Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2101
Citation of chapter 23
The provisions of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be known as the Kansas family law code.
Kansas Statutes Annotated Chapter 23 — Kansas Family Law Code-Revised
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Provisions
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2102
Construction of code
The provisions of the Kansas family law code shall be construed to secure the just, speedy, inexpensive and equitable determination of issues in all domestic relations matters.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2103
Governance by Kansas code of civil procedure
Procedure under the Kansas family law code shall be governed by the Kansas code of civil procedure, and amendments thereto, except as this code otherwise specifically provides.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2104
Governance by Kansas code of evidence
Evidence under the Kansas family law code shall be governed by the Kansas code of evidence, and amendments thereto, except as this code otherwise specifically provides.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2105
Retroactivity
The provisions of K.S.A. 23-2101 through 23-2104, and amendments thereto, shall be construed and applied retroactively.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2106
Retroactivity of 2012 amendments
The 2012 amendments to K.S.A. 23-2217, 23-2706, 23-2709, 23-2710, 23-2715, 23-2717, 23-2802, 23-2902, 23-2905, 23-3001, 23-3004, 23-3005, 23-3207, 23-3208, 23-3215, 23-3219, 23-3221, 23-3222, 23-3301, 23-3302, 23-3304 and 23-3403 shall be construed and applied retroactively.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2201
Title and application of act
(a) K.S.A. 23-2201 and 23-2205 through 23-2225, and acts amendatory thereto and supplemental thereof, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas parentage act. (b) Proceedings concerning parentage of a child shall be governed by this act except to the extent otherwise provided by the Indian child welfare act of 1978…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2202
Definitions
As used in K.S.A. 23-2202 through 23-2204, and amendments thereto, except where the context otherwise requires: (a) "Birthing hospital" means a hospital or facility as defined by rules and regulations of the secretary for children and families. (b) "IV-D program" means a program for providing services pursuant to part…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2203
Hospital based program for voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
(a) There is hereby established in this state a hospital based program for voluntary acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2409a, and amendments thereto, for newborn children of unwed mothers. Birthing hospitals shall participate in the program. Other hospitals and persons may participate in the program by…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2204
Acknowledgment of paternity forms
(a) The state registrar of vital statistics, in conjunction with the secretary for children and families, shall review and, as needed, revise acknowledgment of paternity forms for use under K.S.A. 23-2223 and K.S.A. 65-2409a, and amendments thereto. The acknowledgment of paternity forms shall include or have attached a…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2205
Definitions
(a) As used in this act, "parent and child relationship" means the legal relationship existing between a child and the child's biological or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties and obligations. "Parent and child relationship" includes the mother and child relationshi…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2206
Relationship not dependent on marriage
The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2207
How parent and child relationship is established
The parent and child relationship between a child and: (a) The mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child or under this act. (b) The father may be established under this act or, in the absence of a final judgment establishing paternity, by a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity meeting t…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2208
Presumption of paternity
(a) A man is presumed to be the father of a child if: (1) The man and the child's mother are, or have been, married to each other and the child is born during the marriage or within 300 days after the marriage is terminated by death or by the filing of a journal entry of a decree of annulment or divorce. (2) Before the…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2209
Determination of father and child relationship; who may bring action; when action may be brought; revocation of acknowledgment
(a) A child or any person on behalf of such a child, may bring an action: (1) At any time to determine the existence of a father and child relationship presumed under K.S.A. 23-2208, and amendments thereto; or (2) at any time until three years after the child reaches the age of majority to determine the existence of a…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2210
Jurisdiction; venue; precedence of certain other orders
(a) The district court has jurisdiction of an action brought under the Kansas parentage act. The action may be joined with an action for divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, support or adoption. (b) If any determination is sought in any action under the Kansas parentage act for custody, residency or parenting time…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2211
Parties
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the child, the mother, each man presumed to be the father under K.S.A. 23-2208, and amendments thereto, and each man alleged to be the father shall be made parties or, if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of the action in a manner pre…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2212
Genetic tests to determine paternity; order of court; refusal to submit to tests; expert witnesses
(a) Whenever the paternity of a child is in issue in any action or judicial proceeding in which the child, mother and alleged father are parties, the court, upon its own motion or upon motion of any party to the action or proceeding, shall order the mother, child and alleged father to submit to genetic tests. If an act…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2213
Evidence
(a) Evidence relating to paternity may include any of the following: (1) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception. (2) An expert's opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity based upon the duration of the mother's pregn…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2214
Civil action; trial to court
(a) An action under this act is a civil action governed by the rules of civil procedure. (b) Trial of all issues in actions under this act shall be to the court.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2215
Judgment or order; other authorized orders
(a) The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes, but if any person necessary to determine the existence of a father and child relationship for all purposes has not been joined as a party, a determination of the pater…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2216
Costs
(a) Costs and attorney fees may be awarded to either party as justice and equity may require. Unless the attorney represents a public agency in an action, the court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's name in the same case. (b) The court may order reas…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2219
Counsel for parties; free transcript for indigent on appeal
(a) If the petitioner is not represented by counsel, the petitioner in an action to determine paternity may apply for services from: (1) The court trustee of the judicial district in which the action is brought, if the office of court trustee has been established in the county; or (2) the Kansas department for children…
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2220
Action to determine mother and child relationship
Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this act applicable to the father and child relationship apply.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2221
Promise to render support
It shall be presumed that there is consideration for any written promise to furnish support for a child, growing out of a presumed or alleged father and child relationship. Such a promise shall be enforceable according to its terms, subject to subsection (d) of K.S.A. 23-2209.
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