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How do I enforce or modify court orders and judgments?
Sometimes a court order becomes stale or circumstances change and an existing court order or judgment is no longer appropriate. Under those circumstances, you must modify the order, either via consent or by filing an application with the court requesting that the order be modified. Please understand, if there is an existing order, that order remains in effect unless or until it is modified or vacated.
Whether your order can be modified will depend on the facts and circumstances of your case. Not all order can or will be modified, even where there have been some change of circumstances. For example, the guiding principal for modification of a child support order is whether there has been a significant change of circumstances. Call Hunnell Law Group for an honest assessment of your order to determine if it can be modified.
Enforcement of orders and judgments are generally straightforward. If you have an existing order or judgment and the other party is not honoring his or her obligations under that order, you can file a motion with the court to enforce the order.
Whether your order can be modified will depend on the facts and circumstances of your case. Not all order can or will be modified, even where there have been some change of circumstances. For example, the guiding principal for modification of a child support order is whether there has been a significant change of circumstances. Call Hunnell Law Group for an honest assessment of your order to determine if it can be modified.
Enforcement of orders and judgments are generally straightforward. If you have an existing order or judgment and the other party is not honoring his or her obligations under that order, you can file a motion with the court to enforce the order.
Can you modify or vacate a consent order or settlement agreement?
It depends; since each circumstance is fact sensitive. There is a principal in the law that says, consent orders and agreements will not be lightly disturbed. Thus, if you have entered into a consent order or settlement agreement associated with your divorce, it will be important to consult with an attorney to determine whether your order can be modified.