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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 20-383

  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(a) The district court shall provide by court rule for such other matters as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this act, including, but not limited to, the appointment of deputy trustees and other staff and a procedure to review written requests of the obligee or obligor for exemption from the office of court trustee‘s responsibility for collection of support or restitution as provided in subsection (b).

(b) (1) In reviewing the written request for exemption provided in subsection (a), the presiding judge shall make a determination on whether the claimant’s request is a good cause claim based on all relevant factors.

(2) The presiding judge’s determination shall be based upon the totality of the circumstances and no one factor shall be determinative as to the outcome of the claimant’s request for such good cause claim for exemption.