so modifying custody is more difficult

than most people believe going into the

process when you create your initial

custody plan it’s not a trial it’s not

something that the courts are going to

revisit early or easily courts like

stability and consistency for children

so when you formulate your original

custody plan it is likely that that will

remain in place for quite some time and

if not for the lifetime of the child

through their emancipation because

courts like stability and schedules to

stick so if you’re seeking a

modification there has to be a

significant change

in circumstances and not your

circumstances it is not sufficient if

you remarry and your home looks

different to change your child’s

custodial Arrangement there has to be a

change in the child’s life and it’s

typically a negative change that you can

show to the court would be remedied

If the child custody schedule can change

so it’s quite difficult to do and that’s

the process would be going to court and

first showing the change in circumstance

which is a high enough burden it is not

an easy burden to meet and then after

you’ve met that threshold showing

showing the court that that change in

circumstance in a child’s life for

example a child is not doing well in

school anymore or a child who’s been a

very outgoing extrovert has become very

introverted you can prove that you

potentially can show that but you then

have to prove that that change can be

bettered or remedied by a change in the

custodial schedule so it’s quite a

difficult obstacle to overcome

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