(b) The guidelines may provide the basis for proving
a substantial change in circumstances upon which a modification of an existing order may be granted.
(a) A petition for modification or termination of an existing support order shall specifically aver the material and
substantial change in circumstances upon which the petition is based.
Not exact matches
While parenting plans may be modified based
upon a
substantial change in circumstances, you should never assume that you will be able to modify the agreement as a modification must be approved both parties or the Court.
Modification of custody based
upon custodial parent's relocation is determined under the general modification statute;
substantial change in circumstances must be shown and that modification will serve the best interests of the child.
RCW 26.09.260 (5) provides that: The court may order adjustments to the residential aspects of a parenting plan
upon a showing of a
substantial change in circumstances of either parent or of the child... if the proposed modification is only a minor modification
in the residential schedule that does not
change the residence the child is scheduled to reside
in the majority of the time and: (a) Does not exceed twenty - four full days
in a calendar year; or (b) Is based on a
change of residence of the parent with whom the child does not reside the majority of the time or an involuntary
change in work schedule by a parent which makes the residential schedule
in the parenting plan impractical to follow; or (c) Does not result
in a schedule that exceeds ninety overnights per year
in total, if the court finds that, at the time the petition for modification is filed, the decree of dissolution or parenting plan does not provide reasonable time.
No matter whether spousal maintenance is awarded, denied or reserved after a trial, the issue may be always be readdressed and spousal maintenance modified
upon a showing that there has been a
substantial change in circumstance making the original award (or denial) unreasonable or unfair.
1) Child Support Modification -
In Pennsylvania, child support is modifiable upon a «material and substantial change in circumstances.&raqu
In Pennsylvania, child support is modifiable
upon a «material and
substantial change in circumstances.&raqu
in circumstances.»
(g)(1) An award of custody may be modified or terminated
upon the motion of one or both parents, or on the court's own motion,
upon a determination that there has been a
substantial and material
change in circumstances and that such modification or termination is
in the best interest of the child.
Section 16 - 911 (a-2)(4)(A) states that modification or termination of a custody order can occur only
upon a showing that there has been a
substantial and material
change in circumstances and that a modification or termination is
in the best interest of the child.