Child Support
In determining the amount to be paid for child support, Kansas law requires a Court to consider all relevant factors, including the financial resources and needs of both parents, the financial resources and needs of the child, and the physical and emotional condition of the child.
The Kansas Supreme Court has adopted child support guidelines which must be used as the basis for establishing and reviewing all child support orders. The guidelines are based upon a premise that both parties have a shared duty to support their children based upon their contribution to the combined family income. A proportion of each parent’s income is allocated to the child. Child support generally continues until the child is 18 and has graduated from high school, but there are exceptions. Child support is almost always paid through the Kansas Payment Center in Topeka through an income withholding order.
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Child Support Modifications
A child support order may be modified if the child has advanced into the next age bracket in the guidelines, or, if there has been a “material change in circumstances” such that the support obligation will change by at least 10%, or, if there is any other material change in circumstances such as the child becoming emancipated. Modifications cannot operate retroactively, so it is imperative that you file a Motion at the earliest possible time.
