Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 23-2706 (2026)

Granting of decree mandatory; exceptions; denial of relief; orders authorized

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23-2706. Granting of decree mandatory; exceptions; denial of relief; orders authorized. The court shall grant a requested decree of divorce, separate maintenance or annulment unless the granting of the decree is discretionary under this act or unless the court finds that there are no grounds for the requested alteration of marital status. If a decree of divorce, separate maintenance or annulment is denied for lack of grounds, the court shall nevertheless, if application is made by one of the parties, make the orders authorized by articles 28, 29, 30 and 32 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1606; L. 1975, ch. 303, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 6; L. 2011, ch. 26, § 42; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 37; May 31.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: In re Marriage of Towle & LeGare, 439 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019).

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In re Marriage of Towle & LeGare, 439 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). “But unlike a divorce, an action for separate maintenance does not terminate the marriage but allows the parties to live separate and apart. Like in a divorce, in a separate maintenance action, the court may order or the parties may agree to determine property and inheritance…”

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