§ 762 Staying, modifying, setting aside or vacating order

If you have a court order from a family court case under this part of the law, that order is not always the final word. The court can later pause the order, cancel it, change it, or reverse it completely. This can happen if the judge decides on their own that a change is needed, or if someone connected to the case asks for it.

The key requirement is "good cause." This means there has to be a real, valid reason for asking the court to step in. Someone can't just ask the court to change an order because they changed their mind. They need to show the judge that circumstances have changed, or that there is some legitimate reason why the original order should not stand as written.

This rule gives family courts flexibility. Life circumstances change, and sometimes an order that made sense at one point no longer fits the situation. This rule lets the court respond to those changes instead of being stuck with an order that no longer works.