Groton, Connecticut Divorce Law Firm Focuses on Agreement Modifications
Connecticut Family Law Firm Focuses on Divorce Agreement Modifications
It is virtually impossible to draft a marital agreement or a divorce decree that will anticipate all the changes that may take place in a family’s future that might make the original divorce agreement unworkable, including:
- Job loss or change in work schedule
- Illness
- Increase or decrease in income
- Extraordinary expenses related to disability, education or medical assistance
- Relocation or parental moves
- Evidence of a child’s sexual, physical, or emotional abuse
- Issues a child might have that one parent is better equipped to handle than the other
Child custody, child support and alimony can be modified through settlement, including collaborative law or mediation, or through a court proceeding. To obtain a divorce agreement modification, you will be required to show a substantial change of circumstances that warrants the change, and support the request with factual evidence demonstrating how the current order is no longer viable.
Modifying a Divorce Agreement in Connecticut
In Connecticut, there is no statute of limitations on modification of divorce orders, as long as the provision you are seeking to modify is still in force. If your children are still minors, you can modify visitation, and if you are still receiving alimony or child support, you can seek to modify that portion of the order.
Child custody and visitation remains in effect until one of the parents seeks to modify it. Remarriage does not itself affect child support, but changes in household income, expenses, and dependents may be a valid reason to seek a modification.
Contact a Groton, Connecticut Divorce Agreement Modification Law Firm Today
If the circumstances upon which your divorce agreement was based have substantially changed, you need an experienced Groton, Connecticut divorce lawyer who will help you obtain a modification of your divorce agreement. Contact the Bruce A. Chamberlain Law Office online or call (860) 440-2846 to schedule your consultation today.
