Whether you will be paying or receiving child support is often the subject of much worry. Will you receive enough support to take care of your children? Will you have enough money to live on after you pay child support? How will you make ends meet?
Most parents want to provide for their children. Today, child support laws make it possible for parents to have a better understanding of their obligation to support their children. The mechanisms for both payment and receipt of child support are more clearly defined, and help is available for collecting support if it is not paid.
The Kansas Child Support Guidelines, the Kansas Child Support Payment Center, and your county’s District Court Trustee or child support enforcement offices all help to simplify the child support system. As you learn more about them, matters regarding child support that appeared complex in the beginning can eventually become routine for you and the other parent.