To modify alimony there must be a material (important) and substantial (major) change in circumstances since the divorce that not expressly stated in the divorce decree or in the findings that the court entered at the time of the divorce decree.
Yes, you can amend a marital settlement, with both parties agreeing.
Parenting time and child support, which are also part of a final decree, may also be modifiable. At the time a divorce is finalized by court order, so are visitation and custody agreements.
Amending Your Divorce Decree via a Change of Circumstances If one party undergoes a material or other substantial change in their life situation, they may be able to seek a modification of the original divorce decree. The party must have a significant change in these cases.
A divorce decree could be invalid if a judge's decisions were based on incorrect information or if the judge made errors affecting the outcome. If one party concealed assets or debts from the other, that could be grounds for appeal or modification.
Yes, you can amend a marital settlement, with both parties agreeing.
There is one item that can be modifiable but is not always: maintenance (also known as spousal support or alimony). Your judgment can include one of two types of maintenance: Non-Modifiable Term Maintenance – This is maintenance for a set period of a time (for example: for 18 months following the divorce).
With that said, the general rule, even for short-term marriages, is 50/50 division. However, in some very short-term marriages, the courts may put spouses back into the financial position they were in before the marriage – that is, each spouse gets the asset that belonged to him/her at the beginning of the marriage.