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Per the Kansas Judicial Branch website, judges and hearing officers follow the rules provided by the Kansas Child Support Guidelines when calculating child support for all parties. They are intended to guide parents and foster a proper distribution of the family’s collective resources of time and money. 

The Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee actively oversees the reviews and compliance to state and federal laws. 

Stay Up to Date on the Kansas Child Support Guidelines

The latest Kansas Child Support Guideline changes took effect on August 1, 2024, in compliance with Administrative Order 2024-RL-068. They are reflected in a document that is provided on the Kansas Judicial Branch website. 

In compliance with this update, Bradley Software’s latest version of our Kansas Child Support Calculator reflects the following:

WORKSHEET CHANGES

Section D. Computation of Child Support - This section has now been broken down into six sections, D through I as follows:

D. COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT

E. PARENTING TIME OR SHARED RESIDENCY ADJUSTMENT

F. HEALTH INSURANCE

G. WORK RELATED CHILD CARE COSTS

H. PROPORTIONATE CHILD SUPPORT OBLOGATION FOR EACH PARENT

I. BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

 

Other Section Changes

CHILD SUPPORT ADJUSTMENTS of the Child Support Worksheet is now Section J.

DEVIATION(S) FROM REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AMOUNT, formerly Section F of the Child Support Worksheet, has been split into multiple sections as follows:

• K. DEVIATION(S) FROM REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AMOUNT
• I. NET PARENTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION 
• M. ENFORCEMENT FEE ALLOWANCE
• N. TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

Parenting Time or Shared Residency Adjustment - Section E. now provides:

E.1. PARENTING TIME ADJUSTMENT (Designated by "Time Shared Equally" dropdown.)

• a. Percentage calculation
• b. Actual Cost Parenting Time Adjustment
• c. Extended Parenting Time Adjustment with new input values and manual percentage input when child(ren) reside(s) 14+ consecutive days with the non-primary parent.

E. 2.SHARED RESIDENCY AND WRITTEN SHARED EXPENSE PLAN

E. 3. SHARED RESIDENCY WITH DIRECT EXPENSE FORMULA

E. 4. TOTAL ADJUSTMENT

Shared Parenting Clothing Requirement - is no longer required and has been removed from the software.

Tax Changes

• Updated income tax brackets
• Increased Standard Deduction and Personal Exemption
• Increased Child Care Tax Credit

Guidelines - Kansas child support guideline numbers are up to date.

Choose Bradley Software

Family law firms cover many facets of compliance that seem to be ever-changing. For many, these challenges include:

Time spent researching child support and tax guideline changes and how they affect calculations for all your pending matters can really add up, especially with deadlines that must be met.

Bradley Software streamlines child support calculations, parenting time percentages, and arrears with interest to simplify the complexities that can be created by state guideline and income tax changes. Our software provides these guidelines so family law firms can stay focused on their cases, clients, and deadlines.