MISSION: The Wyandotte County District Court Trustee's Office's mission is to make a difference in our community through our commitment to working with the individuals we have contact with to build strong, successful, supportive and productive families.
All Wyandotte County District Court child support cases are enforced by the Court Trustee, pursuant to Administrative Order issued on February 1, 1991, unless good cause is shown otherwise, or State or Federal law requires enforcement by DCF. State law required that certain child support cases must be enforced through DCF or their contractors.
In general, if one or both of the parents receive state financial assistance for themselves or the child or both, then enforcement is likely required to go through DCF. However, some state financial assistance is not considered a mandatory program and then the child support may be enforced by a choice of the Court Trustee or DCF.
Yes. Kansas Law requires that all juveniles appearing in court as Respondents/defendants, must be represented by an attorney.
The Kansas Law, relating to children, is called the Kansas Code for the Care of Children. Under that law, there are eleven definitions for the court to use in declaring a child to be one who should be under the jurisdiction of the court. These include such things as:
Operated by the Wyandotte County Court Services department. The length of the program is: