Modifications & Enforcement
When Circumstances Change, or an Order Isn’t Being Followed
Two Different Problems, One Team That Handles Both
A court order is supposed to be the end of the fight—but life doesn’t always cooperate, and not everyone follows through. If your situation has changed since your order was signed, or the other parent isn’t doing what the order says, we can help.
Modifications
Custody orders, possession schedules, and child support are all built around the facts at the time—a job, a home, a schedule, a set of needs. When those facts change enough, Texas law lets you ask the court to change the order to match.
Custody & Possession Modifications
A new job, a remarriage, a change in a child’s needs, or a parent’s conduct can all justify updating conservatorship or a possession schedule. We help you show the court what’s changed and why the current order no longer serves your child.
Child Support Modifications
Income changes in both directions—a job loss, a new job, a significant raise. We help you request a modification that reflects the current situation.
Relocation
Wanting to move, or having an ex who wants to move the kids, raises its own set of questions under most Texas orders. We help you understand what your order actually allows and can develop a strategy when your case has to return to litigation.
Enforcement
An order only works if it’s followed. When it isn’t, the court has real tools to make the other party comply—and we know how to use them.
An order that’s repeatedly ignored is often a sign of a bigger pattern. See High-Conflict Divorce and Custody for how we approach cases where the other side won’t cooperate at all.
Possession & Access Enforcement
If the other parent is withholding your time with your children, we can ask the court to enforce the order.
Child Support Enforcement
Unpaid child support doesn’t just go away. We pursue the tools Texas law provides to collect what’s owed.
Property & Other Order Enforcement
When a former spouse won’t follow through on the property division or other terms from a final decree, you have options. We can help.
Common Questions
How much has to change before I can modify my order?
Texas requires a “material and substantial change in circumstances” since the last order—the specifics depend on your situation, which is why this is worth a real conversation rather than guessing on your own.
What happens if I just stop paying, or stop following the schedule, without going back to court?
The existing order stays in effect and enforceable until a judge changes it—acting on your own instead of getting a modification can put you on the wrong side of an enforcement action. If your circumstances have changed, the right move is to ask the court to change the order, not to change your behavior first.