Post-Judgment Matters/Enforcement
Once a family law judgment is entered, for various reasons, its terms may not always be final or may not always be followed.
After you receive a final judgment of dissolution or paternity, circumstances can change. Children grow and their needs as a teenager are different from when they were a toddler, necessitating a change of custody or visitation. A parent may need to re-locate and want to move with the child. You might lose a job or a child’s parent may obtain more lucrative employment. All of the above are reasons to modify child custody and visitation, child support or spousal support.
It is also possible that, after receiving a divorce decree, assistance is needed to enforce the terms of the judgment. For example, the sale of a home was agreed upon and your former spouse refuses to put it on the market or you need direction as to the division of retirement accounts. Perhaps you have a final divorce decree from another state and need to enforce the terms in California or an asset was omitted in the original division of property.
There are many unexpected issues that can arise after your dissolution judgment is entered. Many of them can be settled via Mediation, Collaborative or Negotiation.
