Child Support Modification and Maintenance Lawyer in Denver, CO

Child Support Modification and Maintenance Overview

Child Support Modification

Child support can be modified if there has been substantial increase or decrease in a person's income. In Colorado, there is a formula that determines if the change is substantial enough to warrant a child support modification.

At the Denver, Colorado, Law Office of Eric Ruderman, you will find an attorney who can help you determine whether the change is substantial enough to return to court to request a modification. Divorce and family law attorney Eric Ruderman has been guiding clients through child support modification matters and other family law concerns since 1973. He has the experience, the knowledge of the law and the legal skill to protect your rights in any child support legal concern.

In today's economy, Colorado courts are more lenient with regard to granting child support modifications. However, the change must be substantial (10% change in the child support amount) and continuing forward into the future. If you are seeking a modification, it is important to file for child support modification as soon as possible, because you will be held accountable to pay the higher child support until you do file for the change.

Maintenance Modification

Modifying spousal maintenance is far more difficult to obtain than a modification of child support. The legal standard for modification is higher. The change in income must be so substantial and continuing as to make the initial divorce maintenance terms unfair. Courts are, on the whole, more reticent to grant a maintenance modification. However, the continuing recession has caused Colorado courts to ease up on the high standards.

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Maintenance lawyer Eric Ruderman is here to answer your questions and guide you through the child support or spousal maintenance process. Contact the Law Office of Eric Ruderman, in Denver, Colorado, to get answers and advocacy today.

Other Frequent Case Types

• Annulment in Denver, CO
• Common Law Marriage in Denver, CO
• Parental Relocation in Denver, CO

Areas of Practice

• Family Law