A motion, or request, conducted after the rendering of a judgment is known as a post-judgment, or post-trial motion. In family law modification requests are usually made to alter child custody, child support and alimony judgments. If you are a parent who wants to request that your child custody arrangement be modified, you should take a look at the ways that they may be altered, as well as reasons that courts will consider plausible before granting a change in custody.

There are two ways a child custody agreement may be altered:

Under only certain circumstances may child custody arrangements be modified. Although child custody laws vary state by state, courts always consider stability and what is in a child's best interest when considering changes in child custody agreements. Typically, significant changes had to have occurred in the lives of any of the parties involved. Such changes can include: