Nashville Lawyer Helping You Modify Orders
If you have been divorced and are following the terms laid out in a child custody, visitation, or child or spousal support agreement, you know that your agreement can largely determine the quality of your and your child’s lives. Any agreement approved by the court must meet the needs of you and your child, and be based on current available economic and time resources. If not, it may be possible to have a preexisting custody, visitation or support order modified.
To succeed in modifying your child custody, visitation or support arrangement, it is necessary to demonstrate a material change in your or your former spouse’s circumstances. To change support amounts, an income change of 7.5 to 15 percent must be proved, depending on the payer's income. To change custody, a change "not foreseeable at the time of the divorce" must be demonstrated, along with an explanation of how the child's well-being will be improved by the modification.
Helping Nashville-Area Residents Seek Modifications of Orders
At the Ewing Law Office, LLC, we are skilled and experienced in working with clients to meet the criteria needed for modification and have helped many people modify and improve their current custody, visitation and support arrangements. For example:
- If your former spouse is abusing drugs or alcohol, or is involved in criminal activity, we can work with you to demonstrate that your child's best interests will be served through a modification of child custody.
- If your former spouse's income has substantially increased, or yours has substantially decreased, we can work to modify child support and/or alimony payments. Attorney Lisa Millican Ewing has a background in accounting and tax law – she is skilled at uncovering hidden income sources.
- If you wish to modify your child visitation rights, we can help whether you are the custodial or non-custodial parent. The changing needs and best interests of the child, as well as the desires of the child, all factor into a modification of your current visitation schedule.
Each case is decided on its own facts, but judges have enormous discretion. Whether your former spouse's income has skyrocketed, you wish to relocate or you wish to see more of your children, we can work with the personal and financial facts of your case, and the past rulings of the judge, to pursue your optimum arrangements.
Contact Ewing Law Office
If you have questions regarding child custody, visitation or support modifications, call us. We offer free initial phone consultations, are available for same-day, evening and weekend appointments, accept credit cards and charge reasonable rates for our legal services. Our office is conveniently located one block from the metro courthouse in Nashville. Contact Ewing Law Office online or call us at (615) 244-3300.
