Royal Oak Post Judgement Modification Attorney for Child Support, Spousal Support, Alimony, Visitation, & Custody

Modifications involving support orders are often highly contested issues. The courts often request documentation that provides insight as to why the standing order should be changed. Child support can be increased or decreased due to substantial changes in parenting time and/or income of the parents. Changes in income of the payer and/or the recipient affect the size and frequency of alimony/spousal support payments.

Custody terms are binding on the parties, but they are not set in stone. It is possible to have them changed. You can pursue a modification at any time after the last order. But remember that the party seeking the change generally must show that a “substantial change of circumstances” has occurred since the entry of the last order.

Courts discourage parties from repeatedly coming back to court trying to change provisions involving children and, as a result, a legal threshold must be met before changes can be made.

Legal grounds for modifying a child custody order can include:

• The custodial parent plans to move out of state or a great distance from the present location.
• A parent’s behavior has raised questions of fitness.
• Interference with parenting time.
• The noncustodial parent has overcome issues that previously prevented custody.



In all child custody disputes, the court decides the issue based on what it perceives to be in the best interests of the child.