Child support orders can always be modified. Parents can petition the court to modify their child support order at any time based on a change in circumstance. Courts may change a child support due to any of the following factors:
- A parent’s income significantly increases or decreases;
- The child now has significant or continuing medical expenses;
- There is a change in child care;
- There is a change in medical insurance;
- The parents now live together;
- The child receiving support has turned 18 and graduated from high school;
- The child starts living with the noncustodial parent or someone other than the custodial parent
- The noncustodial parent is incarcerated
- Other substantial changes in circumstance occur
To learn more about changing your child support order, call Spivak Law Firm at (412) 344-4900 or toll free at (800) 545-9390.