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K.S.A. § 59-2127 (2026)

Jurisdiction

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59-2127. Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction over proceedings under the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act including a proceeding to terminate parental rights pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2136, and amendments thereto, is governed by the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, K.S.A. 23-37,101 through 23-37,405, and amendments thereto, except that in adoption proceedings, the notice provisions of K.S.A. 59-2133 and 59-2136, and amendments thereto, shall control.

History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 17; L. 2000, ch. 171, § 75; L. 2018, ch. 118, § 13; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2017 · leading case: In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013).
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In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). · cites it 75× “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy M., 193 P.3d 520 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “, for jurisdiction abstention in child custody proceedings, codified in Kansas at K.S.A. 38-1353(a), which provides: “[A] court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under K.”
In re M.S., 176 A.3d 1124 (Vt. 2017). · cites it 2× “2d 1074 , 1079 (1994) (explaining that statutory home state "requirement that the child 'live with' the mother from birth requires more than the mother and newborn child staying at the same hospital for a brief period"), superseded by statute , K.S.A. 59-2127, as recognized in…”
In Re the Adoption of Baby Girl B., 867 P.2d 1074 (Kan. Ct. App. 1994). “See K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 59-2127. Further, as the district court in the present case noted, some of the considerations found in 59-2127(a) regarding jurisdiction for agency adoptions are identical to the factors to be considered in determining whether a forum is inconvenient under…”
In re M.S., Juv. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “1994) (explaining that statutory home state “requirement that the child ‘live with’ the mother from birth requires more than the mother and newborn child staying at the same hospital for a brief period”), superseded by statute, K.S.A. 59-2127, as recognized in In re Adoption of…”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(a) — 2 cases
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy M., 193 P.3d 520 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “, for jurisdiction abstention in child custody proceedings, codified in Kansas at K.S.A. 38-1353(a), which provides: “[A] court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b)(1)(A) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b)(1)(B) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b)(l) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b)(l)(A) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(b)(l)(B) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(c) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
— K.S.A. § 59-2127(d) — 1 case
In re the Adoption of H.C.H., 304 P.3d 1271 (Kan. 2013). “The stepfather appealed, arguing the district court failed to apply K.S.A. 59-2127, which is the jurisdiction provision of the Kansas Adoption and Relinquishment Act (KARA), K.”
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