Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 23-2604 (2026)

Married person may carry on trade or business; earnings

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23-2604. Married person may carry on trade or business; earnings. Any married person may carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services, on his or her sole and separate account; and the earnings of any married person from his or her trade, business, labor or services shall be his or her sole and separate property, and may be used and invested by him or her in his or her own name.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 4; R.S. 1923, 23-204; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 4; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: – Williams v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co. – (Kan. 2020).

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– Williams v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co. – (Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “" K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 23-2604. At least one other jurisdiction has construed a similar statute as permitting spouses to contract with one another as to their separate estates.”

In re Marriage of Elfgren & Hendrickson (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Husband makes an additional argument on appeal contending his settlement was funded by revenue generated by EEZ Container so the funds were his separate property under K.S.A. 23-2604 at that time, only becoming marital funds when the divorce was filed after the settlement was…”

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