SOUTH TAMPA DIVORCE MODIFICATION ATTORNEY

When your divorce is concluded, a number of serious determinations have been made that will certainly impact your future. To be sure, a divorce settlement includes court orders regarding things such as alimony, property division, child support, child custody and visitation, and more.

While a person who has recently emerged from a divorce likely has no desire to reengage in the process again, it is important to note that if something changes in your life, you can seek modification of a divorce judgment. At the Law Offices of Mark G. Rodriguez, P.A., our knowledgeable Tampa divorce modification attorney will represent you throughout the process.

There are four parts of a divorce order that can be modified at a later date. These are:

• Alimony orders
• Child support orders
• Child custody orders
• Time-sharing orders

You cannot modify a property division order; once a court makes a determination about how assets and debts are to be divided, this order is not amendable.

A divorce order can be modified when a significant change in circumstances justifies such a modification. For example:

• If an alimony-paying spouse loses their job or suffers from a condition in which work cannot be continued, and therefore income cannot be earned, a modification to an alimony award makes sense.
• If a parent changes locations, suffers an accident, or for other purposes is no longer able to care for a child, a child custody order modification may be necessary.
• If a child custody situation or time-sharing order changes significantly to the point where a child is spending the majority of their time with the child support-paying parent, a modification to a child support order is reasonable.
  

All changes regarding custody or time-sharing of children must be within the child’s best interests. Other modifications are only permitted when changes to earnings or a living situation make modification necessary and reasonable.

When you are dealing with the aftermath of a divorce, the last thing that you want to do is head back to the courtroom. While modifications can be made to a divorce judgement when both parties are in agreement, it is uncommon for all parties involved to agree regarding terms of a modification. When this is the case, a modification request may go to court, a drawn out and expensive process.