I already have a support order, but the payments are barely enough for my child; is it possible to change the amount of monthly support I receive?
A parent has the right to request a ModificationAn action made to change a current court order. Modifications commonly involve parenting time, legal decision-making, child support, or spousal maintenance.Read more about Modification of their Child Support OrderThe order signed by the judge for child support, which besides providing the amount of child support paid each month, directs how child support should be paid, how unreimbursed medical expenses will be divided, and which parent can claim the child on taxes each tax year. The…Read more about Child Support Order. The Division of Child SupportBy law, every person has a duty to support their biological or adopted children. See A.R.S § 25-501(A). This applies without or without a court order. The term “child support,” though, generally refers the Court-ordered amount one parent is required to pay to the other parent.Read more about Child Support EnforcementAn action undertaken to get someone to comply with a court order. It is frequently combined with a Petition for Contempt.Read more about Enforcement (DCSE) can help you determine if you qualify for a modification. The review is based on the current IncomeAs defined by A.R.S. § 25-500(6), “any form of payment owed to an individual, regardless of source, including wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, workers' compensation, disability payments, payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program and interest.” See also child…Read more about Income of the parents, the Arizona Child Support GuidelinesA set of guidelines, prepared by a committee of attorneys and judges who review Arizona’s child support statutes, to help judges, attorneys, and litigants understand and calculate child support. A.R.S. § 25-500(3) defines the Guidelines as “the child support guidelines that are…Read more about Child Support Guidelines, and if there is a MaterialAs defined by Black’s Law Dictionary, “Having some logical connection with the consequential facts.” (Black’s 11th Ed., 2019). In essence, evidence or facts are material if, when proven or disproven, the outcome of the case may be affected. See Material Evidence, Material Fact…Read more about Material change that is ‘substantial and continuing’ that would change the amount of your order by 15% or more.
