Well, coming into a large sum of money is a good problem to have I suppose.  Child support cannot be paid in a lump sum though.  That is because it will vary monthly and will probably not sum to the same amount a few years from now.  You can only remove the garnishment (payment center) if both parties agree that one will pay the other directly.  Otherwise the child support industry will gladly take their cut to transfer funds around.

I don't believe I would advertise to anyone at any time that you are or about to come into a large sum of money.  I don't know how that would equate to child support, but I can tell you that such a lump sum of money could only be questioned if the child support payor were the one to receive it.  If, say, the spouse of the payor were the one to inherit such money or it were put into a trust, the courts could not consider it as income.  If it were me, I might be inclined to create a trust and open an account with the trust listed as the owner.

KTM, this will be your final warning.  Make one more snide condescending remark towards me or any member and you will be banned from the site.  I've read all your latest posts, all of which mostly just target comments I've made.  You have your opinion, but I'm not going to have a member posting simply to bash someone else.

KS Step Mom, I don't know of a way to pay out of child support, but you can prepay with the KPC.  Support will continue to be recalculated based on income level and the age of the child.  It can be projected to age 18, but it will most likely not be accurate because items like medical bills, daycare, and education expenses will come up.  The amount of $75k may raise some eyebrows with the KPC for sure.  I don't know that I would let $75k just sit in the KPC account earning no interest.  I think your later idea of putting it into an account and paying from that would be better.

In order to remove the garnishment, I think the KPC would need to contact your court trustee.  The trustee is who submits the garnishment (or the other attorney).  If the garnishment were not necessary because sufficient funds were available in the KPC account, I suppose it could be removed for a while.

KS Step Mom -

Child Support will only be recalculated and a new order issued if there is a qualified change of circumstances and either party would file a request for a hearing in front of the judge.

I think it is possible due to the unusual circumstances of your offer that if the other party accepts a Judge may allow you to do this and file the current obligation under the current Order as paid. That would not exclude either of you from filing a request for a new hearing and new Child Support calculation in the future. Any new support Ordered would become a new obligation and it is likely the Court would take the amount you had already paid in full in consideration and credit you that amount if a new Order were filed making it economically less beneficial for the other party to file such a request.

After this I will post a thread from a previous discussion which outlines when Kansas law allows for Child Support to be recalculated.

RE POST OF MODIFIED OLD THREAD

Suggested Changes / Re: Changes to the shared custody calculation
« on: October 29, 2012, 05:07:36 PM »

I think it is important to note that the Kansas Child Support Guidelines contain specific rules which limit when you can file for a change in your Child Support Order.

Kansas Child Support Guidelines state the following:

Section V. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
V.A. Courts have continuing jurisdiction to modify child support orders to
advance the welfare of the child when there is a material change of
circumstances.
V.B. In addition to changes of circumstances which have traditionally been
considered by courts, any of the following constitute a material change of
circumstances to warrant judicial review of existing support orders:
V.B.1. 10% Rule: Change of financial circumstances of the parents or the
guidelines which would increase or decrease by 10% the amount shown
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on Line F.3 of the worksheet, except that the income from a second job
taken by the parent not having primary residency shall not alone be
considered a material change of circumstances to warrant a modification
of the parent’s child support obligation. Income from bonuses not shown
to be regularly paid by the employer shall not be considered a material
change of circumstances to warrant a modification of the parent’s child
support obligation.
An increase in the gross income of the parent having primary residency is
not a material change of circumstances for the purpose of increasing the
child support obligation.
A parent shall notify the other parent of any change of financial
circumstances including, but not necessarily limited to, income, workrelated
child care costs, and health insurance premiums which, if changed, could constitute a material change of circumstances.
V.B.2. Duty to Notify: In the event of a failure to disclose a material
change of circumstances, such as the understatement, overstatement, or
concealment of financial information, as a result of such breach of duty,
the court may determine the dollar value of a party’s failure to disclose,
and assess the amount in the form of a credit on the Line F.3 child support
amount or an amount in addition to Line F.3 child support amount. The
court may also adopt other sanctions.
Upon receipt of written request for financial information, a parent shall
have thirty days within which to provide the requested information in
writing to the other parent. Refusal to provide the requested information
may make the non-complying parent responsible for the costs and
expenses, including attorney fees, incurred in obtaining the requested
information.
V.B.3. Age Change: The child is in a higher age group as a result of
having passed the child’s 6th or 12th birthday, or because the child’s ages
place them in the higher age group as a result in the change in the
guidelines.
V.B.4. Court Ordered Emancipation or as provided by Kansas Statute.
V.B.5. Incarceration or Termination from Employment: Termination from
employment for incarceration shall not constitute a material change of
circumstances that justifies a reduction in child support.