Changing Divorce Judgments

To obtain a divorce, a married couple will have to file the necessary paperwork and work to reach a settlement. If the couple cannot reach an agreement, then a judge will determine a fair settlement. After the divorce has been finalized, the terms of the settlement or the judge’s ruling will go into effect.

After a couple is divorced, they may decide to reconcile or change the terms of the divorce. When either of these are the case, then the couple may have to petition for a reversal of the judgment or a modification of the agreement.

Divorce Reversal

A married couple that gets divorced and then reconciles may want to re-validate the marriage. In these cases, couples have one of two options:

• Appeal the court’s ruling and have the divorce overturned
• Honor the divorce and then get remarried

The easiest method for re-validating a marriage is usually to get remarried. Some couples may not want to go this route, however, if they reconcile fairly soon after the divorce is finalized. After the divorce is finalized, then the process of splitting assets and debts begins.

Having the agreement overturned would halt this process, as opposed to going forward with the process, getting remarried, and then rejoining assets and debts.

Divorce Agreement Modifications

Couples that wish to stay divorced may still want to alter the terms of their divorce agreements. Particularly, they may wish to modify:

• Child custody
• Alimony payments
• Division of assets/debts

Unless the ex-spouses can come to an agreement among themselves, one spouse will need to appeal the decision or file a petition with the court that handed down the ruling. The chances of getting the agreement modified depend on the reasons for pursuing modification.

Contact Us

Trying to get a divorce reversed or modified may be a difficult task that involves a legal battle. For help reversing or modifying your divorce agreement, contact the Austin divorce lawyers of Slater & Kennon, LLP, at 512-472-2431.