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K.S.A. § 38-824 (2026)

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38-824.

History: L. 1957, ch. 256, § 24; L. 1959, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 280, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 165, § 6; L. 1971, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 186, § 25; L. 1973, ch. 184, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 207, § 25; L. 1978, ch. 158, § 19; L. 1979, ch. 122, § 9; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 182, § 150; January 1, 1983.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 26 cases, 1971–1994 · leading case: In the Interest of Brooks, 618 P.2d 814 (Kan. 1980).

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In the Interest of Brooks, 618 P.2d 814 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 10× “K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824 provides in pertinent part: “(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any child under the age of eighteen (18) years found to be a deprived child, within the meaning of this act, either at the initial hearing or any subsequent hearing.”

Sheppard v. Sheppard, 630 P.2d 1121 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 4× “First, K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 38-824 provides a method by which a child or children may be declared dependent and neglected and parental rights consequently severed.”

In the Interest of Wheeler, 601 P.2d 15 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 7× “He says the trial court’s parental severance authority is solely derived from the following statutory (K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 38-824[c]) wording: “When the parents, or parent in case there is one parent only, are found and *703 adjudged to be unfit .”

In the Interest of Kerns, 594 P.2d 187 (Kan. 1979). · cites it 3× “: This is an appeal by the parents, Frank and Anna Kerns, from a judgment depriving them of their parental rights as to three minor children, pursuant to K.S.A. 38-824 (this statute was amended in 1976 and 1978, but the amendments make no changes relevant herein).”

In the Interest of Cooper, 631 P.2d 632 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 2× “38-802( g )(1), the State may institute proceedings to terminate parental rights under K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 38-824( c ). There also exists the possibility of criminal prosecution resulting from the determination, or evidence adduced at the proceeding.”

In re Price, 644 P.2d 467 (Kan. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “During the entire period of slightly more than eight months from hospital discharge to entry of the severance order, the child was in foster care.”

In Re Reed, 663 P.2d 675 (Kan. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “As her first issue, respondent contends the State failed to sustain the heavy burden of proof placed upon it in a severance proceeding.”

In Re Armentrout, 485 P.2d 183 (Kan. 1971). · cites it 2× “Jones was "unfit" as that term is used in K.S.A. 1969 Supp. 38-824 ( c ) [amended, now K.”

In Re Ingold, 610 P.2d 130 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “(See K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 38-824[b].) Specific terms and conditions of the mother’s visitation with the child were prescribed in an order filed May 3, 1978.”

In the Interest of Baby Boy N., 874 P.2d 680 (Kan. Ct. App. 1994). “See K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 38-824, K.S.A. 1980 Supp.”

In the Interest of Brehm, 594 P.2d 269 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). “K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824. The issue now before this court does not involve the merits of the appeal, but rather the right of the natural mother to be provided with court-appointed counsel and provision for necessary expense on appeal to this court.”

State Ex Rel. Sec'y Srs v. Clear, 804 P.2d 961 (Kan. 1991). “We determined that deprivation of parental rights in a child pursuant to K.S.A. 1970 Supp. 38-824(c) terminated the parental obligation of support, and, within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Act, a child was no longer a dependent of a worker whose parental rights had…”

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— K.S.A. § 38-824(a) — 1 case

In the Interest of Brooks, 618 P.2d 814 (Kan. 1980). “K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824 provides in pertinent part: “(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any child under the age of eighteen (18) years found to be a deprived child, within the meaning of this act, either at the initial hearing or any subsequent hearing.”

— K.S.A. § 38-824(b) — 1 case

In the Interest of Collins, 598 P.2d 1075 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979).

— K.S.A. § 38-824(c) — 13 cases

In the Interest of Wheeler, 601 P.2d 15 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). “He says the trial court’s parental severance authority is solely derived from the following statutory (K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 38-824[c]) wording: “When the parents, or parent in case there is one parent only, are found and *703 adjudged to be unfit .”

In the Interest of Kerns, 594 P.2d 187 (Kan. 1979). “: This is an appeal by the parents, Frank and Anna Kerns, from a judgment depriving them of their parental rights as to three minor children, pursuant to K.S.A. 38-824 (this statute was amended in 1976 and 1978, but the amendments make no changes relevant herein).”

In the Interest of Cooper, 631 P.2d 632 (Kan. 1981). “38-802( g )(1), the State may institute proceedings to terminate parental rights under K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 38-824( c ). There also exists the possibility of criminal prosecution resulting from the determination, or evidence adduced at the proceeding.”

— K.S.A. § 38-824(h) — 1 case

In Re Ingold, 610 P.2d 130 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). “(See K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 38-824[b].) Specific terms and conditions of the mother’s visitation with the child were prescribed in an order filed May 3, 1978.”

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