Post-Judgment Modifications
Child Support & Spousal Support Modifications Attorney
Serving Families and Individuals in Colorado and the Denver-Metro Area
Child support and spousal support orders are rarely permanent. Many life changes can occur that necessitate post-judgment modifications. For example, your children's living arrangements may have changed or you may have lost your job.
In most cases, Carolyn Moller Duncan, P.C. can obtain a modification for you in a timely and cost-effective manner if there has been a significant change in circumstances. Our firm has been helping families and individuals throughout Colorado with their family law needs for more than 15 years.
Call 888-618-0477 or contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss post-judgment modifications.
Modifying Child Support Orders
In order to modify a Colorado child support order, you or the other parent must show a significant and continuing change in circumstances, such as changes in income or child custody or visitation arrangements.
The court will likely find that there has been such a change in circumstances if there is a 10% difference between your current child support order and what the guidelines say your child support order should be based on your current situation.
Modifying Spousal Maintenance Orders
Like child support, spousal support is never set in stone. A court may modify or terminate your spousal support order if they find that there has been a substantial and continuing change in circumstances.
How the modification occurs depends upon the divorce decree. Did you and your ex-spouse decide that your spousal maintenance order is not modifiable? Did you allow for modification under other circumstances (such as reaching a specific milestone)? So long as your original maintenance order is lawful, the court will follow the rules you decided upon when it was written.
Defending Current Child Support or Spousal Maintenance Orders
No one can intentionally work at a lower-paying occupation to avoid paying child support or spousal support. Similarly, children should never be taken away from one parent solely to reduce or increase child support.
If the other party is unlawfully or wrongfully attempting to modify a support order, we will defend your current order. We can collect evidence to demonstrate that there has not been a significant and continuing change in circumstances.
