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When and How to Modify Your Divorce Decree

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Cordell & Cordell’s virtual town hall reviews the procedure for when and how to make modifications to your divorce decree.

Cordell & Cordell Managing/Executive Partner, CEO Scott Trout hosts a panel of divorce attorneys from across the United States, including Lauren Gilbert, Christopher Kennedy, Krista Jones-May, and Arnett Mumford III. They discuss options available when modifying custody, how to prep for a modification of custody, how to prep if a modification is sought against you, standard for modifications, the different types of custody that can be modified, issues other than custody that can be modified, lessons to glean from the Kanye West-Kim Kardashian divorce, and more.

Cordell & Cordell is continuing to host monthly town halls to help answer the most pressing issues men face during divorce. Be sure to register for the next session. A recording of the town hall will be emailed to all registrants so you can still watch if unable to attend live.

Joseph E. Cordell, founder of Cordell & Cordell family law offices

Written by Joseph E. Cordell

Co-Founder, Principal Partner
Joseph E. Cordell, founder of Cordell & Cordell family law offices

Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal Partner at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Over the past 25 years, the firm has grown to include more than 100 offices in 30 states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri and received his LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph E. Cordell was named one of the Top 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Missouri.

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