Modification

Changes that reflect your lifestyle and to ensure your children’s needs are always met.

One of the most challenging aspects of managing post-divorce life is recognizing when changes are necessary. Children’s needs change as they get older. Family dynamics change with the addition of step-parents and step-siblings. Parents get new jobs that sometimes take them to new towns or out of state. Perhaps you have experienced a job loss or reduction in your income.

If your family is experiencing change that affects your current parenting time or financial support arrangement, contact Tori White Legal Group. We will help you determine the best course of action, whether it be filing a modification case in court, re-negotiating parenting plans in mediation, or appointing one of our certified Parent Coordinators to assist with communicating about your child’s needs. At Tori White Legal Group, we work with clients, seeking post-divorce modifications both to help you make changes that reflect your changing lifestyle and to ensure your children’s needs are always met.

What Factors Warrant Modification?

If any of the initial circumstances change significantly regarding the needs of the child, the financial circumstances of either parent, or the amount of time you spend with the child, parents can seek a modification of your current court orders and agreements. These modifications can be in the form of support obligations or parenting time schedules. We work closely with our clients to make changes that reflect their changing lifestyles. If you are seeking or opposing a modification, we provide the advocacy you need to protect your children’s interests.

Contempt

It’s unfortunate, but parents do not always follow the orders outlined by the court. If the parent ordered to pay support stops, or if the custodial parent interrupts or refuses to permit scheduled parenting time, then it may be necessary to enforce the order. Georgia courts take a willful violation of its orders very seriously, and civil contempt proceedings are to ensure the original terms of the order are fairly enforced. At Tori White Legal Group, we represent our clients seeking to enforce court orders to collect any unpaid support (often including attorney fees) and defend our clients facing unreasonable contempt actions.

When One Parent Refuses to Allow the Other to Exercise Parenting Time

It’s often one of the most frustrating times as a parent to want to be a part of your child’s life, but because of continuing issues with your former spouse or co-parent, you cannot spend time with your child. Matters involving parenting time often boil down to he said, she said situations and can be extremely difficult to prove. We put children FIRST. We encourage parents to cultivate a respectful, healthy co-parenting relationship for the sake of your children. We cut through the emotional barriers that prohibit a healthy relationship and encourage parenting time exchanges that are free from emotional challenges for the sake of your children.

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