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These steps can help you steer through the child support modification process. For most parents obtaining a new order that modifies your support may take at least 6 months. Please review the modification steps below and quickly respond to any requested information from our office to help speed up the process.

Step 1: Request A Review For Modification

You only have to submit one request to get the process started.

We will reach out to both parties within 30 days.

Step 2: Information Gathering

We verify information for both parties:

• income
• health insurance coverage for children
• residential addresses

We may send additional documents to both parties, employers, and other sources to help with this step.

Step 3: Waiting For Responses

Providing all the requested information will help your request move to the next step.

Step 4: Child Support Review Specialist Conducts A Review

Modification review requires reviewing the prior orders for child support, medical support and any agreements.

Factors affecting the decision to proceed with a modification request include:

• The amount of time passed since the last order was signed by a judge,
• The new child support calculation, and/or
• Life changes that have occurred since the last order - here are some examples:
• change in income
• change in health insurance
• change in possession of the child.

Parties are free to disagree with the decision and pursue their own modification.

Step 5: Review Approved And NOT Approved

Review Approved:

If the order should be changed, we will schedule a negotiation appointment or a court date.
Both parties will receive a notification letter.

Review Not Approved:

Both parties will be notified by mail if we cannot proceed with a modification.
All parties have the same right to contest the decision and request another review.

• You may file a Motion to Modify your support obligation with the court. See www.texaslawhelp.org for more information.

Step 6: Child Support Review Process Appointment

Now we may schedule a Child Support Review Process appointment. This is a negotiation appointment to begin writing your new order.

This process works best when both parties attend.

We will work with both parties to write a new court order for the judge to sign.

This process could take time depending on your case.

If any party does not agree during the negotiation appointment, your next step may be a court date where a judge will decide if your order should be modified.

If you and the other parent agree to the new court order, skip ahead to Step 8.

Step 7: Court

On the court date, we will present your case to the judge. There are some reasons you may have to appear in court:

• you did not agree during your first negotiation appointment,
• complex cases,
• family violence concerns, and
• a case history of missing negotiation appointments.

We will work with both parties to write up a new court order for the judge to sign.

The judge will also decide if your order should be modified.

Everyone must receive legal documents that notify them of the modification, so this step could take the longest amount of time.

Sometimes, we cannot proceed to the next step if the legal documents are not delivered to all parties as required by law.

Step 8: New Order

The modification process is complete when the judge signs the new order.

Each case is different. This process could take time depending on your case.

We update your case to reflect the new order.

Click here to download Your Modification Journey.

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If your circumstances have changed, your order may be eligible for review and modification. Here’s what to expect when you request for a modification of your child support order.

Click here to learn the steps in the modification journey

How do I request a review?

If you have an active/open child support case, you can submit an official Request for Review of your court-ordered amount.

Click here to learn about the steps in the modification journey.
Click here to complete an online modification request.

Only 1 modification request should be submitted, any additional requests can create a delay in processing.

Or click here to download, complete, and mail the "Request for Review" form to the Child Support Division.

Send the completed form to:

Office of the Attorney General
Child Support Division
P.O. Box 12017
Austin, TX 78711-2017

ELIGIBILITY FOR A MODIFICATION

Your child support order is eligible for modification only if one (or more) of the following is true:

The order was established/last modified more than three years ago; and
The monthly amount of the child support order differs by either (a) 20% or (b) $100 from the amount that would be awarded, according to child support guidelines.

A material and substantial change in circumstances has occurred since the child support order was last set.

WHAT IS A "MATERIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES"?

In relation to receiving a payment modification, this phrase applies to one of these situations:

The noncustodial parent's income has increased or decreased.
The noncustodial parent is legally responsible for additional children.
The child's (or children's) medical insurance coverage has changed.

The child (or children) are now living with a different parent.

HOW TO CHANGE A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER

There are only two ways a child support order can be changed:

An in-office negotiation — known as the Child Support Review Process (CSRP)
Court hearing

Informal agreements between parents do not change the court-ordered amount. That can be changed only by a court hearing or the CSRP.

COULD MY PAYMENT AMOUNT GO UP IF I REQUEST A MODIFICATION?

Yes. It is possible that the amount of child support you are ordered to pay could go up.

Modifications are based on the noncustodial parent's current income. If you are making more money now than you were when the child support order was established or last modified, the court may increase the amount of child support you are ordered to pay.

Visit the Child Support Calculator. Enter your current income to estimate what your child support payment might be.

And how long does it take to make a decision on the appointment of alimony., Moscow | Question No. 755140 dated 12/20/2022

Hello! It all depends on what kind of dispute you have. The APC establishes the jurisdiction of various categories of cases. The plaintiff may submit, along with the claim, a motion to resolve the dispute in his absence. See below:

2. Jurisdiction

Article 35. Bringing a claim at the location or place of residence of the defendant

The claim is filed with the arbitration court of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation at the location or place of residence of the defendant. nine0003

Article 36. Jurisdiction at the choice of the plaintiff

1. A claim against a defendant whose location or place of residence is unknown may be filed with an arbitration court at the location of his property or at his last known location or place of residence in the Russian Federation.

2. A claim against defendants located or residing in the territories of different subjects of the Russian Federation is filed with an arbitration court at the location or place of residence of one of the defendants. nine0003

3. A claim against a defendant located or residing on the territory of a foreign state may be filed with an arbitration court at the location of the defendant's property on the territory of the Russian Federation.

4. A claim arising from a contract, in which the place of its performance is indicated, may also be brought to the arbitration court at the place of performance of the contract.

5. A claim against a legal entity arising from the activities of its branch, representative office, located outside the location of the legal entity, may be brought to the arbitration court at the location of the legal entity or its branch, representative office. nine0003

6. Claims for compensation for damages caused by a collision of ships, recovery of remuneration for rendering assistance and rescue at sea may be filed with an arbitration court at the location of the defendant's ship or the port of registry of the defendant's ship, or at the place of infliction of losses.

7. The choice between the arbitral tribunals, which, according to this article, have jurisdiction over the case, belongs to the plaintiff.

Article 37. Contractual jurisdiction

The jurisdiction established by Articles 35 and 36 of this Code may be changed by agreement of the parties before the arbitration court accepts the application for its proceedings. nine0003

Article 38. Exclusive jurisdiction

1. Claims for rights to immovable property shall be filed with the arbitration court at the location of this property.

2. Claims for rights to sea and aircraft, inland navigation vessels, space objects are presented to the arbitration court at the place of their state registration.

3. A claim against a carrier arising from a contract for the carriage of goods, passengers and their luggage, including if the carrier is one of the defendants, shall be filed with an arbitration court at the location of the carrier. nine0003

On some issues related to the jurisdiction of disputes arising from contracts for the carriage of goods by rail, see the letter of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation of April 2, 2004 N C1-7 / UP-389

Federal Law of July 22, 2008 N 138-FZ, Article 38 of this Code was supplemented by part 3.1

For the application of part 3.1 of Article 38 of this Code, see Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation of April 30, 2009 N 34

3. 1. A claim in a dispute in which one of the parties is an arbitration court is filed with the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region, unless one of the parties to the dispute is an arbitration court located on the territory of the Moscow Judicial District. In this case, the claim is brought to the Arbitration Court of the Tver Region. nine0003

4. An application for declaring a debtor bankrupt is filed with an arbitration court at the location of the debtor.

Federal Law No. 205-FZ of July 19, 2009 supplemented Article 38 of this Code with part 4.1, which shall enter into force ninety days after the official publication of the said Federal Law

4.1. A statement of claim or statement on a dispute referred to in Article 225.1 of this Code shall be filed with an arbitration court at the location of the legal entity referred to in Article 225.1 of this Code. nine0003

5. An application for the establishment of facts of legal significance is filed with the arbitration court at the location or place of residence of the applicant, with the exception of an application for the establishment of facts of legal significance for the emergence, change or termination of rights to immovable property, which is filed with the court at the location of the immovable property.

6. An application for challenging the decisions and actions (inaction) of the bailiff is filed with the arbitration court at the location of the bailiff. nine0003

7. Applications for disputes between Russian organizations operating or having property in the territory of a foreign state are submitted to the arbitration court at the place of state registration in the territory of the Russian Federation of the respondent organization.

Applications for disputes between Russian organizations operating or having property in the territory of a foreign state and not having state registration in the territory of the Russian Federation are submitted to the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region. nine0003

8. Applications for challenging the decision of the arbitration court and for issuing a writ of execution for the enforcement of the decision of the arbitration court are submitted to the arbitration court of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in whose territory the decision of the arbitration court was made.

9. An application for recognition and enforcement of decisions of foreign courts and foreign arbitral awards shall be submitted by the party in whose favor the decision of the foreign court was made to the arbitration court of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation at the location or place of residence of the debtor or, if the location or place of residence the debtor is unknown, at the location of the debtor's property. nine0003

10. A counterclaim, regardless of its cognizance, is filed with an arbitration court at the place of consideration of the original claim.

Article 156. Consideration of a case in case of failure to submit a response to the statement of claim, additional evidence, and also in the absence of persons participating in the case

2. The parties shall have the right to notify the arbitration court of the possibility of considering the case in their absence.

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2. Child support agreement

A child support agreement is a mutual agreement between parents regarding the payment of child support for minor children. Such an agreement determines the amount of payments, the frequency of transfers, and the method of withholding payments.

In accordance with Art. 103 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the RF IC) the amount of alimony paid under an agreement on the payment of alimony is determined by the parties in this agreement. At the same time, the amount of alimony established by an agreement on the payment of alimony for minor children cannot be lower than the amount of alimony that they could receive when collecting alimony in court. The amount of alimony is subject to indexation , which is carried out in accordance with the agreement on the payment of alimony (Article 105 of the RF IC). If the indexation procedure is not provided for in the agreement, indexation is carried out in proportion to the increase in the subsistence minimum for the corresponding socio-demographic group of the population established in the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of the person receiving alimony, and in the absence of the specified value in the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation, in proportion to the increase in the value the subsistence minimum for the relevant socio-demographic group of the population, established as a whole for the Russian Federation (clause 1 of article 117 of the RF IC). nine0003

The agreement on the payment of alimony also determines the methods and procedure for paying alimony (Article 104 of the RF IC). So, alimony can be paid:

in shares of earnings and (or) other income of a person obliged to pay alimony;

in a fixed sum of money paid periodically;

in a lump sum paid in cash;

· by providing property;

· in other ways as agreed. nine0003

A child support agreement may provide for a combination of different ways of paying child support.

An agreement on the payment of alimony is concluded in writing and is subject to notarization . Failure to comply with this requirement entails the nullity of the agreement (Article 100 of the RF IC). A notarized agreement on the payment of alimony has the force of a writ of execution. This means that if the obligated person evades the payment of alimony, the other party has the right, bypassing the court, to directly apply to the bailiff service for their enforcement. nine0003

The provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation governing the conclusion, execution, termination and invalidation of civil law transactions are applied to the conclusion, execution, termination and invalidation of an agreement on the payment of alimony (clause 1 of article 101 of the RF FC).

The maintenance agreement may be amended or terminated at any time by mutual agreement of the parties. The change or termination of the agreement on the payment of alimony must be made in the same form as the agreement on the payment of alimony itself, i.e. notarized (clause 2 of article 101 of the RF IC). nine0003

Unilateral refusal to fulfill an agreement on the payment of alimony or a unilateral change in its terms is not allowed (Clause 3, Article 101 of the RF IC).

In the event of a significant change in the financial or marital status of the parties and if an agreement is not reached on changing or terminating the agreement on the payment of alimony, the interested party has the right to apply to the court with a claim for changing or terminating this agreement. When deciding on the issue of changing or terminating an agreement on the payment of alimony, the court has the right to take into account any noteworthy interest of the parties (clause 4 of article 101 of the RF IC). nine0003

An agreement on the payment of alimony may be declared invalid by a court order at the request of the legal representative of a minor child or a guardianship and guardianship authority or a prosecutor in the event that the conditions for providing maintenance to a minor child significantly violate his interests, in particular in case of non-compliance with the requirements on the amount of alimony (Article 102 of the RF IC).

material maintenance paid by some family members for the benefit of others. Maintenance obligations are provided for parents and children, spouses and former spouses, as well as other family members. In particular, able-bodied adult children are obliged to support their parents, who have the right to demand alimony in case of disability and need for material assistance.