Resolving Post-Divorce Legal Issues
Diamonds may be forever but the terms of your divorce are not. Child custody orders can be changed. Visitation schedules can be altered. Spousal and child support payments can be increased, decreased or terminated as circumstances warrant.
At the law offices of Chrystel L. Gavlin, P.C., we handle a variety of post-divorce legal needs for people throughout Will County. Specific issues we can help you with include:
- Custody and visitation changes
- Alimony or child support modifications
- Custody, visitation and support enforcement
- Removal petitions (when custodial parents are seeking to move to another state with their minor children)
Whether it's your circumstances that have changed, your children's or your former spouse's — the sooner you talk to an experienced attorney about your legal rights and options, the better. For a free consultation with Joliet, Illinois, divorce lawyer Chrystel Gavlin, call or contact our law firm today.
Divorce Modifications
Absent a mutual agreement, you have to show the court that there has been a substantial change in circumstances (yours, your former spouse's or your children's) in order to modify child support or alimony payments.
To modify child custody or visitation, by contrast, the court must be convinced that the proposed change is in the best interests of the children.
In either case, whether you're the person seeking the modification or you are trying to keep things the way they are — we make certain the court has complete and accurate information before a ruling is issued.
Custody, Visitation and Support Enforcement
A difficult divorce can leave someone so bitter and angry at a former spouse that they deliberately disregard custody, visitation or support orders in an effort to hurt that person. Deliberate or not, if a former spouse has not been honoring the terms of your divorce settlement — you have the right, and the ability, to have those terms enforced. Our message here is that we can help.
Protecting Families and Futures for More Than 13 Years
Joliet, Illinois: 815-768-2861 / Chicagoland Toll Free: 888-719-0742
Call or contact us today for a free consultation regarding your post-divorce legal issues.
We accept major credit cards and are available for evening or weekend appointments when necessary.
