How can you modify a custody agreement in Tennessee? – Patterson Bray PLLC

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no matter if your custody order came from a divorce or you have children out of wedlock if you have a custody order in place that you have agreed with your other partner as to how to raise the children those orders stay within the jurisdiction of the court until the children turn 18 or they become they’re no longer minors when you have

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those agreements you can petition that judge to modify your custody order and you can ask the court to modify who is making decisions about the children’s care what the holiday schedule is going to be what the day-to-day schedule is going to be for children out of wedlock you can ask the court to modify the legal and physical custody of the children

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And for children born in a marriage and that go through a divorce, you can ask the court to modify the parenting plan and modify those things within the parenting plan. And if those changes are in the best interest of the children, the court can make changes to your order as to who is making decisions about the children’s day-to-day care, who’s making decisions about major events in their life, and what the schedule with each parent will be.

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