Family Law, Divorce, Custody and Child Support Attorneys in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Increasing Child Support

If circumstances change from the time the court originally issued a child support order in such a way that you believe the other party owes more, first be sure. If you are, you may seek a modification of the previous order by filing a Motion to Modify Child Support.

The change must results in a greater than 10% swing in the child support obligation. Also keep in mind that the modification will only date back to the time you filing the motion, not before, so it’s important to act fast, as soon as you think there’s been a significant and continuing change.

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Modifications Downward

In these challenging times, sometimes well-meaning parents fall behind in all kinds of bills, child support included. A parent may lose a job, or get placed on leave, or have to take a pay cut. All through no fault of their own.

It’s a tough call, in these circumstances, whether a parent should go back to court and try to get the order modified. It’s tough because a judge may hold that the change in circumstances is temporary; and you won’t know until you’ve already spent the time and money to get the case in front of them.

But many times, a modification is totally proper in these cases given these tough economic times. Jobs just aren’t as solid as they used to be and those paychecks not as reliable as they were.

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