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K.S.A. § 53-501 (2026)

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53-501.

History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 11; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Consent to adoption not properly notarized/acknowledged; substantial compliance found with requirements of consent statute. In re Adoption of X.J.A., 284 Kan. 853, 166 P.3d 396 (2007).


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1992–2019 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007).
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In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 8× “The Court of Appeals reversed because of the adoptive parents' failure to substantially comply with the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, K.S.A. 53-501 et seq. In re Adoption of X.”
In re Est. of Moore – Gardner – Affirmed – Cowley, 390 P.3d 551 (Kan. Ct. App. 2017). “Harvey contends solely that Maureen could not sign the deed “with proper authority,” as is required for a proper acknowledgement as that term is defined in the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, K.S.A. 53-501 et seq. Harvey relies on the following definition: “[I]f the instrument is…”
Davis v. World Sav. Bank (In Re Androes), 382 B.R. 805 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “1915, § 2060 provided that: “The court or officer taking the acknowledgment must indorse upon the deed a certificate, showing, in substance, the title of the court or officer before whom the acknowledgment is taken; that the person making the acknowledgment was personally known…”
In re the Adoption of X.J.A., 142 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “After noting Mother’s claim that the consent had not been signed in accordance with the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, K.S.A. 53-501 et seq., the district court opined that “[i]t would be patently unjust if the purpose of the notarial requirement for consents to adoption (to…”
State v. O'Neal, 824 P.2d 967 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 2× “In 1984 Kansas adopted the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 53-501 et seq., and repealed the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act, K.”
In re Est. of Moore (Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “But the current Kansas Power of Attorney Act specifically describes a method for a person physically unable to sign to put a durable power of attorney into effect, to-wit: "(3) the power of attorney is signed by the principal, and dated and acknowledged in the manner prescribed…”
State ex rel. Sec'y of DCF v. Smith (Kan. 2017). “Nevertheless, Smith also argues there must be compliance with K.S.A. 53-501 et seq., which codifies the uniform law on notarial acts.”
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