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In order to modify your child custody orders (if you and your ex are not in agreement on the matter), you'll need to request a hearing with the court. Unless there is a compelling reason for doing so, child custody orders generally aren't modified within the first two years of being issued.

In Washington, the general rule is that courts may order parenting plan modifications if (1) there has been a substantial change in the circumstances of a parent or child since the original parenting plan was issued, and (2) if the modification is in the best interests of the child.

A parent seeking to modify custody in Washington must file legal forms with the court, including a "Petition for Modification of Adjustment of Child Custody Decree/Parenting Plan." The petition should specify what kinds of custody changes the parent is seeking.

How Often Can Child Support Be Modified In California? Under California law, either parent can request to modify child support after every three years, or if there has been ?a substantial change in circumstances? since the order was decreed.

Regardless of whether the modification is ?major? or ?minor?, the initial threshold requirement is the same: there must be a ?substantial change? in the circumstances of a party or child, and the change must not have been within the anticipation of the parties at entry of the existing parenting plan or custody order.

The statute provides for a review and potential adjustment of child support every two years. If 24 months have passed from the date of the entry of the child support order or since the last modification (whichever is latest), the order may be adjusted without a showing of substantially changed circumstances.