Effective February 7, 2012, the Kansas Payment Center will NO LONGER ISSUE PAPER CHECKS for support payments. To sign up for Direct Deposit or the NOW Debit Card visit www.kspaycenter.com. If you do not choose an option by then, you will be sent a NOW Visa™ Debit Card automatically.

The Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office is assigned the responsibility to monitor and enforce orders of financial support issued by the district courts of Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties. All enforcement actions provided for by law are available to the District Court Trustee Office. Additionally, the District Court Trustee Office may file actions to establish paternity, and establish, or modify support orders. The District Court Trustee Office also participates in interstate enforcement actions with support enforcement agencies from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Territories and many countries. The District Court Trustee Office cannot assist parties in obtaining a divorce, dividing property, or in the establishment of child residency or parenting time orders. Contact the District Court Trustee office to apply for support enforcement services. Non IV-D support enforcement services are provided at a charge of 3% of the amount collected.

The Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office participates in the federal IV-D child support enforcement program that is administered by the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). IV-D program applications are available from SRS and the District Court Trustee Office. Unless an exception to the payment of a fee is applicable, IV-D services are provided at a charge of 4% of the amount collected.

In contractual cooperation with the Office of the Attorney General of Kansas the Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office assists the Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris county district courts collect victim restitution, court costs and fines. Crime victims that have been awarded restitution judgments may obtain an application for collection services from the District Court Trustee Office.

Eighth Judicial District Rule 2004-01 governs the operations of the Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office, including the operations of the Administrative Hearing Officer. Eighth Judicial District Local Rule 2004-01 may be viewed by clicking on the "Local Rules" link displayed on the left side of this web page.

District Court Trustee Staff:

Legal Staff

Audrey Magana, District Court Trustee

Ed Wheeler, Deputy Court Trustee

Greg Kieffer, Deputy Court Trustee

Hearing Officer Division

Douglas Thompson, Administrative Hearing Officer

P.O. Box 549

Chapman, KS 67431

(785) 922-6678

Administrative Secretaries

Support Staff