Scottsdale Attorney for Post-Decree Enforcement or Modification Disputes
It isn't realistic to expect the circumstances that justified a particular child support or parenting time arrangement to continue indefinitely, but you can't take the law into your own hands when new realities make old commitments unworkable.
Scottsdale family law attorney John C. Belt can advise you about the most effective ways to deal with the modification of child support and custody orders when changed circumstances mean that an old order needs to be updated. He can also help when defaults in the performance of existing obligations cause problems for either side.
Call 480-837-3600 for a Scottsdale Child Support Enforcement Lawyer's Advice
Contact the Belt Law Firm in Scottsdale for a free consultation about your family court modification or enforcement issues. Examples of the kinds of cases we handle include:
- Modification of child support payments based on changed circumstances related to a child's needs or a parent's ability to pay
- Modification of child custody arrangements due to problems or dislocations in the primary custodial parent's home
- Modification of parenting time to accommodate changes in work schedules, military duty status or other unavoidable circumstances
- Enforcement of custody or visitation arrangements when one parent is interfering with the other parent's access to the child
- Enforcement of child support obligations through the civil contempt power of the family court
We advise both mothers and fathers in enforcement or modification proceedings, and we can represent clients on either side of a modification or enforcement issue.
One problem that has become especially difficult in recent years comes up when a single or divorced parent with primary custody of a child proposes to move to a distant city or another state, usually to be closer to family or to pursue employment or educational opportunities.
Sometimes known as parental relocation disputes, these cases present serious risks for the parent intending to move away. If you don't follow the Arizona relocation statute's specific requirements or get a court's permission to move the child away from the other parent's regular access and do so anyway, you face the possibility of criminal charges for child abduction or interference with another's parental rights.
Maricopa County child custody modification lawyer John Belt can advise you about either side of a parental relocation proposal. You can get an advance idea of the factors that a court would consider in your case by reviewing the Model Parenting Plans approved by the Arizona Supreme Court.
For dependable advice about the enforcement or modification of parental rights and obligations established by court order, contact the Belt Law Firm in Scottsdale for a free consultation.
