Post divorce modifications may occur with a variety of issues, usually maintenance, child support and parenting.

Maintenance may be modified if it was ordered at the time of the dissolution, and there has been a substantial change in circumstances such as a major reduction or increase in the income of one or the other former spouse. The ability to modify may terminate according to certain events so it is critical to seek the advice of an attorney if you wish to modify your maintenance.

Parenting plans may be modified if there has been a substantial change in circumstances. There are different levels of modification, which require greater different standards of review. The court will begin with the presumption that the present parenting plan should remain, but modifications are frequently granted, based on such issues as a move by one party or the other, agreed changes the parties have made over the years, problems in the household of one parent or the other, etc.

Child support may be modified every two years or earlier, again depending on a change in circumstances. Not only may the base support be modified but also the percentages of payment for such items as extracurricular activities, daycare, educational expenses, and medical expenses. It is also critical to petition for college support for the children BEFORE child support terminates.