How Do I Get a Property Award Made After the Divorce is Final?
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The answer will depend on all the facts involved, such as whether there has been a final order by the court and whether the issue of property division was addressed at all in a divorce decree. We are prohibited from giving legal advice, as this service provides information of a general legal nature. We suggest you contact a local attorney who can review all the facts and documents involved.
When a divorce decree is issued by a court, that court retains jurisdiction to modify its order. A court may grant a motion for a modification of a divorce decree when the parties consent to the modification or when a significant change of circumstances justifies the modification. Certain aspects of the decree are modifiable, while others are not. The property division is not modifiable by the court. It is final. Therefore if a final divorce decree was issued with a property award or the issue was inadvertently not addressed, a motion for reconsideration or appeal may need to be filed.
