If you have a court order or agreement in place, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to change it. If you have lost your job or changed employment, you may need the terms of child and spousal support to change to reflect your income. You may need to change the parenting schedule for your children if your original schedule is no longer working because of a change in you or your child’s life.
In order to change an order for support and/or parenting arrangements the parent seeking a change must satisfy the court that there has been a material change in circumstances. Not every change will result in a variation. The law requires a change that alters a child's needs or the ability of the parents to meet those needs in a fundamental way that could not have reasonably been anticipated at the time the original order or agreement was made.
If you are thinking about varying an order or looking to change an agreement, Apna Law’s Vancouver and Burnaby family lawyers can give you sound legal advice and help ensure that your best case is presented to the court.