Income Withholding consists of the employer withholding money from the Obligor's paycheck in accordance with an order of the court. Kansas law provides that all new or modified orders for support shall provide for immediate issuance of an income withholding order. The type of order and the language within affects the timing of the implementation of the income withholding order. Arrears collections will increase as children emancipate, absent an order of the court stating otherwise.

Employers are allowed time to implement income withholding into their payroll system. Therefore, it may take anywhere from 45 to 60 days for the first check to arrive in this office after the initiation of a new income withholding order. Obligors are advised to pay their support through the Kansas Payment Center until such time as deductions begin from their earnings.

By statute, support must be deducted evenly among the pay-periods of the employee. Once the employer begins remitting payments, those payments will usually fall into a pattern of paying monthly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or weekly. All payments are made through the Kansas Payment Center.

The Income Withholding order requires the employer to deduct a designated amount of money each pay period. In compliance with section 303 (b) of the Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1673 (b)) and K.S.A 23-3104(f) the total amount deducted from each pay period will be limited to 50% of the Obligor's disposable income.