As your divorce concludes, by agreement or a judge’s ruling, the
issues of child support and alimony, if present in your case,
will be decided. However, it does not necessarily end there.
Those support issues were decided based upon the then-existing
financial circumstances. These financial circumstances are
always subject to change. If the change is substantial enough,
it may form the grounds for a modification of these financial
obligations. The examples are endless. The party paying support
may lose their job or suffer a cut in pay. A serious health
issue may arise. The party receiving the support may finish
college and get a job, which changes their income level and
support needs. Someone may inherit money or even win the
lottery.  As it pertains to child support, if either party
requests a modification, the court determines their present
income and applies the same formula used to determine their
initial support obligation and then determines how that amount
should be changed, if at all.  Alimony is a bi