Child custody modifications and how to seek them: Part II
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, August 21, 2014. In our last post we discussed the two ways in which child custody agreements can be modified. If you and your child’s other parent are unable to negotiate a change and formalize it in a consent decree, you can file a motion in court seeking a custody modification. This cannot be done for simply any reason. If you are filing the motion to modify the current agreement, you must demonstrate that a “substantial change in circumstances” has occurred and warrants a modification of custody. Today, we’ll discuss some