Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 59-2103 (2026)
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59-2103.
History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 175; L. 1967, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 180, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 140, § 43; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 145, § 38; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of J.M.U., 819 P.2d 1244 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991).
In Re the Adoption of J.M.U., 819 P.2d 1244 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991). “The version of K.S.A. 59-2103 that then applied provided: "Any [adopted child] .”
Sheppard v. Sheppard, 630 P.2d 1121 (Kan. 1981). “There are other instances provided for parents to divest themselves of the rights to children, but the facts in this case do not necessitate their enumeration.”
Sowers v. Tsamolias, 929 P.2d 188 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). “Upon adoption, all the rights of birth parents to the adopted person, including their right to inherit from or through the person, shall cease, except the rights of a birth parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent. An adoption shall not terminate the right of the child to…”
In Re the Est. of Fortney, 611 P.2d 599 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). “K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 59-2103 provides that an adopted “child” has the same rights of person and property as a natural child of the person adopting would have.”
In re the Adoption of C.R.D., 897 P.2d 181 (Kan. Ct. App. 1995). “K.S.A. 59-2103. Emphasis on protection of natural parents’ rights is also bolstered by the United States Supreme Court’s decisions which have scrutinized due process rights of natural fathers of illegitimate children.”
Aslin v. Seamon, 587 P.2d 875 (Kan. 1978). “Several different methods of legitimation currently exist in Kansas.”
State Ex Rel. Sec'y Srs v. Clear, 804 P.2d 961 (Kan. 1991). “K.S.A. 59-2103. The purpose of termination of parental rights is to provide stability to the life of a child who must be removed from the home of a parent.”
In Re Lathrop, 575 P.2d 894 (Kan. Ct. App. 1978). “The issues in this case can be narrowly framed: (1) does an unwed father have parental rights, including custody, to his child which are paramount to those of third party adoptive parents due to the parental preference rule; and (2) do the Kansas statutes dealing with adoption…”
Barriner v. Stedman, 580 P.2d 514 (Okla. 1978). “The adoption has the effect of prohibiting Etta Tarwa-ter, the grandmother, from exercising visitation rights because the child, when adopted, has new parents and new grandparents (K.S.A.1973 Supp. 59-2103).- ***** * “Under the provisions of K.”
In Re Adoption of Harrington, 620 P.2d 315 (Kan. 1980). “K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 59-2103 states in pertinent part: “Upon such adoption all the rights of natural parents to the adopted child, including their right to inherit from such child, shall cease, except the rights of a natural parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent.”
Schreiber v. McCament, 349 F. Supp. 3d 1063 (D. Kan. 2018). “adoption pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2103. ' " Doc. 21 at 18 (quoting Aslin v.”
State ex rel. Sec'y of Soc. & Rehab. Servs. v. Clear, 804 P.2d 961 (Kan. 1991). “K.S.A. 59-2103. The purpose of termination of parental rights is to provide stability to the life of a child who must be removed from the home of a parent.”
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