Modifications of
Divorce and Family Law Orders
A lost job, medical
crisis or other changes in circumstances could make it difficult for you to
abide by a court order pertaining to alimony or child support. Family law
orders are often revisited under these sorts of situations and are often
modified to meet the needs of all the parties involved.
At Konstantilakis Law
PC, we can review your circumstances, prepare documentation and represent you
in family court to have the family law order modified. As an experienced family
law lawyer, Panagiotis ("Peter") A. Konstantilakis routinely helps
individuals out in making certain the order meets the current needs of the
parties and does not place an undue burden upon one individual or another.
Calculating Earning
Capacity
Before deciding
whether a divorce or family law order requires modification or a contempt order
needs to be issued, we need to look at the ability of a party to pay what has
been previously ordered. Like everything else involving family law, the ultimate
determination should revolve around the unique facts of the case.
Judges can impute
income if it appears that someone is trying to manipulate matters to reduce the
amount of alimony or child support he or she has been asked to pay. Someone
with a master's degree may take on a low-paying job in order to avoid having to
pay more child support. A former spouse may also be living well beyond his or
her means in an attempt to get the courts to order the other spouse to pay more
alimony. In making certain fairness prevails, orders sometimes need to be
modified. In other circumstances, modification requests need to be disputed to
prevent hardship from happening.
Attorney Peter
Konstantilakis, a divorce lawyer in Chelsea, MA, can help make certain that
orders for support are fair and take steps to modify the order if necessary. He
has the experience, knowledge, attention to detail and forensic resources to
work toward a just resolution.
Konstantilakis Law PC
111 Everett Avenue,
Suite 1D
Chelsea, MA 02150
1-617-884-4300
We
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