Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 53-508 (2026)

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53-508.

History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 7; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022.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).

2. Inclusion of the date of a notarial act is a requisite element of that act. In re Androes, 382 B.R. 805, 811, 812 (2008).


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1992–2009 · leading case: Davis v. World Sav. Bank (In Re Androes), 382 B.R. 805 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008).
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Davis v. World Sav. Bank (In Re Androes), 382 B.R. 805 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008). · cites it 10× “The Reporter’s comments to § 7 of the ULNA, as adopted in identical form in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 53-508 , state in part that: This section requires a written certification by the notarial officer of the notarial act.”
In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 53-508(a). Under Kansas' approved short form certificate of notarial acts, an acknowledgment in an individual capacity may simply *403 provide as follows: "This instrument was acknowledged before me.”
Hazlett v. Chase Home Fin., LLC (In Re Nowak), 414 B.R. 269 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2009). “§ 1-35 (West 2009) (same); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 53-508 (a) (2008) (“The certificate must include .”
In re the Adoption of X.J.A., 142 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. 53-508(a). “By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial officer certifies that the *626 officer has made the determinations required by K.”
State v. O'Neal, 824 P.2d 967 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 3× “Finally, O’Neal argues Marsh did not comply with K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 53-508, which requires a notarial act to “be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer.”
— K.S.A. § 53-508(a) — 2 cases
In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007). “K.S.A. 53-508(a). Under Kansas' approved short form certificate of notarial acts, an acknowledgment in an individual capacity may simply *403 provide as follows: "This instrument was acknowledged before me.”
In re the Adoption of X.J.A., 142 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “” K.S.A. 53-508(a). “By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial officer certifies that the *626 officer has made the determinations required by K.”
— K.S.A. § 53-508(c) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of X.J.A., 142 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “” K.S.A. 53-508(a). “By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial officer certifies that the *626 officer has made the determinations required by K.”
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