Modification of Support

Modification of Child-Spousal Support Attorney – San Jose, CA
 
Do you need legal assistance for the modification of child or spousal support? We can help. Many times, both parents pay child support, but the parent with visitation pays the parent with primary custody. The parent with primary custody is expected to use a percentage of his or her income to raise the children. You may be paying child support voluntarily, or you may have an order to pay support. If you meet certain requirements, you may also be paying spousal support, otherwise known as alimony, to your spouse.

Once the order has been entered, you are expected to pay child support and/or spousal support. If you miss payments, you may be subject to sanctions by the court, including jail time. You could have the support orders modified. If you think you cannot make the payments because of loss of a job or an injury that precludes you from working, contact our San Jose modification of spousal support lawyer.

You can only modify child support and spousal support under certain circumstances, and once an order has been entered, it is difficult to change. You must show an unexpected change in circumstances to modify child support. The requirements to change spousal support are a little different. A modification of child support attorney in San Jose can help you modify child support, or modify or abate spousal support.

If you lost your job or suffered a life-changing injury that does not allow you to work, our modification of child support attorney in San Jose, Madan Ahluwalia, will help you file the appropriate documents to modify child support. If your spouse also had a change in circumstances where he or she makes a significantly higher salary, you may also request a modification.

Spousal support may be easier to modify, depending on the circumstances. Our San Jose based spousal support lawyer team can help you determine whether you will be able to modify or abate spousal support. You may be able to modify spousal support if your ex-spouse remarried, came into a large sum of money or if you lost your job through no fault of your own and cannot get a job with a comparable salary. You will have to prove that you were not at fault for the loss of your job. If you were injured in an accident and can no longer work, our San Jose modification of spousal support lawyer may be able to modify your child support and spousal support.