Getting Post Judgment Modifications is Never Easy

If you are considering post judgment modifications to your divorce decree, you should be warned now that it is not an easy process. Although the reasons might be clear to both you and your former spouse, you will have to convince a judge in family law court in order to get them changed.

Although post-judgment modifications vary based on individual circumstances, the most common reasons for changes are: visitation rights, changes in child custody, spousal support, child relocation and difficult property division. It is also possible to change cohabitation and palimony agreements if sufficient evidence is provided to do so.

While these make up the bulk of modification requests, there are other less common reasons, such as when a custodial parent is incarcerated or placed  in a mental institution; the custodial parent is deemed to be unfit; if a parent moves away; the child develops a medical condition or disability; or there are significant changes to employment and/or income.

When you are ready to make serious changes to your divorce decree, contact our law office to get help from a Los Angeles family lawyer.