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K.S.A. § 60-1401 (2026)

Jurisdiction and costs

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60-1401. Jurisdiction and costs. The district court shall have authority to change the name of any person, township, town or city within this state at the cost of the petitioner without affecting any legal right.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1401; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Killman, 955 P.2d 1228 (Kan. 1998).
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In Re the Marriage of Killman, 955 P.2d 1228 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 7× “The Court of Appeals noted that although the Kansas change-of-name statutes, K.S.A. 60-1401 et seq., did not specifically provide for changing the names of minors, a panel of the Court of Appeals had ruled that a change of a child’s name is available if the action is brought by…”
In Re Application to Change Name, 706 P.2d 480 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “: Starla Jo Geisler filed a petition as next friend for her minor daughter, Mekea LaDawn Morehead, requesting a change of surname pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1401 et seq. The trial court refused to grant the requested change.”
In Re the Marriage of Killman, 939 P.2d 970 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “The Kansas change of name statutes, K.S.A. 60-1401 et seq., do not specifically provide for changing the names of minors, but a panel of this court has ruled that a change of name is available if the action is brought by a next friend.”
In re Petition of Clark, 450 P.3d 830 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “44-12-506; (2) any person has the right to a name change under the common law by simply using the new name; and (3) K.S.A. 60-1401 does not require a compelling reason to change one's name.”
STABEL v. Meyer, 259 P.3d 737 (Kan. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “’s reasoning that to find a district court lacks such authority without both parents’ consent would allow a parent or court to be held hostage or without recourse wholly disregards the fact that there are other statutory means for changing a minor’s name.”
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