Memorandum of Law

A legal document filed along with pleadings or other court papers setting forth your lawyer's legal research in support of a request to the court.

A legal document filed along with pleadings or other court papers setting forth your lawyer’s legal research in support of a request to the court. Modification Complaint for. The legal,post-divorce procedure to change or modify a separation agreement,or the court’s earlier decision and judgment.
Most states allow modification of prior agreements or decisions/judgments based on any unanticipated "material change of circumstance." For example, your child requires extraordinary medical expenses or you become permanently disabled, and these events were unanticipated at the time of the original judgment. Certain types of agreements, "surviving agreements," are written to bar any future modification. The rules are technical and vary among states. Public policy suggests that all child-related issues should be modifiable. Consult your lawyer.