The terms of your court order remain in effect during the coronavirus crisis. If you are court ordered to pay spousal support or child support, you remain obligated to pay the amounts ordered. It is not advisable to stop making court-ordered payments. In order to change the amount of child support or spousal support paid to the other party, a petition to modify child support or motion to modify spousal support must be filed with the court. The amount owed to the other party will not be officially changed until a new order is signed by the Judge. The advantage however of filing as soon as possible, is that any decision in your favor by the Court may be retroactive to the date of filing.