In re the Marriage of Thomas

Green, J.:

Donald Thomas appeals from the trial court’s decree of divorce. As part of the divorce decree, Donald was ordered to pay his former spouse, Lisa Thomas, $315 per month in child support. On appeal, Donald argues that the trial court erred in calculating child support because it failed to reduce or eliminate his support obligation based on a monthly adoption subsidy that Lisa received from the State of Kansas.

Donald’s argument is misplaced. The plain language of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines (guidelines) shows that adoption subsidies should be excluded from a custodial parent’s…