Changing Your Child Support Agreement

Sometimes, even good agreements need to change. That includes child support agreements. This article will go through a few reasons why you may need to change your child support agreement, and how to go about changing it, as well as what to do if your state denies you the ability to change.

Why to change your child support agreement

The biggest reason that child support agreements get amended is a change in finances of a parent. There are a few options what change in finances can merit a change in the child support agreement. First, the parent who was paying child support could have had an increase of income, allowing them to pay more. Second, the parent who was paying child support could have had a loss of income, allowing them to pay less. Finally, the parent who was receiving child support could have had an increase of income, causing the parent who was paying child support to have to pay less.

How to change your child support agreement

Depending on what state you are in, the laws for changing your child support agreement will change. Because this is state regulated, it is best to go through a lawyer and have your reasoning evaluated by them to see if a professional thinks that you will be able to make a claim. You can also check with your local Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSE) to see how eligible you are for a renegotiation of your child support agreement.

What to do if your state denies you

Each state has different rules for when and why you can change your child support agreement. If you don't meet these requirements however, you can appeal to a court to have a hearing about why you want to change the terms of your child support agreement. In this case you will definitely want to have a lawyer present to help you defend your case and prove that your situation has merit to change the agreement. This means bringing in all of the paperwork you have as proof that the agreement should be changed. This evidence will show why you believe that things need to change.

There you have it, a quick and dirty explanation of possible reasons to change your child support agreement, how to go about changing it, and what to do if your state denies you the ability to change it. Hopefully with this you will have a better understanding of how you can go about changing your child support agreement.