Common Law, No. 17: Busted over child support

Sept. 1, 20098:30 a.m.

Several times each day, people show up to see their probation officer only to find that they have a warrant for their arrest. The probation officers call across the street to the Judicial Division of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department for a deputy to make the arrest. Sometimes, Deputy Dioane Gates knows the people he’s arresting.

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Sedgwick County District Court offers child support amnesty

Sept. 11, 20086:12 p.m.

UPDATED: The Office of the Court Trustee provided additional details and about the amnesty payment plans.

More than 1,000 parents who could face jail for not paying their child support get a break next month, when Sedgwick County District Court offers amnesty to those who want to catch up.

Amnesty payment plans will be offered to parents who have active bench warrants or are not in compliance with their orders, if they show up, in person, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Atwater Neighborhood City Hall, 2755 E. 19th St.


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Court Trustee Joy Kay Williams, whose office oversees some 15,000 domestic cases, said people can call her office at 316-660-5833 to find out how much they owe. As part of the amnesty plan, parents will be asked to make a one-time fee of roughly 1.5 times their regular monthly child support payments. That will go to help pay their back support. Then they will get a personalized payment plan to help them catch up.

Parents with outstanding bench warrants will have them cleared. All parents will receive a copy of their payment plans.

But you must show up Oct. 14 at Atwater.

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