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Couples Who Need to Modify Visitation, Custody, or Support Agreements
Contact Redlands Family Lawyer Lenita Skoretz

The various agreements that result from a divorce action-child custody, parenting time ("visitation"), child support, alimony-are not cast in stone. There are many reasons a family may have to go back to the court to ask for a child custody modification or a change in their spousal or child support order.

  • One parent may make an out-of-area or out-of-state move.
  • A parent may lose or gain a job, with less or more pay.
  • A spouse who once needed alimony to complete a job training or educational program is now employed and self-supporting.
  • A stay-at-home parent may now be employed and need additional support to pay for child care.
  • A teenager may now be spending more time or living full time with the other parent.

As an experienced an experienced California family law attorney, I can assist you with litigation or mediation to help you achieve a modification to the order. The choice of methods to pursue will depend upon the willingness and ability of the parties to work together to achieve a joint agreement. Contact me for help.

Child Custody and Visitation
Modifications of child custody orders may be requested if the child is now spending more time one parent than the other, or if parents move out-of-state and need to modify visitation schedules. A change in custody is likely to impact child support.

Child Support and Alimony
A request for a change in child support frequently follows from a change in income, upward or downward. It may also result from new information about income that a parent had not acknowledged during the initial divorce proceedings.

It may also result from a change in custody or parenting time, new expenses such as college education, or when one child reaches the age of 18 or 21.

Collaborative Divorce
After ten years of working with couples in the process of divorce, I have begun to shift my law practice in the direction of Collaborative Law and divorce mediation.

I use the collaborative divorce process to empower clients to reach a mutually agreeable divorce settlement with more privacy, in less time, and with fewer bad feelings.

In cases of modification of existing court orders, I meet with the couple and a trained counselor to review the existing order and help the couple reach agreement on a mutually acceptable change. I will then draft the paperwork and file it in court for review by a judge. Contact me to learn more about the collaborative divorce option.

Whether you need an assertive attorney to vigorously and persuasively present your case in court, or you and your spouse have a solid basis of agreement and are seeking a collaborative modification of a previous settlement, please contact me to discuss the specifics of your situation.

Attorney Lenita Skoretz provides legal counsel to individuals and families in Redlands and Riverside counties in California, including the cities of Redlands, San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Fontana, Loma Linda, and Riverside.

Lenita A. Skoretz, Attorney at Law
329 W. State St.
Redlands, CA 92373
Ph: (909)435-0732 | 1(866)417-5074
F: (909)792-9233
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