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K.S.A. § 23-2201 (2026)

Title and application of act

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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 (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.).

History: L. 1985, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 292, § 4; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: In re Adoption of T.M.M.H. – Per Curiam, 416 P.3d 999 (Kan. 2018).
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In re Adoption of T.M.M.H. – Per Curiam, 416 P.3d 999 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 4× “The confusion over who, exactly, has a parent-child relationship with Thomas deserving of legal recognition and protection has generated years of litigation and multiple, sometimes conflicting, court rulings. Our decision today provides no guidance that might prevent similar…”
In re Parentage of R.R., 538 P.3d 838 (Kan. 2023). · cites it 4× “The Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 23-2201 et seq., recognizes claims of parentage based on genetics, adoption, and other circumstances giving rise to statutory presumptions of parentage.”
In re M.F., 475 P.3d 642 (Kan. 2020). “K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-2201(b). A "'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.”
In re Parentage of E.A., 518 P.3d 419 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “We do know that in response, Grandfather promptly petitioned for the determination of parentage under the Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2201 et seq., and the holding in Frazier v.”
Greer ex rel. Farbo v. Greer, 324 P.3d 310 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014). “John acknowledges that under the Kansas Parentage Act (KPA), K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 23-2201 et seq., a presumption exists in Jack’s favor as well however, John argues that the proper procedural mechanism was not to conduct a Ross hearing and exclude the genetic test results but…”
Carman v. Harris, 485 P.3d 644 (Kan. 2021). · cites it 3× “That statute is part of the Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. The Act governs "[p]roceedings concerning parentage of a child.”
In re L.L., 508 P.3d 1278 (Kan. 2022). “S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-2201 et seq.). It is through that lens that we now evaluate it.”
In re W.L., 441 P.3d 495 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “under the Kansas Parentage Act (KPA), K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. In the petition, she alleged a parent-child relationship with two minor children, W.”
In re Parentage of E.A., 560 P.3d 1149 (Kan. 2024). · cites it 2× “'s presumed father for purposes of the Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 23-2201 et seq. See K.S.A. 23-2208(a)(4) ("A man is presumed to be the father of a child if .”
Franklin James Osborn, O. v. Anderson, 431 P.3d 875 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “Also, this case involves interpretation of the Kansas Parentage Act (the Act), K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. Interpretation of a statute is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review.”
State ex rel. Sec'y of DCF v. Smith, 306 Kan. 40 (2017). “: The Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 23-2201 et seq., provides an informal procedure for acknowledging paternity whereby a person signs a 2 voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (VAP).”
In re Parentage of C.R., 517 P.3d 1288 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “These issues are properly analyzed under the Kansas Parentage Act (KPA), K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. The first paternity order was void under the KPA Under Kansas law, all proceedings concerning parentage of a child are governed by the KPA, except to the extent otherwise…”
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K.S.A. § 23-2201(b): 4 cases
In re M.F., 475 P.3d 642 (Kan. 2020). “K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-2201(b). A "'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.”
In re Parentage of R.R., 538 P.3d 838 (Kan. 2023). “The Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 23-2201 et seq., recognizes claims of parentage based on genetics, adoption, and other circumstances giving rise to statutory presumptions of parentage.”
Carman v. Harris, 485 P.3d 644 (Kan. 2021). “That statute is part of the Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. The Act governs "[p]roceedings concerning parentage of a child.”
In re Parentage of C.R., 517 P.3d 1288 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “These issues are properly analyzed under the Kansas Parentage Act (KPA), K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2201 et seq. The first paternity order was void under the KPA Under Kansas law, all proceedings concerning parentage of a child are governed by the KPA, except to the extent otherwise…”
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