How to run Alimony Child Support in DocketMath for Kansas

Step-by-step

This guide shows you how to run Alimony (spousal maintenance) + Child Support in DocketMath for Kansas using jurisdiction-aware rules. It focuses on what to enter, what to expect from outputs, and how Kansas-specific legal frameworks affect the modeled numbers.

Kansas uses two different “engines” (and they work differently):

• Child support is governed by the Kansas Child Support Guidelines adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court via Kan. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 307 (the income-shares model).
• Spousal maintenance (alimony) is governed by K.S.A. § 23-2901 et seq., principally § 23-2902 and § 23-2903. It is discretionary and tied to enumerated factors.

1) Open the correct DocketMath calculator

1. Go to: https://docketmath.com/tools/alimony-child-support
2. Confirm the tool is set to Kansas using jurisdiction code US-KS.
3. Use the “Alimony Child Support” workflow for the combined analysis (the calculator is set up for this purpose).

2) Enter basic case details (the “who/when” inputs)

In the calculator, fill in the inputs that define the case baseline:

• Jurisdiction: Kansas (US-KS)
• Number of children you’re modeling
• Children’s ages (or the ages bracket the calculator requests)

Why this matters for Kansas: the Kansas Child Support Guidelines (Admin. Order 307) use the child-related parameters as part of the overall guidelines structure, so ages can affect the child support result.

3) Enter incomes for each parent/party

Next, enter income inputs for:

• Payor (the person likely paying support)
• Recipient (the person likely receiving support)
• Any additional income inputs the calculator asks for (common when allocating from an income-shares structure)

Kansas guidance context: because Kansas child support uses the income-shares model under Kan. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 307, DocketMath uses your inputs to estimate a combined income pool and then allocates support based on the guideline model and child-related parameters.

Practical input tips:

• Use the time period the tool expects (often annualized gross).
• If you’re doing “what-if” comparisons, use the same assumptions each run (especially around which income types you include) so you can trust the direction of the changes.

4) Add adjustment assumptions if DocketMath prompts them

Depending on the UI, you may see toggles/fields for items like:

• Other income adjustments
• Health insurance costs
• Work-related childcare costs
• Parenting-time (or parenting-time effects)
• Other expense or deviation-related factors supported by the tool

Kansas child support is guideline-driven under Admin. Order 307, and the tool may incorporate certain cost components or adjustments. Enter what you can realistically defend in your planning scenario.

5) Run the Child Support calculation

Once the child-related fields are complete:

1. Click Calculate (or the equivalent button).
2. Review the child support output.

What you should expect in outputs (depending on the tool layout):

• A monthly child support amount based on the Kansas guideline model (Admin. Order 307)
• Potential supporting line items (for example, insurance/childcare or parenting-time effects), if the tool provides them

6) Add Spousal Maintenance (Alimony) inputs for Kansas

Switch to the spousal maintenance portion within the same DocketMath workflow.

Kansas spousal maintenance is governed by K.S.A. § 23-2902 and § 23-2903 (within K.S.A. § 23-2901 et seq.). In practice, this affects:

• Whether maintenance is awarded (the statute’s framework is discretionary)
• Amount and duration, based on the statutory enumerated factors

In DocketMath, you’ll typically enter inputs such as:

• Length of marriage (or relationship duration), if the tool requires it
• A maintenance period or scenario duration the tool models
• Income/resources of each party as applicable
• Any additional factor inputs the tool collects (for example, employment capacity/ability to earn, needs, health, etc.—as supported by the calculator)

Duration default clarity (important)

The calculator may include an option for maintenance duration. If you see a single default/general period and no claim-type-specific sub-rule can be identified, be clear about what you’re assuming:

• Treat that option as a modeled default used by the tool, not as a statutory guarantee for all Kansas alimony scenarios.

7) Review combined results (child support + maintenance)

After both modules run:

• Compare the monthly child support amount vs. the monthly maintenance amount
• Check whether the tool presents any combined total
• If it offers what-if scenarios, test changes like:

  • Payor income
  • Recipient income
  • Children’s ages
  • Maintenance duration (only if the tool allows it)

Kansas-specific takeaway:

• Child support is primarily guideline-driven under Kan. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 307.
• Spousal maintenance is discretionary and factor-driven under K.S.A. § 23-2902 and § 23-2903, so small fact changes can materially affect modeled maintenance outputs.

8) Export or save your scenario

If DocketMath provides options to share, download, or save:

• Save the scenario so you can return to the same assumptions later.
• Record what you entered (at least):

  • Run date
  • Annual incomes used
  • Children’s ages
  • Any health insurance/childcare/parenting-time settings
  • The maintenance duration option selected

Common pitfalls

• Mixing monthly and annual income inputs

  • If the tool expects annual figures but you enter monthly amounts, the results can be off by a factor of 12.
• Assuming child support and spousal maintenance move the same way

  • Child support follows the guidelines structure in Admin. Order 307.
  • Spousal maintenance is discretionary and factor-based under K.S.A. § 23-2902–§ 23-2903.
• Leaving children’s age inputs blank or using overly broad defaults

  • Ages can materially affect guideline calculations.
• Ignoring parenting-time/cost fields that the tool requests

  • Even if you’re only “planning,” those inputs may affect the guideline output.
• Treating the maintenance “default” as universally correct

  • If the tool shows one general/default period and no claim-type-specific rule option is visible, treat it as a tool default—not a statutory rule for every case.

Try it

Use this quick micro-scenario to confirm the calculator behaves as expected for Kansas:

• Set jurisdiction to US-KS
• Enter 2 children and their ages (use real ages)
• Enter annual incomes for both parties
• Run child support
• Add spousal maintenance inputs using your best available assumptions
• Run combined results
• Change only one variable and re-run:

  • Increase payor annual income by a small amount (for example, +$10,000), or
  • Adjust one child’s age (if the tool supports aging scenarios)

What you’re looking for:

• Child support should change in a predictable way when you adjust income under the guideline model (Kan. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 307).
• Maintenance should respond consistent with the discretionary/factor framework (K.S.A. § 23-2902 and § 23-2903), as supported by the tool’s inputs.

Related reading

• How Alimony Child Support rules vary in New York — What varies by jurisdiction
• How to calculate Alimony Child Support in Philippines — Full how-to guide with jurisdiction-specific rules
• Worked example: Alimony Child Support in Philippines — Worked example with real statute citations

For Kansas framework context (guidelines and statutory basis), DocketMath’s Kansas setup aligns with:

• Kansas Child Support Guidelines adopted via Kan. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 307 (income-shares model)
  https://www.kscourts.org/About-the-Courts/Programs/Child-Support-Guidelines
• Spousal maintenance under K.S.A. § 23-2902 and § 23-2903 (within K.S.A. § 23-2901 et seq.)