Divorces are often complicated. It is not uncommon for a divorce to last many months, if not years. Clients may spend thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, trying to make a deal with their spouse. The result is usually the adoption of a comprehensive Marital Settlement Agreement that represents a compromise and bargained-for exchange between both parties. This is especially true as it relates to their position on the financial issues collateral to their divorce, including the payment of child support and alimony.

Typically, the support obligations for both child support and alimony are based, in a significant part, on the respective past incomes of the parties, and their prospective ability to earn an income in the future. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, modification of support was often a complicated and intense battle for both sides. The motions were typically complex and detailed. Often times there was more litigation for the parties after the entry of a Judgment of Divorce modifying support than before the Judgment was entered.