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How child support is calculated in Kansas

Kansas courts must follow the Kansas Child Support Guidelines, which the Kansas Supreme Court adopts by rule under K.S.A. 20-165 after considering the child’s needs and the parents' circumstances. The guideline text itself could not be read for this page.[1]

Kansas’s model

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Read the guideline: K.S.A. 23-3002 and 20-165

The state child support agency or your court clerk can run the official numbers.

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From the official text

The rules behind Kansas’s numbers

The guideline is K.S.A. 23-3002 and 20-165. Open each rule to read the exact words.

Guideline: K.S.A. 23-3002 and 20-165 (Kansas Legislature), checked October 26, 2026.

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Sources

Kansas’s child support guideline, rules and official tools, read on the official sites, with the date we checked each.

  1. K.S.A. 23-3002 and 20-165 (Kansas Legislature)kslegislature.govchecked ↩