Post-Divorce Matters

Post-divorce disputes, commonly referred to as post-judgment or post-decree matters, include enforcement of prior divorce, custody and/or support judgments and orders as well as modifications of those judgments or orders.

Enforcement actions may become necessary when a party is late paying support, creates problems with visitation, or does not fulfill a duty imposed by the court or agreed to in a settlement agreement. As time passes, modifications of child support and/or spousal support and maintenance may become necessary if a party’s financial circumstances change or the needs of the other party or the children change.

Other changes in circumstance that are addressed in post-judgment litigation are those situations in which a parent desires to change parenting time or parental responsibilities or to move with a child a substantial distance, otherwise known as “relocation”. At times, these disputes are as complex as the original parenting disputes during the original divorce case.

As with initial court actions, post-decree parenting responsibility and parenting time modification cases can involve the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and may even require a custodial evaluation of the family to determine what is in the best interests of the children. The attorneys of Meyer & Bowden are experienced and effective in dealing with these very difficult and, at times, high stakes, post-divorce disputes. More importantly, Meyer & Bowden is well skilled at presenting evidence and making convincing arguments to the court on all aspects of post-divorce disputes. How well the message is delivered is as important as the substance of the message itself.

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