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K.S.A. § 38-1591 (2026)

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38-1591.

History: L. 1982, ch. 182, § 56; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 81; L. 1994, ch. 301, § 10; L. 2000, ch. 150, § 22; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 200, § 120; January 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 30 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: In the Interest of C.B., 117 P.3d 888 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005).

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In the Interest of C.B., 117 P.3d 888 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 25× “K.S.A. 38-1591 relates to appeals that are taken from proceedings under the Kansas Code for the Care of Children.”

In the Interest of N.A.C., 329 P.3d 458 (Kan. 2014). · cites it 2× “56 (codified at K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 38-1591). And that itemization is nearly identical to die current appellate jurisdiction statute in all but one respect—it permitted appeals from only four types of orders: adjudications, dispositions, terminations of parental rights, or orders…”

In re J.A., 42 P.3d 215 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 9× “Prior to the docketing of the appeal, the Ls filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, alleging that the Hs did not comply with K.S.A. 38-1591(e), which required the notice of appeal to be verified.”

In the Interest of D.I.G., 114 P.3d 173 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 38-1591(a) provides: “An appeal may be taken by any interested party from any adjudication, disposition, termination of *36 parental rights or order of temporary custody in any proceedings pursuant to this code.”

In the Interest of A.F., 172 P.3d 63 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). “38-2273(a) from its predecessor, K.S.A. 38-1591(a), and neither list includes appeals from orders regarding placement.”

Brown v. Zimmerman, 506 P.3d 300 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “While 20-302b(c) deals generally with the manner in which appeals from the decisions of district magistrate judges are to be considered, K.S.A. 38-1591 is a specific provision describing the procedure to be followed in an appeal from a magistrate's order in a juvenile proceeding.”

In the Interest of S.C., 85 P.3d 224 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “38-1591 provides in relevant part: “(a) An appeal may be taken by any interested party from any adjudication, disposition, termination of parental rights or order of temporary custody in any proceedings pursuant to this code.” It is the position of SRS that not only is appellant…”

In the Interest of D.M.M., 166 P.3d 431 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). “38-2273(a) provides that “[a]n appeal may be taken by any party or interested party from any order of temporary custody, adjudication, disposition, finding of unfitness or termination of parental rights.”

In the Interest of K. J., 737 P.2d 874 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 6× “However, the State contends that 20-302b(c) does not conflict with the juvenile provision but was intended to amplify and define the requirement of a de novo appeal.”

In the Interest of L.C.W., 211 P.3d 829 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009). “Construing a prior *302 but nearly identical statute, K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 38-1591(b), the panel concluded that “[t]he implication of the statute is that if the prior proceedings were on the record, the district court’s review would be something other than de novo.”

In Re Cb, 34 Kan. App. 2d 317 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 25× “K.S.A. 38-1591 relates to appeals that are taken from proceedings under the Kansas Code for the Care of Children.”

In re D.D.P., 819 P.2d 1212 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 2× “If the grandfather has standing to appeal under K.S.A. 38-1591, then he must have been designated an “interested party.”

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— K.S.A. § 38-1591(a) — 16 cases

In the Interest of D.I.G., 114 P.3d 173 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). “K.S.A. 38-1591(a) provides: “An appeal may be taken by any interested party from any adjudication, disposition, termination of *36 parental rights or order of temporary custody in any proceedings pursuant to this code.”

In the Interest of N.A.C., 329 P.3d 458 (Kan. 2014). “56 (codified at K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 38-1591). And that itemization is nearly identical to die current appellate jurisdiction statute in all but one respect—it permitted appeals from only four types of orders: adjudications, dispositions, terminations of parental rights, or orders…”

In the Interest of A.F., 172 P.3d 63 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). “38-2273(a) from its predecessor, K.S.A. 38-1591(a), and neither list includes appeals from orders regarding placement.”

In the Interest of S.C., 85 P.3d 224 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004). “38-1591 provides in relevant part: “(a) An appeal may be taken by any interested party from any adjudication, disposition, termination of parental rights or order of temporary custody in any proceedings pursuant to this code.” It is the position of SRS that not only is appellant…”

In the Interest of C.H.W., 988 P.2d 276 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999).

— K.S.A. § 38-1591(b) — 6 cases

Brown v. Zimmerman, 506 P.3d 300 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “While 20-302b(c) deals generally with the manner in which appeals from the decisions of district magistrate judges are to be considered, K.S.A. 38-1591 is a specific provision describing the procedure to be followed in an appeal from a magistrate's order in a juvenile proceeding.”

In the Interest of K. J., 737 P.2d 874 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987). “However, the State contends that 20-302b(c) does not conflict with the juvenile provision but was intended to amplify and define the requirement of a de novo appeal.”

In re Interest of K.J., 748 P.2d 419 (Kan. 1988).

In Re Kj, 737 P.2d 874 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987).

— K.S.A. § 38-1591(c) — 4 cases

In the Interest of C.H.W., 988 P.2d 276 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999).

In Re Dig, 34 Kan. App. 2d 34 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005).

In Re Chw, 988 P.2d 276 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999).

— K.S.A. § 38-1591(e) — 5 cases

In the Interest of C.B., 117 P.3d 888 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). “K.S.A. 38-1591 relates to appeals that are taken from proceedings under the Kansas Code for the Care of Children.”

In re J.A., 42 P.3d 215 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002). “Prior to the docketing of the appeal, the Ls filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, alleging that the Hs did not comply with K.S.A. 38-1591(e), which required the notice of appeal to be verified.”

In Re Cb, 34 Kan. App. 2d 317 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005). “K.S.A. 38-1591 relates to appeals that are taken from proceedings under the Kansas Code for the Care of Children.”

In Re Ja, 42 P.3d 215 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002).

In re K.S. (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).

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