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K.S.A. § 59-2111 (2026)

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59-2111. Citation of act. K.S.A. 59-2111 through 59-2143 shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act.

History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: In re Adoption of T.M.M.H. – Per Curiam, 416 P.3d 999 (Kan. 2018).
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In re Adoption of T.M.M.H. – Per Curiam, 416 P.3d 999 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 3× “The Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., sets out who should be given notice, who must consent, and who may participate in a stepparent adoption proceeding.”
In Re the Adoption of A.A.T., 196 P.3d 1180 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 6× “and that he could not be deprived of it without his consent or compliance with the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (Act), K.S.A. 59-2111 through K.S.A. 59-2144, i.”
State ex rel. Sec'y of Soc. & Rehab. Servs. v. Bohrer, 189 P.3d 1157 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “We have recognized three statutory methods by which parental rights are terminated: (1) adoption, under K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq.-, (2) termination of parental rights under K.”
In Re the Adoption of G.L.V., 190 P.3d 245 (Kan. 2008). “59-2136(d) Before the enactment of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., in 1990 (see L. 1990, ch.”
In Re the Adoption of Baby Girl B., 867 P.2d 1074 (Kan. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “38-1503[b]), there is no statutory reference in the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 59-2111 et seq.) (KARA) or in the UCCJA that the latter necessarily governs questions of jurisdiction or venue in an adoption proceeding.”
In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “The statute provides: "Any adult, or husband and wife jointly, may adopt any minor or adult as their child in the manner provided in K.S.A. 59-2111 through 59-2143, except that one spouse cannot do so without the consent of the other.”
In re P..R., 480 P.3d 778 (Kan. 2021). “"(4) Except as otherwise provided, in all cases where a parent has relinquished a child to the agency pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2111 through K.S.A. 59- 2143, and amendments thereto, all the rights of the parent shall be terminated, including the right to receive notice in a…”
In Re Adoption of Baby Girl P., 242 P.3d 1168 (Kan. 2010). “Reviewing the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act, K.S.A. 59-2111 through K.S.A. 59-2144, we concluded in Adoption of A.”
In the Interest of N.A.C., 329 P.3d 458 (Kan. 2014). “12 AD 366 ) under the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., which is part of the Kansas Probate Code.”
State v. Brown, 35 P.3d 910 (Kan. 2001). “DISCUSSION At this point, it is appropriate to discuss the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., of which K.S.A. 59-2121, the statute before us, is a part.”
In re A.J.S., 204 P.3d 543 (Kan. 2009). “These proceedings were initiated under provisions of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., governing relinquishment and adoption and the associated termination of the rights of natural parents.”
In re T.S.W., 276 P.3d 133 (Kan. 2012). “This action was filed pursuant to the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq. The KARA falls within the Kansas Probate Code and permits an appeal by “an interested party” from the district court to the appellate court of “any final order, judgment…”
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