All families change over time. As their needs and goals change, legal action may be necessary to make sure existing court orders evolve to meet new family requirements. What was suitable to the parties at the time of the divorce may no longer work as jobs change, children age and parents remarry. Law Office of Roland P. Merkel helps families obtain appropriate modifications to child support, child custody, visitation, time sharing and alimony. I also address relocation issues when parents intend to move from their original residence, either to another part of Kentucky, or to another state or country.
Modifications of child custody, time sharing, child support, and alimony often require proof to the court that there has been a substantial change in circumstances. Substantial changes can be as simple as a greater financial need or increase in income, or may include a change in your child’s environment or time sharing.
I advocate for your rights in court to help you get the child support and child custody modifications you and your children need, or to obtain court approval for relocation, and guide you through the often difficult procedures to get results. I also help families with domestication of foreign or out-of-state judgments, assisting them in obtaining court orders that ask the Kentucky courts to treat an order from another state as its own. Domestications for matters like child support and visitation can be especially useful when families with children move into the state.
When you bring your modification case to my firm, I review your goals with you. Then I examine the existing agreements between you and your ex-spouse or child’s parent. Together we set realistic, achievable objectives to bring before the Kentucky family court judge. Whether you are seeking an adjustment in your spousal or child support, are looking to adjust your visitation schedule, or attempting to change custody, or to obtain approval of relocation, I can help.
I take action for you as fast as the Kentucky family courts allow. I take the time to work closely with you to understand your unique circumstances, goals and concerns.
Call Law Office of Roland P. Merkel at 859-263-1123 or contact me online to schedule a free 20-minute initial consultation at my Lexington, Kentucky office.