What types of post-divorce modifications are available?
Many obligations imposed by the divorce decree are modifiable upon a significant change of circumstances affecting your ability to meet the obligations imposed, your needs, or those of children. However, the vast majority of divorce modifications involve one or more of the following: • Child support modification – Child support modifications include a request to increase child support or to decrease or discontinue child support. In making a determination regarding child support modifications, a court may consider changes in income, loss of a job, child emancipation, change of custody, and other factors. • Child custody modification or child visitation modification – Factors that a court may consider in determining a child custody modification or child visitation modification include relocation (especially relocation out of state), changes to work schedules, changes to the child’s schedule, a child’s exposure to an unhealthy environment, and other factors affecting custody or visitation
