Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 38-108 (2026)

District court may confer rights of majority

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38-108. District court may confer rights of majority. That the district courts for the several counties in this state shall have authority to confer upon minors the rights of majority, concerning contracts and real and personal property, and to authorize and empower minors to purchase, hold, possess and control in their own person and right, and without the intervention or control of a guardian or trustee, any goods, chattels, rights, interests in lands, tenements and effects by such minor lawfully acquired or inherited; and such minor shall have full power to hold, convey and dispose of the same, and to make contracts and be subject to all the liabilities incident thereto, sue and be sued, and in all respects to exercise and enjoy all rights of property and of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as persons at the age of majority.

History: L. 1875, ch. 114, § 1; May 15; R.S. 1923, 38-108.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of George, 988 P.2d 251 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999).

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In Re the Marriage of George, 988 P.2d 251 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999). “38-101, K.S.A. 38-108, and K.S.A. 38-109, the trial court was authorized to determine whether A.”

State v. Sanders, 563 P.3d 234 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “K.S.A. 38-108; K.S.A. 38-109. So while persons over the age of 16 can lawfully consent to sexual intercourse, the sexual exploitation of a child statute itself still refers to such persons as a "child.”

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