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K.S.A. § 59-2144 (2026)

Foreign adoption; filing documents with the clerk of the district court; birth certificate

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59-2144. Foreign adoption; filing documents with the clerk of the district court; birth certificate. (a) When a Kansas resident adopts a child in a foreign country in accordance with the laws of the foreign country pertaining to relinquishment, termination of parental rights and consent to the adoption, the decree of adoption or a similar document or documents which evidences finalization of the adoption in the foreign country, and evidence of lawful admission into the United States, when filed with and entered in the records of the clerk of the district court of any county in this state, has the same force and effect as if the decree of adoption, or a similar document or documents which evidences finalization of the adoption in the foreign country, was granted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act.

(b) When such decree or document is filed and entered, the adoptive parent or parents may request a birth certificate pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2423, and amendments thereto.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act.

History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 116, § 1; July 1.


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1997–2010 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of A.A.T., 196 P.3d 1180 (Kan. 2008).
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In Re the Adoption of A.A.T., 196 P.3d 1180 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 4× “59-2111 through K.S.A. 59-2144, i.e., due process of law.”
In Re the Adoption of W.J., 942 P.2d 37 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 9× “The 1996 amendment to K.S.A. 59-2144 (effective July 1, 1996 — 30 days prior to the filing of this action) may have been a factor in the trial court’s decision to deny the adoption, although no reference is made thereto.”
In Re Adoption of Baby Girl P., 242 P.3d 1168 (Kan. 2010). “59-2111 through K.S.A. 59-2144, we concluded in Adoption of A.”
In Re Adoption of A.F.K., 216 P.3d 980 (Utah Ct. App. 2009). “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2144 (a) (2005) (emphasis added).”
In Re Adoption of Afk, 2009 UT App 198 (Utah Ct. App. 2009). “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2144 (a) (2005) (emphasis added).”
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