# Modification of Child Support

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/modification-of-child-support/16107>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [February 19, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/modification-of-child-support/16107 "2015-02-19T20:34:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![LJean0412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@LJean0412](https://forum.rosen.com/u/LJean0412)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/modification-of-child-support/16107/1 "2015-02-19T20:34:40Z")

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My divorce was final in NC back in 2009. We did not have attorneys during our divorce, since we handled it ourselves. Child support was recorded as a certain amount in 2009 in the separation agreement. At that time we were both in living in NC until 2011. My ex took another job in California and moved. I also moved out of state back home to Texas. We have not modified child support since then and I feel it needs to be modified. What steps do I need to take to have the child support modified? Can I modify through an attorney here in Texas or do I need to request the help of an attorney in NC?  
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/modification-of-child-support/16107/2 "2015-02-26T01:47:24Z")

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The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) governs jurisdiction when it comes to custody matters. Since your original child support award was set forth in a separation agreement, rather than a court order, there is no child support order in NC to modify, so to speak. You’ll be starting fresh, and getting a new order (not a modification), but first you need to determine what state has jurisdiction. Since no parties live in NC anymore, NC is not the appropriate place to pursue a child support order.

To learn more about the UCCJEA, read our article discussing [which state has jurisdiction in custody cases](http://www.rosen.com/childcustody/cfaqs/what-state-has-jurisdiction-in-custody-matters-what-is-north-carolinas-uniform-child-custody-jurisdiction-and-enforcement-act/).