Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 60-2308 (2026)

Certain pension and retirement money exempt, exception; family postsecondary education savings account money exempt, exception; support money held by the Kansas department for children and families exempt

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60-2308. Certain pension and retirement money exempt, exception; family postsecondary education savings account money exempt, exception; support money held by the Kansas department for children and families exempt. (a) Money received by any debtor as * pensioner of the United States within three months immediately preceding the issuing of an execution, attachment or garnishment process, shall not be applied to the payment of the debts of such pensioner if it appears by the affidavit of the debtor or otherwise that such pension money is necessary for the maintenance of the debtor's support or a family support wholly or in part by the pension money. The filing of the affidavit by the debtor, or making proof as provided in this section, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity of such pension money for such support. It shall be the duty of the court where such proceeding is pending to release all moneys held by such attachment or garnishment process, immediately upon the filing of such affidavit or the making of such proof.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any money or other assets payable to a participant or beneficiary from, or any interest of any participant or beneficiary in, a retirement plan that is qualified under sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A or 409 of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and amendments thereto, shall be exempt from any and all claims of creditors of the beneficiary or participant. Any such plan shall be conclusively presumed to be a spendthrift trust under these statutes and the common law of the state.

(c) A plan or arrangement described in subsection (b), a retirement plan that is qualified under section 401(k) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, an individual retirement account and any similar retirement instruments, including contributions and amounts within such instruments shall not be exempt from the claims of an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order or a child support order issued pursuant to article 30 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statues Annotated, and amendments thereto. The interest of any and all alternate payees under a qualified domestic relations order shall be exempt from any and all claims of any creditor, other than the Kansas department for children and families, of the alternate payee. As used in this subsection, "alternate payee" and "qualified domestic relations order" have the meaning ascribed to them in section 414(p) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and amendments thereto.

(d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to any proceeding that:

(1) Is filed on or after July 1, 1986; or

(2) was filed on or after January 1, 1986, and is pending or on appeal July 1, 1986.

(e) Money held by the central unit for collection and disbursement of support payments designated pursuant to K.S.A. 39-7,135, and amendments thereto, the Kansas department for children and families, any clerk of a district court or any district court trustee in connection with a court order for the support of any person, whether the money is identified as child support, spousal support, alimony or maintenance, shall be exempt from execution, attachment or garnishment process.

(f) (1) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any proceeding that:

(A) Is filed on or after January 1, 2002; or

(B) was filed prior to January 1, 2002, and is pending on or on appeal after January 1, 2002.

(2) Except as provided by paragraphs (3) and (4), if the designated beneficiary of a family postsecondary education savings account established pursuant to K.S.A. 75-640 et seq., and amendments thereto, is a lineal descendant of the account owner, all moneys in the account shall be exempt from any claims of creditors of the account owner or designated beneficiary.

(3) The provisions of paragraph (2) shall not apply to claims of any creditor of an account owner, as to amounts contributed within a one-year period preceding:

(A) The date of the filing of a bankruptcy petition under 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.; or

(B) an execution on judgment for such claims against the account owner.

(4) The provisions of paragraph (2) shall not apply to claims of any creditor of an account owner, as to amounts exceeding $5,000 contributed within a period of time that is more than one year but less than two years preceding:

(A) The date of the filing of a bankruptcy petition under 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.; or

(B) an execution on judgment for such claims against the account owner.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-2308; L. 1980, ch. 176, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 220, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 312, § 40; L. 1999, ch. 80, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 195, § 8; L. 2002, ch. 104, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 79; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 233; L. 2025, ch. 112, § 5; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 28 cases, 1981–2017 · leading case: Carbaugh v. Carbaugh (In Re Carbaugh), 278 B.R. 512 (10th Cir. BAP 2002).

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Carbaugh v. Carbaugh (In Re Carbaugh), 278 B.R. 512 (10th Cir. BAP 2002). · cites it 5× “The Debtor’s schedules list an account balance in the Hallmark Plans 4 as exempt under Kansas law, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2308 (b). He also listed the BFC account 5 as exempt under Kansas law, Kan.”

In re the Marriage of Comley, 32 P.3d 1128 (Kan. 2001). · cites it 8× “K.S.A. 60-2308 was not enacted by the legislature until 1963.”

Mariche v. Mariche, 758 P.2d 745 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 9× “Iowa had a statute similar to K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-2308 which exempted all pension money from legal process.”

In Re Moore, 214 B.R. 628 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1997). · cites it 3× “On Schedule C of her bankruptcy schedules, she claimed her retirement accounts as exempt pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2308, 60-2312, 60-2313 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.”

E.W. Ex Rel. J.R.W. v. Hall, 917 P.2d 854 (Kan. 1996). · cites it 4× “There, we considered whether the district court erred in finding that the defendant's social security disability benefits were not exempt from garnishment to pay past-due child support under K.S.A. 60-2308(a). We first noted that the issue was governed by the federal statutes…”

In Re DeThample, 390 B.R. 716 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 20-2618 (2007), the exemption of benefits under the retirement system for judges. Because the 401(k) is identified on Schedule C as a Cessna plan, the Court does not believe debtors cited the correct statutory authority for exempting the 401(k).”

In re Mosby, 532 B.R. 167 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2015). · cites it 7× “The Trustee objected to the exemption, 2 arguing that none of the statutes listed on Debtor’s Schedule C applied to exempt the Jackson Life IRA, and if the exemption were claimed under K.S.A. 60-2308, the Kansas statute exempting pension and retirement money, it should…”

In Re the Marriage of Schoneman, 775 P.2d 194 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 15× “60-2308 now provides: “(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any money or other assets payable to a participant or beneficiary from, or any interest of any participant or beneficiary in, a retirement plan which is qualified under sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408 or 409…”

Com. Bank, N.A. v. Bolander, 239 P.3d 83 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “58a-505(a)(3) allows Commerce to attach its assets, it does not allow the attachment of Wanda’s IRA accounts which were expressly excluded in the bank note, were exempt under K.S.A. 60-2308(b), and did not come into the Trust until after Wanda’s death.”

Bartlett Coop. Ass'n v. Patton, 722 P.2d 551 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 2× “However, this opinion would be misleading if we did not mention certain 1986 amendments (addition of sections [b], [c], and [d]) to K.S.A. 60-2308 contained in Substitute for House Bill No.”

McCarty v. State Bank of Fredonia, 795 P.2d 940 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “For example, pursuant to K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 60-2308(b), an IRA is protected from attachment by creditors, although under K.”

Lehecka v. Tier Tech., Inc., 109 P.3d 1212 (Kan. 2005). · cites it 2× “At the second hearing, the Center argued that Katrina’s property settlement and maintenance amounts qualified as exempt property under K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 60-2308(e). The property settlement amount was exempt, it said, because it was based on proceeds from the sale of Katrina’s…”

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— K.S.A. § 60-2308(a) — 5 cases

Mariche v. Mariche, 758 P.2d 745 (Kan. 1988). “Iowa had a statute similar to K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-2308 which exempted all pension money from legal process.”

E.W. Ex Rel. J.R.W. v. Hall, 917 P.2d 854 (Kan. 1996). “There, we considered whether the district court erred in finding that the defendant's social security disability benefits were not exempt from garnishment to pay past-due child support under K.S.A. 60-2308(a). We first noted that the issue was governed by the federal statutes…”

Younger v. Mitchell, 777 P.2d 789 (Kan. 1989).

In Re the Marriage of Sedbrook, 827 P.2d 1222 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992).

In Re the Marriage of Schoneman, 775 P.2d 194 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). “60-2308 now provides: “(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any money or other assets payable to a participant or beneficiary from, or any interest of any participant or beneficiary in, a retirement plan which is qualified under sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408 or 409…”

— K.S.A. § 60-2308(b) — 9 cases

In Re Moore, 214 B.R. 628 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1997). “On Schedule C of her bankruptcy schedules, she claimed her retirement accounts as exempt pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2308, 60-2312, 60-2313 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.”

Com. Bank, N.A. v. Bolander, 239 P.3d 83 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). “58a-505(a)(3) allows Commerce to attach its assets, it does not allow the attachment of Wanda’s IRA accounts which were expressly excluded in the bank note, were exempt under K.S.A. 60-2308(b), and did not come into the Trust until after Wanda’s death.”

In re Mosby, 532 B.R. 167 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2015). “The Trustee objected to the exemption, 2 arguing that none of the statutes listed on Debtor’s Schedule C applied to exempt the Jackson Life IRA, and if the exemption were claimed under K.S.A. 60-2308, the Kansas statute exempting pension and retirement money, it should…”

McCarty v. State Bank of Fredonia, 795 P.2d 940 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990). “For example, pursuant to K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 60-2308(b), an IRA is protected from attachment by creditors, although under K.”

— K.S.A. § 60-2308(c) — 1 case

McCarty v. State Bank of Fredonia, 795 P.2d 940 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990). “For example, pursuant to K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 60-2308(b), an IRA is protected from attachment by creditors, although under K.”

— K.S.A. § 60-2308(e) — 3 cases

In re the Marriage of Comley, 32 P.3d 1128 (Kan. 2001). “K.S.A. 60-2308 was not enacted by the legislature until 1963.”

Lehecka v. Tier Tech., Inc., 109 P.3d 1212 (Kan. 2005). “At the second hearing, the Center argued that Katrina’s property settlement and maintenance amounts qualified as exempt property under K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 60-2308(e). The property settlement amount was exempt, it said, because it was based on proceeds from the sale of Katrina’s…”

In Re the Marriage of Wageman, 968 P.2d 1114 (Kan. Ct. App. 1998).

— K.S.A. § 60-2308(f) — 1 case

In Re Werth, 468 B.R. 412 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2012).

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