Collin County Child Support Modification Attorneys, Working to Secure Fair Arrangements
If you've experienced a significant shift in your work or living situation, or if your children's needs have changed, the court orders that determined your child support, custody, visitation or alimony arrangements may no longer be appropriate — in fact, they may be causing financial hardship, strained parent-child relations or other problems. The good news is that formal legal documents can be adjusted with the help of a skilled lawyer.
We are highly experienced in securing important modifications on behalf of our clients. Contact us to learn more. We offer a free case evaluation.
Providing Help When Your Circumstances Call for a Change
In Texas, the law indicates that a parent or payer of spousal support must have had a change of circumstance — the loss of a job, a reduction in pay, a geographic move or increased day care expenses, for example — to justify the modification of a family court order. Modifications may involve a hearing or an evaluation to determine whether the facts of a case support modification. We can help you prepare and file motions for modification of a child custody, visitation, alimony or child support order.
Child Custody and Visitation Modification
Since child custody arrangements are made at the time of divorce, they are based on the divorcing couple's situation at that time and, unfortunately, they may unfairly favor one parent over another.
Common reasons for modification of custody or visitation arrangements include:
- A parent moving to another city or state
- A parent experiencing a change in his or her work schedule
- A change in one parent's ability to care for a child
- A parent or older child's desire to change where the child lives primarily
- A parent having inadequate time with his or her children
In some cases, it may be appropriate to request that a court make fundamental custodial changes, which can include legal and/or physical custody status. Whatever your situation is, we can discuss your goals, review your custody and visitation arrangements and, if appropriate, pursue a modification.
Modification of Child Support and Alimony
As is the case with child custody, child support and alimony arrangements are often made at the time of divorce and are based in large part on the incomes of both spouses or parents, on which parent has custody and on how much time the noncustodial parent has with the children. Formulas are used to arrive at payment amounts, which may or may not seem fair to the person making or receiving them.
If a job loss, an increase or decrease in income, a new expense or another change renders your current child support or alimony payments unrealistic, our attorneys may be able to help you modify the amount you pay or receive.
Contact us to consult a McKinney post-divorce modification attorney. We offer decades of experience in family law.
