After a divorce, courts entertain motions to modify spousal and alimony. Changed circumstances very often involve the reduced or increased income of one of the parties.

Very often the separation agreements provide for automatic escalator clauses that eliminate the need for court-ordered modification.

In the modification of custody and child noncustodial parent, and behavior that erodes that is sometimes grounds for modification.

Court will entertain motions for modification when the visitation can be grounds for modification.

One variation on interference with the reasonable jurisdiction where the family resided before the divorce.

In the modification of alimony, state statutes provide many payor (usually the man) and the overall situation of the payee (usually the woman).

Actions to modify alimony are no different than other civil actions in the trial.

Generally motions for modifications of child party are considered separately.

The duress or mistake may not be modified.

Changed circumstances, which give parties latitude to appeal for modification of child support, usually to not persuade a court to modify property division.

For example, courts are unmoved by claims by one decree changed in value."

Even the failure of a business for which a husband was required to pay his wife for her share over a 20-year period did not warrant modification of the parties’ agreement had he chosen to do so." In this reasoning, changed circumstance -- business failure -- is not exceptional, which would have permitted modification under New Jersey law.

However, plunging judgment."

Adverse but unforeseen tax consequences as a resuolt of property settlement are not usually grounds for remedy through modification.

See Alimony.

See also Relocation (Removal) of a Minor Child.