Atlanta Modifications Attorneys

The attorneys at The Roberts Law Firm understand that life is constantly and unexpectedly changing — we will help you incorporate these changes when they affect your ability to pay your child support or spousal support, or to visit your children according to the original schedule.

Contact our Atlanta modifications lawyer today to discuss your need to seek a modification to an existing order for spousal or child support.

Filing Post-Order Modifications to Account for Life Changes

In order to seek a modification of your order to pay child support, you must have experienced a financial change in circumstances since the date of your last order, or there is no proper basis for its modification. These changes can include:

• Loss of your job or significant decrease in pay
• Increase of your child's cost of care, including health care and day care
• Your former spouse or partner may have remarried or found a new job

Time is particularly important when seeking a modification of your obligation to pay child or spousal support: if you lose your job but don't seek a modification for six months afterward, the adjustment will only take effect from the date of the modified order. Any payments not made in the meantime will go into arrearage and will not be adjusted to account for the modification. It is important to talk to an Atlanta famiy law attorney right away if you've experienced something that changes your ability to pay child or spousal support.

Your first attempt to modify an existing court order can be brought at any time. After that, modifications can only be requested every two years. Our Atlanta modification attorneys can also file for a modification of your child custody and visitation schedule. This may become necessary when one of the parents, and possibly the children, relocate out of state.

Smyrna Child Custody Lawyers

The Atlanta modifications attorneys at The Roberts Law Firm have over 13 years of experience successfully helping families. Contact our Smyrna child custody attorneys for high-quality, affordable legal representation that addresses all of your concerns.