Is everything in a divorce decree final forever?
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Is everything in a divorce decree final forever?
Asked on July 27, 2012 under Family Law, Illinois
Answers:
Terence Fenelon / Law Offices of Terence Fenelon
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your question is way too vague to be answered. If the matter involves children, nothing is written in stone.
If the answer involves strictly a property settlement, you may have a problem.
Several other issues come to mind.: how long ago ago was it signed? What were the circumsatnces? What would you want changed?
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the marital settlement agreement and the resulting judgment of dissolution does not state that certain portions are subject to review and/or modification at a later date, the final decree of a marital dissolution is exactly what is says and means, "final". It cannot be modified or changed later on.
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