Court Trustee

District Court Trustee Office

801 North Washington, Suite D

P.O. Box 887

Junction City, KS  66441-0887

Phone:  (785)762-2583

Fax:      (785)762-3903

Toll free within Kansas: 800-365-7638

Email address:  8thjdcto@8thjd.com

The Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office is assigned the responsibility to monitor and enforce orders of financial support issued by the district courts of Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties.  All enforcement actions provided for by law are available to the District Court Trustee Office.  Additionally, the District Court Trustee Office may file actions to establish paternity, and establish, or modify support orders.  The District Court Trustee Office also participates in interstate enforcement actions with support enforcement agencies from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Territories and many countries.  The District Court Trustee Office cannot assist parties in obtaining a divorce, dividing property, or in the establishment of child residency or parenting time orders.   Contact the District Court Trustee office to apply for support enforcement services.  Non IV-D support enforcement services are provided at a charge of 3% of the amount collected.

The Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office participates in the federal IV-D child support enforcement program that is administered by the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS).  IV-D program applications are available from SRS and the District Court Trustee Office.  Unless an exception to the payment of a fee is applicable, IV-D services are provided at a charge of 4% of the amount collected.

In contractual cooperation with the Office of the Attorney General of Kansas the Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office assists the Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris county district courts collect victim restitution, court costs and fines.  Crime victims that have been awarded restitution judgments may obtain an application for collection services from the District Court Trustee Office.

Eighth Judicial District Rule 2004-01 governs the operations of the Eighth Judicial District Court Trustee Office, including the operations of the Administrative Hearing Officer.  Upon request, a copy of Local Rule 2004-01 will be provided by the District Court Trustee Office to counsel or the public.

Legal Staff:

            Audrey Magana, District Court Trustee

            Ed Wheeler, Deputy Court Trustee

            Greg Keiffer, Deputy Court Trustee

Hearing Officer Division:

            Douglas Thompson, Administrative Hearing Officer

            785-922-6678

Administrative Secretaries:

            Kathy McClelland        IV-D Support   A - K

            Marci Clarke                IV-D Support   L – Z

            Cecelia Scaler            Non IV-D Support A – Z

                                                  Court Debt

                                                  Customer Service

Support Staff:

            Deidra Barnes                   Receptionist

            Sandra Bishop                   Legal Secretary

            Kathleen Bork                     Legal Secretary

            Mary Jo Legleiter               Legal Secretary

            Janet Lockwood                 Legal Secretary

            Tracy Marion                       Legal Secretary

            Zelma McMillin                    Legal Secretary

            Debra Poindexter              Legal Secretary

            Mary Vornes                       Legal Secretary