Explore 29 court opinions on Substantial Change In Circumstances. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Appellate Court Affirms Modification of Divorce Judgment
Osorio v. Osorio, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order that modified a final judgment of di...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change
Marriage of Jenkins, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to m...
Grandparents Retain Permanent Custody Over Mother's Modification Attempt
In re J.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparent...
Paternal Grandparents Retain Custody Over Mother's Modification Attempt
In re E.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparen...
Paternal Grandparents Retain Permanent Custody Over Mother's Appeal
In re K.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparen...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
Marriage of Jenkins, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to ...
Court Affirms Imputation of Income for Child Support Modification
Dominique Christopher Earl Langston v. Brittney Marie Langston, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Custody Modification and Relocation
Young v. Young, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Ms. Young, sought to modify a shared parenting order, requesting sole custody an...
Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Decision
H.A. v. J.A., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the modification of child support obligations. The trial court m...
Court Affirms Imputation of Income in Child Support Modification
Christina Fano Schultheis v. Milan Schultheis, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order...
Appellate Court Affirms Modification of Parenting Plan
C v. Father of A.E.N., a Child v. Joshua Jamil Normandia and Xaris Chealyne Normandia, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate c...
Court Affirms Imputed Income in Child Support Case
J.E.S. v. A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's (J.E.S.) challenge to a child support order, arguing th...
Shared Parenting Plan Requires Mutual Consent for Out-of-State Relocation
J.M.P. v. J.R.P, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father (J.R.P.) could unilaterally relocate his child...
Appellate Court Affirms Asset Division, Reverses Alimony Award
Parker v. Parker, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary di...
Court Denies Involuntary Medication for Conservatee
Conservatorship of A.B., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The conservator of A.B. sought to modify a prior order to allow for the involun...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Changed Circumstances
Marriage of Starr, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Child Support Modification
Marriage of Starr, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Father's voluntary income increase doesn't warrant child support modification
In the Matter of Mylee McKinney, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny a fath...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
R.R. v. C.R., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to modif...
Father's Child Support Obligation Affirmed Despite Financial Hardship Claim
S.L. v. L.R., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's (L.R.) alleged failure to pay child support and the mother...
Appellate Court Affirms Sole Legal Custody Award to Father
H.C. v. C.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, H.C., sought to appeal the trial court's decision to grant the defendant, C.P., s...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Foreseeable Income Increase
Marriage of M.P. and M.C., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying a father's reque...
Court Affirms Denial of Shared Parenting Modification
C.D. v. T.D., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff sought to modify a shared parenting order, requesting sole legal custody and a re...
Spousal Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
Marriage of Nelson, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request t...
Court Denies Modification of Shared Parenting Order
Connelly v. Connelly, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff sought to modify a shared parenting order, requesting sole legal custody ...
Father's voluntary income increase doesn't warrant child support modification
Hart v. Hart, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to modif...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
Marriage of Elena Kouvabina and Jacob Veltman, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order deny...
Ohio Court Affirms Child Support Modification Due to Income Decrease
E.A.K.M. v. M.A.M., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father's child support obligation should be modified b...
Father denied child support modification due to voluntary income reduction
In the Matter of David Glenn Baker, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether...