Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 59-2113 (2026)
Who may adopt
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59-2113. Who may adopt. Any adult, or married adult couple jointly, may adopt any minor or adult as their child in the manner provided in K.S.A. 59-2111 through 59-2143, and amendments thereto, except that one spouse cannot do so without the consent of the other.
History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 3; L. 2018, ch. 118, § 3; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1996–2012 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007).
In Re the Adoption of X.J.A., 166 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2007). “Mother framed the issue as one of statutory interpretation of K.S.A. 59-2113, which governs who may adopt.”
Sowers v. Tsamolias, 929 P.2d 188 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). “” Granting the Sowers the legal status of grandparents would abrogate the express intent of K.S.A. 59-2113 and amount to a judicial extension of K.”
In re the Adoption of I. M., 288 P.3d 864 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “is a minor, her custody has not been relinquished to any agency that would be required to consent to her adoption, and J.”
In re the Adoption of X.J.A., 142 P.3d 327 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “MABITAL STATUS OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS Mother also challenged whether an adoption could be granted jointly to two unmarried adults, because K.S.A. 59-2113 says that “any adult, or husband and wife jointly, may adopt.”
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