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change in circumstances

change in circumstances definition - legal

n

A modification, usually substantial, unanticipated, and involuntary, in the emotional, financial, or physical condition of one or both parents, warranting a modification of a child custody or child support order.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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