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I need to modify child support.
Q) My daughter will be attending college this fall. I need to modify child support. Her name is Leah K***o. Her dads name is R**n K***o. And my name is Laci M***e.
A) To modify a child support order you need to ask the Probate and Family Court.
Steps needed to modify a child support order:
- Go into the court that made the child support order.
- Fill out a Complaint for Modification form. …
- Take the form to the court Clerk. …
- Serve the Complaint and Summons. …
- Make “return of service”. …
- Schedule a court date for the hearing.
Your child support payments can be changed only by a court’s modification order. The modification process can increase or decrease payments. The ways you can lower child support payments will vary by circumstance. You will need to convince a court that the financial situation of one or both of the parents has changed substantially generally. To lower your payments, you will need to file a motion in court to modify your child support payments. Most courts have pre-printed “fill in the blank” motion forms You will need to file this motion in the court that issued the initial child support order.