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Making and Receiving Payments

Making and receiving payments on cases handled by the office of the District Court Trustee of Douglas County, Kansas.

Mailing Payments
Please make your check or money order payable to "Kansas Payment Center". Do not send cash. Include your full name, court order number including county identifier ("DG 01 D 123" or "DG 05 DM 123" depending on your case number) and mail it to:

  • Kansas Payment Center
  • P.O. Box 758599
  • Topeka, KS 66675-8599

It is critical you include the "DG" in your case number on your check or money order for proper and timely credit at the Kansas Payment Center.

You can download KPC payment coupons to send with your payment at http://www.kspaycenter.com/forms/payor_Form.pdf

Bringing Cash Payments to Trustee Office
For your convenience you may make cash payments at the Office of the District Court Trustee or drop off your payment for mailing to the Kansas Payment Center.

Paying Online using KPCpay
You can pay your support online using a debit or credit card or using a direct transfer from a bank account. You only need to sign up once and can schedule a single payment, recurring payments, or payments as far in advance as 60 days. You can cancel or reset a scheduled payment. This service is available 24/7. A convenience fee in the amount of up to 6% of the transaction will be assessed when using a credit card or debit card to pay your support. No fee is assessed if you pay with an electronic check. For more information and to register go to http://www.kspaycenter.com/pay_support-2.aspx

New Convenient Options
The KPC has added PayNearMe and MoneyGram as options for paying support. Using PayNearMe, you can pay support at 7-Eleven and Family Dollar stores nationwide. Using MoneyGram, you can make payments at Walmart, CVS/Pharmacy and many other businesses. Go to http://www.kspaycenter.com/pay_support-1.aspx for additional information and store locations.


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Direct Deposit to your account
You can sign up to have your support payments directly deposited into your checking or savings account (bank or credit union). For more information and to access the Direct Deposit Authorization Form, go to http://www.kspaycenter.com/rec_support-1.aspx

NOW Debit card
Your support payment can be loaded electronically to a NOW card. No credit check is required to get the NOW card and you do not need to have a personal bank account. The NOW card is Visa branded and is acceptable wherever the Visa trademark is displayed. You can sign up to be notified via e-mail, voicemail, or text message whenever new money is loaded onto your NOW card. Only the Kansas Payment Center can load funds onto your NOW card. The free online "My Account" tools from the debit card center help you keep track of your deposits and spending. FEES APPLY. Please go to http://www.kspaycenter.com/Debit_Card_FAQ.pdf for more detailed information regarding fees. To get additional information and to access the NOW Authorization form go to http://www.kspaycenter.com/rec_support-2.aspx

For all further information on making payments or the disbursement of payments please contact the Kansas Payment Center's office, 1-877-572-5722 or visit their web page: http://www.kspaycenter.com

*** IMPORTANT CHANGES REGARDING YOUR KANSAS PAYMENT CENTER NOW DEBIT CARD ***

The bank that manages the Kansas Payment Center’s debit card program is changing August 8, 2016. The Kansas Payment Center has mailed information to support recipients regarding the new Key2Benefits MasterCard. All support payments beginning August 8, 2016 will be disbursed on the new Key2Benefits card. Your KPC NOW Visa debit card will remain active after the change. If you have questions regarding the new Key2Benefits debit card, contact the Kansas Payment Center at 877-572-5722. The Kansas Payment Center must have your current address in order for you to receive your new Key2Benefits debit card.


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Cash payments, checks, money orders, debit card payments or credit card payments (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) can be made in person in the office of the Clerk of the District Court. Transaction fees are assessed with credit card or debit card payments (currently $3.95 per transaction). You should reference your case number(s) on any check or money order mailed.

Cash payments, checks, money orders, debit card payments or credit card payments (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) can be made in person in the office of the Clerk of the District Court or over the phone (call Court Clerk at 785-832-5256). Transaction fees are assessed with credit card or debit card payments (currently 4% of total transaction). You should reference your case number(s) on any check or money order mailed. You can make on-line payments in traffic cases (see Traffic Cases below) if the balance due is being paid in full.

Clerk's physical and mailing address:

  • Clerk of District Court
  • Criminal Division
  • 111 E. 11th Street, Unit 5
  • Lawrence KS 66044-2966

Clerk's Hours:

  • 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
  • closed for lunch (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
  • closed on holidays

Traffic Cases
If you have a traffic case, you may make payments (credit or debit card or electronic check) online using CitePayUSA.com. There is a service fee with any online payment, currently 4% of the costs assessed. For more information, go to http://www.CitePayUSA.com. To find your traffic records, you will need to select "Kansas" as your state and "Douglas County District Court" as your court. Online payments are only available for traffic cases and no partial payments are allowed. This service is available 24/7.


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