Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 23-3001 (2026)

Minor children; support and education; definition of unborn child

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23-3001. Minor children; support and education; definition of unborn child. (a) In any action under article 27 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the court shall make provisions for the support and education of the minor children.

(b) Regardless of the type of custodial arrangement ordered by the court, the court may order the child support and education expenses to be paid by either or both parents for any child less than 18 years of age, at which age the support shall terminate unless:

(1) The parent or parents agree, by written agreement approved by the court, to pay support beyond the time the child reaches 18 years of age;

(2) the child reaches 18 years of age before completing the child's high school education in which case the support shall not terminate automatically, unless otherwise ordered by the court, until June 30 of the school year during which the child became 18 years of age if the child is still attending high school; or

(3) the child is still a bona fide high school student after June 30 of the school year during which the child became 18 years of age, in which case the court, on motion, may order support to continue through the school year during which the child becomes 19 years of age so long as the child is a bona fide high school student and the parents jointly participated or knowingly acquiesced in the decision that delayed the child's completion of high school. The court, in extending support pursuant to this paragraph, may impose such conditions as are appropriate and shall set the child support utilizing the guideline table category for 12-year through 18-year-old children. For purposes of this section, "bona fide high school student" means a student who is enrolled in full accordance with the policy of the accredited high school in which the student is pursuing a high school diploma or a graduate equivalency diploma (GED).

(c) As used in article 30 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the term "unborn child" means a living individual organism of the species homo sapiens, in utero, at any stage of gestation from fertilization to birth.

History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 30; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 45; L. 2025, ch. 112, § 3; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 15 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: State v. Hendricks, 372 P.3d 437 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).

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State v. Hendricks, 372 P.3d 437 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). “See K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 23-3001 (child support terminates when a child turns 18 unless the child hasn’t yet graduated from high school or tire parents have agreed otherwise); K.”

Chalmers v. Burrough, 472 P.3d 586 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “23- 2210(a) (district court has jurisdiction over action to determine parentage of child that may be joined with action for support); K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-3001(a) (in divorce action, 20 district court "shall make provisions for the support and education of the minor children").”

In re Marriage of Bush (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “Under the revised Kansas Family Law Code, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-3001 et seq., there is no linkage of parenting time and child support; just because a parent is paying child support does not mean that such parent is entitled to parenting time.”

State v. Andazola (Kan. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “First, K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 23-3001(b)(2) imposes on a parent a duty to pay child support and education expenses after a child reaches 18 when "the child reaches 18 years of age before completing the child's high school education.”

Matter of Marriage of Moler & Moler, 444 P.3d 1017 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “" The parties agree that the base child support provision complied with the Guidelines and specified that its provisions for child support are modifiable and terminable by the court under K.S.A. 23-3001 et seq. William's income, as that term is defined by the Guidelines,…”

In re Marriage of Lask (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “307 (2020 Kan. S. Ct. R. 93). As directed by our Legislature in K.”

In re Marriage of Gronlie & Lyon (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-3001(b)(2). Rachelle told Timothy that the order that he pay 5.”

In re Marriage of Humphries (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “H. is over 18, meaning the district court no longer has jurisdiction over child support issues.”

In re Marriage of Bailey (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). “See generally K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-3001 7 et seq. (governing court's obligation and authority to make provisions for child support); K.”

In re Marriage of Nusz (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “See generally K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-3001 et seq. (governing court's obligation and authority to make provisions for child support); K.”

In re Marriage of Freeman (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “(listing rules on establishment and modification of maintenance) and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-3001 et seq. (listing rules on establishment 16 and modification of child support).”

In re Marriage of Williams (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “" K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3001(a). The amount of child support due is determined through applying the Guidelines.”

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— K.S.A. § 23-3001(a) — 2 cases

In re Marriage of Williams (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “" K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3001(a). The amount of child support due is determined through applying the Guidelines.”

— K.S.A. § 23-3001(b) — 4 cases

In re Marriage of Humphries (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “H. is over 18, meaning the district court no longer has jurisdiction over child support issues.”

In re Marriage of Bush (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “Under the revised Kansas Family Law Code, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-3001 et seq., there is no linkage of parenting time and child support; just because a parent is paying child support does not mean that such parent is entitled to parenting time.”

Matter of Marriage of Moler & Moler, 444 P.3d 1017 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). “" The parties agree that the base child support provision complied with the Guidelines and specified that its provisions for child support are modifiable and terminable by the court under K.S.A. 23-3001 et seq. William's income, as that term is defined by the Guidelines,…”

State of Kansas, ex rel., Sec'y of DCF v. C.L.H. (Kan. Ct. App. 2024).

— K.S.A. § 23-3001(b)(2) — 3 cases

State v. Andazola (Kan. Ct. App. 2023). “First, K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 23-3001(b)(2) imposes on a parent a duty to pay child support and education expenses after a child reaches 18 when "the child reaches 18 years of age before completing the child's high school education.”

In re Marriage of Gronlie & Lyon (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-3001(b)(2). Rachelle told Timothy that the order that he pay 5.”

— K.S.A. § 23-3001(b)(3) — 1 case

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