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Are judgments in divorce cases final or can they be modified?

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divorce you know when you get a judgment
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in a divorce case it’s going to be
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called a final decree of divorce it
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might be called an agreed if y’all
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reach an agreement in mediation or
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outside mediation but in any case
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that divorce is final the day it is
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entered
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but it is not appealable uh
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or you’re not able to file a motion for
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new trial
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after the expiration of 30 days from the
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date of entry so that’s what’s
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significant
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you can subsequently file a modification
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once that has gone final the
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modification
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can be filed at any time
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after that your standard for filing it
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is just going to be
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different if it’s inside a year as
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compared to
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over a year from the date of the entry
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of the
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divorce

Dallas, TX family law attorney Mark Scroggins explains whether judgments in divorce cases are final or if can they be modified.

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