Child Support Modification - Preparation Worksheet - Virginia
NON-FILING PREPARATION WORKSHEET
Do not file or serve this worksheet. Transfer approved information to the
current official form and any additional pleading required by the court.
VIRGINIA CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION PREPARATION WORKSHEET
1. Case and Route Control
Begin with the complete docket and every order affecting support. Do not create
a new caption, switch the parties' labels, or select a court from this worksheet
alone.
| Item | Verified information | Source reviewed | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court named in the existing case | [________________________________] | Filed order / docket | [__/__/____] |
| Court address | [________________________________] | Current court directory | [__/__/____] |
| Existing case number | [________________________________] | Docket | [__/__/____] |
| Original petitioner designation | [________________________________] | Operative caption | [__/__/____] |
| Original respondent designation | [________________________________] | Operative caption | [__/__/____] |
| Order to be reviewed or amended | Title / date: [________________________________] | File-stamped order | [__/__/____] |
| Later order, appeal, stay, or transfer | ☐ None found ☐ Yes: [________________________________] | Full docket | [__/__/____] |
| Department of Social Services involved | ☐ No ☐ Yes: [________________________________] | Order / agency record | [__/__/____] |
| Interstate, tribal, or other jurisdiction issue | ☐ No issue identified ☐ Review required: [________________] | Counsel review | [__/__/____] |
| Current filing route | ☐ DC-630 ☐ Other court-approved filing: [________________] | Current forms / court direction | [__/__/____] |
The current DC-630 is titled Motion to Amend or Review Order and includes
General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
choices. That form does not decide which court controls a particular order.
2. Existing Order Record
| Order term | Current filed language | Current performance or status | Supporting record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly current support | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Payment recipient and route | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Health-care coverage | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Unreimbursed medical or dental expenses | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Child-care treatment | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Arrears or credit finding | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Other support-related term | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Attach a complete readable copy of the order. Check later orders before
describing any term as current.
3. Requested Change and Reasons
Virginia Code § 20-108 requires the request to state the reasons for the relief
sought. Record facts, dates, and evidence rather than conclusions.
| Requested change | Current term | Proposed term | Reason and date of change | Evidence or witness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base support | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
| Health-care coverage | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
| Unreimbursed health expenses | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
| Child-care treatment | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
| Other | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
Potential changes to investigate may include income, employment, parenting
schedule, child-care expense, health coverage, a child's needs, or another
case-specific circumstance. Listing a change does not establish that it is
legally sufficient.
Narrative for the Official Filing
Date the relevant facts began: [__/__/____]
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
4. Current Guideline Calculation
Sections 20-108.1(B) and 20-108.2 create a rebuttable presumption that the
current guideline result is the correct support amount. Use the worksheet that
matches the custody arrangement and the current court instructions:
- ☐ DC-637 — Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
- ☐ DC-638 — Child Support Guidelines Worksheet—Split Custody
- ☐ DC-640 — Child Support Guidelines Worksheet—Shared Custody
- ☐ Other current court-approved calculation required in this case:
[________________________________]
| Calculation input | Party A | Party B | Source document and period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly gross income | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Spousal-support adjustment | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Other-child support adjustment | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Allowable business-expense adjustment | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Health-care coverage cost used | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Employment-related child care used | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
| Other worksheet input | $[________________] | $[________________] | [________________] |
Current guideline result: $[________________] per month.
Worksheet form and revision reviewed: [________________________________]
The worksheet relied upon for the order belongs in the court or Department
file, and a copy must be provided to the parties. Do not reproduce an old
schedule from another template; calculate from the current official materials.
5. Deviation Record, If Any
Complete this section only if the filing asks for an amount different from the
guideline result. Section 20-108.1(B) requires written findings in the order to
rebut the guideline presumption.
| Item | Preparation record |
|---|---|
| Exact § 20-108.1(B) factor or other current authority | [________________________________] |
| Facts supporting the proposed deviation | [________________________________] |
| Evidence supporting those facts | [________________________________] |
| Guideline amount to state in the proposed findings | $[________________________________] |
| Proposed amount | $[________________________________] |
| Case-specific explanation for the difference | [________________________________] |
Do not treat a percentage difference by itself as a universal judicial
modification rule. Counsel must identify the applicable statutory route and
evidence.
6. Notice, Service, and Requested Effective Date
Section 20-108 bars retroactive modification of a support order. It permits
modification for a period while a petition is pending only from the date notice
of the petition was given to the responding party. Do not promise an effective
date until filing, notice, service, and controlling-order issues are reviewed.
| Event | Date | Method / document | Proof or docket entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filing | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Notice or service on responding party | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Notice to agency or additional party | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Hearing | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Requested effective date approved by counsel: [__/__/____]
Basis for that date: [________________________________________________________]
7. Filing Package Checklist
- ☐ Current official modification form or pleading selected.
- ☐ Complete existing order and every later modifying order reviewed.
- ☐ Current DC-637, DC-638, or DC-640 completed as applicable.
- ☐ Income records and calculation inputs are current and traceable.
- ☐ Confidential identifiers are handled under current court requirements.
- ☐ Required filing fee or fee-waiver route confirmed with the court.
- ☐ Notice and service method confirmed for every required recipient.
- ☐ Department of Social Services participation and notice checked.
- ☐ Proposed order or additional local form confirmed, if required.
- ☐ Copies prepared for the court, parties, counsel, and agency as required.
- ☐ Virginia counsel completed final legal and factual review.
8. Counsel Review
| Review question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the identified court currently control modification of this order? | [________________________________] |
| Is DC-630 the correct filing instrument, or is another pleading required? | [________________________________] |
| Are all required parties and agencies included? | [________________________________] |
| Is the change legally sufficient and supported by admissible evidence? | [________________________________] |
| Is the correct guideline worksheet used with current inputs? | [________________________________] |
| Is any requested deviation supported by written-findings material? | [________________________________] |
| Are notice, service, hearing, and local requirements satisfied? | [________________________________] |
| Is the requested effective date permitted by § 20-108? | [________________________________] |
Virginia attorney: [________________________________]
Review date: [__/__/____]
Signature or approval record: [________________________________]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- August 24, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 24, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Category
- Family Law
Legal authority
- Va. Code § 20-108 (revision of an existing support decree and limits on retroactive modification)
- Va. Code § 20-108.1(B) (guideline presumption and written findings for deviation)
- Va. Code § 20-108.2 (current child-support guideline and worksheet record)
Family law covers the paperwork that shapes divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship, and other family matters. These filings are emotional and high-stakes, and they also have to meet strict procedural rules for service, financial disclosure, and parenting plans. Clean, accurate paperwork keeps the focus on getting a workable outcome for the family instead of getting derailed by technical problems that delay hearings or force amended filings.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 24, 2026.
Va. Code § 20-108 (checked August 24, 2026): "The court may, from time to time after decreeing as provided in § 20-107.2, on petition of either of the parents, or on its own motion or upon petition of any probation officer or the Department of Social Services, which petition shall set forth the reasons for the relief sought, revise and alter such decree concerning the care, custody, and maintenance of the children and make a new decree concerning the same, as the circumstances of the parents and the benefit of the children may require. No support order may be retroactively modified, but may be modified with respect to any period during which there is a pending petition for modification in any court, but only from the date that notice of such petition has been given to the responding party."
Va. Code § 20-108.1(B) (checked August 24, 2026): "However, there shall be a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding for child support, including cases involving split custody or shared custody, that the amount of the award that would result from the application of the guidelines set out in § 20-108.2 is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. In order to rebut the presumption, the court shall make written findings in the order, which findings may be incorporated by reference, that the application of such guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case."
Va. Code § 20-108.2(B) (checked August 24, 2026): "The guidelines worksheet relied upon by the court or the Department of Social Services to compute a child support obligation for a support order issued by such court or the Department shall be placed in the court's file or the Department's file, and a copy of such guidelines worksheet shall be provided to the parties."
Virginia District Court Form DC-630 — Motion to Amend or Review Order (checked August 24, 2026): "I request that the attached order be changed, amended, and/or modified as follows. I request these changes for the following reason(s)."
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