Child Support Modifications in Hackensack, NJ

Comprehensive Support for Families in Bergen County

Like alimony, child support in New Jersey is subject to modification based upon a substantial change in circumstances. Often, the change in circumstances concerns a change in one of the parties’ incomes. When modification of child support is premised upon a reduction in income, the party seeking reduction must show that his or her reduction in income is not the result of that party’s voluntary action, and must also show that the reduction is not temporary. Coupled with this requirement is a requirement to show efforts to find new employment.

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Steps to Obtain a Child Support Modification

Sometimes, the modification can be based upon a change in the custody or parenting time arrangement. Since child support is calculated in accordance with the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, and since the guidelines take into account the amount of time that the child is spending with each parent, when the amount of time that the child