Modifications
When is a post-divorce modification possible?
When life changes following a divorce, the divorced couple may wish to seek a post-divorce modification. It is important for divorced couples and parents to know when a post-divorce modification may be possible and how the family law process can help them navigate the...
When can a child support order be modified?
Relief often accompanies the end of a divorce process. When an individual emerges from their litigated divorce with a final divorce order that outlines all aspects of their remaining relationship with their ex, they may feel as though they can finally move forward...
Making post-divorce life easier for the kids
When a couple in Georgia goes through a divorce involving minor children, child custody and support issues can become the most important parts of the case. These issues address not only the relationship that is being ended in the divorce, but also the relationships...
Georgia settlement agreements may be modified
Divorce legal issues in Georgia must be settled through the spouses’ agreement or by a trial before the divorce is approved. But there may be post-divorce modifications in specific situations. Settlement agreements The spouses can initially settle issues by entering a...
How courts view child support modification
A common misconception about child support orders in Georgia is that they are easily modified to account for any changed economic circumstances. The truth is that it takes much more to change the court order already in place. There needs to be a substantial change in...
Steps to take if you need a child support modification
Following divorce, life does not stay the same which is why child support and child custody modification options may be available to help parents and families with the changes they face. In some circumstances, it may be possible to modify a child support or child...
Using a modification to spend more time with your children
Some parents fail to push for shared custody or adequate parenting time in a divorce because they haven't had time to emotionally adjust to the new reality that will shape their most important relationships. Weeks or even months after a divorce, that parent may find...