§ 60-1613 Enforcement of support or maintenance order; income withholding; wage assignment

60-1613. Enforcement of support or maintenance order; income withholding; wage assignment

    (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 23-4,107 shall apply to all orders of support issued under K.S.A. 60-1610 and amendments thereto.

    (b) Any assignment previously ordered under this section remains binding on the employer, trustee or other payor of the earnings or income. The payor shall withhold from the earnings or trust income payable to the person obligated to support the amount specified in the assignment and shall transmit the payments to the district court trustee or the person specified in the order. The payor may withhold from the earnings or trust income payable to the person obliged to pay support a cost recovery fee of $5 for each payment made or $10 for each month for which payment is made, whichever is less. An employer shall not discharge or otherwise discipline an employee as a result of an assignment previously ordered under this section.