1) How do I file for divorce and do a I need a lawyer? 2) How can I find out if my spouse has filed for divorce?Use this program to ask (or "petition") the Family Court to change a support order if there is a "change in circumstances." After an order or legal agreement is entered and validated in a New York court, one or both spouses can request a modification of court order. Either party can file a petition to modify a divorce judgment, but certain conditions must be met in order for a court to award a modification. If the divorce is uncontested and there is a parenting agreement that both parents have worked on and agree to - do we need to get a lawyer? Get information about divorce. Download divorce forms. To seek a divorce modification in New York, a party must file a petition with the court. If you need to make a modification to an existing divorce decree, contact a Queens modification lawyer from the Law Offices of Donald Mastrodomenico, P.C.!