Children switching schools or daycares may seem like a simple lifestyle change. However, it involves several aspects that may require modifying an existing custody order for parents sharing custody or maintaining a visitation schedule. Factors to consider A change in...
Certain lifestyle changes prompt parents to request the modification of their existing child custody order. A common situation family courts encounter in these cases is a parent’s relocation. Typically, if it is the noncustodial parent who is moving, there are few to...
Change is not always easy, and divorce in particular can completely upend your life. You might worry about how you will raise your children with your ex. A solid custody agreement may put you at ease, though it is possible that at some point you will have to return to...
Divorce often includes a court-ordered financial arrangement for paying or receiving child support. According to the Maryland Department of Human Services, the court calculates an income share model based on one parent having child custody or both parents sharing...
Even though your child custody arrangement may have worked after your split, you may need to modify aspects of your agreement as your life changes. Fortunately, you have the right to petition the court to update your agreement. Knowing under what conditions a court...
Child support obligations are designed to be as fair as possible to both parents while still providing for the needs of the child. Unfortunately, some parents just don't like to pay up. For whatever reason, these parents -- who had plenty of money prior to the divorce...
Getting to the end of all the negotiations that go into your child custody agreement and visitation schedule can seem like an immense relief. However, it doesn't take much to end up back in family court arguing with your ex-spouse over a potential modification to the...
Asking for a modification to a custody agreement -- when you don't have the agreement of your ex-spouse -- is a very big deal. The court generally hates to make changes to an existing agreement without a good reason. If you're headed into court with a modification...
You never know what the future will bring in regard to your finances, so there could come a point when you are no longer able to make your child support payments in full. If you find yourself in this position, you shouldn't wait a single day to learn more about...
Many parents wonder if their child custody orders issued by a state family court judge are set in stone. In the vast majority of circumstances, a court will uphold the existing child custody orders unless there has been a substantial change in circumstances. These...
