Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: child support

Modification of child support can be requested from the Family Court. The standard for modification depends on how your divorce was decided. If you had a written stipulation or agreement on which the judgment was based then there is a higher standard of "unanticipated change of circumstances" - if you did not then a simple change of circumstances can lead to a modification. That means simply that if your salary increased or the other party's decreased or there was some other circumstance that changes the financial well being of the children - she can ask the court for a modification.