Tariff Trepidation: Would Industry Changes or Job Loss due to Tariffs be Adopted by Courts as a Catastrophic Change to Spousal Support Obligations?

Tariff Trepidation: Would Industry Changes or Job Loss due to Tariffs be Adopted by Courts as a Catastrophic Change to Spousal Support Obligations?

Let’s say you work in the automotive industry, and you are realizing your company is being hit hard by the tariffs. You are not getting contracts like you were in 2024 and several people on your team have been laid off. Can you lower your spousal support payments if that happens to you? When circumstances change drastically, both parties may seek to adjust the support amounts. But what constitutes a “catastrophic change in circumstances” that ju…