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K.S.A. § 60-3104 (2026)

Commencement of proceedings; persons seeking relief on behalf of minor child; forms; no docket fee; confidentiality of certain matters, exceptions

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60-3104. Commencement of proceedings; persons seeking relief on behalf of minor child; forms; no docket fee; confidentiality of certain matters, exceptions. (a) An intimate partner or household member may seek relief under the protection from abuse act by filing a verified petition with any judge of the district court or with the clerk of the court alleging abuse by another intimate partner or household member.

(b) The following persons may seek relief under the protection from abuse act on behalf of a minor child by filing a verified petition with any judge of the district court or with the clerk of the court alleging abuse by another intimate partner or household member: (1) A parent of the minor child; (2) an adult residing with the minor child; or (3) the child's court-appointed legal custodian or court-appointed legal guardian.

(c) The clerk of the court shall supply the forms for the petition and orders, which shall be prescribed by the judicial council.

(d) Service of process served under this section shall be by personal service and not by certified mail return receipt requested. No docket fee shall be required for proceedings under the protection from abuse act.

(e) If the court finds that the plaintiff's address or telephone number, or both, needs to remain confidential for the protection of the plaintiff, plaintiff's minor children or minor children residing with the plaintiff, such information shall not be disclosed to the public, but only to authorized court or law enforcement personnel and to the commission on judicial performance in the discharge of the commission's duties pursuant to article 32 of chapter 20 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1979, ch. 92, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 177, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 96; L. 1987, ch. 228, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 25; L. 1996, ch. 208, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 94, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 142, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 145, § 11; L. 2012, ch. 138, § 3; L. 2018, ch. 110, § 2; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: Kerry G. v. Stacy C., 411 P.3d 1227 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018).
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Kerry G. v. Stacy C., 411 P.3d 1227 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-3104(a). A verified petition is one that is signed attesting to the truthfulness of the allegations contained in the pleading.”
Baker v. McCormick, 380 P.3d 706 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 60-3104(b). In our case, a grandparent filed an action on behalf of two children while the children and their mother were living with the grandparent—but the mother disagreed with the filing and then moved out, taking the children with her.”
Steele v. City of Wichita, 826 P.2d 1380 (Kan. 1992). “60-906 (injunction order, restraining order), and K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 60-3104 (protection from abuse).”
Paida v. Leach, 917 P.2d 1342 (Kan. 1996). “K.S.A. 60-3104(a). Abuse is defined in part as “the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between persons who reside together .”
Barnett v. Barnett, 945 P.2d 870 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). “, provides in part: “(a) A person may seek relief under this act or any parent of or adult residing with a minor child may seek relief under this act on behalf of the minor child by filing a verified petition with any district judge of the judicial district or with the clerk of…”
Crim v. Crim, 196 P.3d 375 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “K.S.A. 60-3104(a). In part, abuse is defined as “the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between intimate partners or household members: “(1) Intentionally attempting to cause bodily injury, or intentionally or recklessly causing bodily injury.”
Baker v. Hayden (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “As provided in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-3104(d), the petition required "personal service" on Maggie, meaning it had to be presented directly to her and could not simply be left with another adult with whom she resided.”
T.M. v. B.M. (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “60-3104(a), "An intimate partner or household member may seek relief under the protection from abuse act by filing a verified petition with any judge of the district court or with the clerk of the court alleging abuse by another intimate partner or household member.”
S.S. v. T.S. (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “Under K.S.A. 60-3104(b)(1), a parent of a minor child "may seek relief under the protection from abuse act on behalf of a minor child by filing a verified petition .”
K.S.A. § 60-3104(a): 4 cases
Paida v. Leach, 917 P.2d 1342 (Kan. 1996). “K.S.A. 60-3104(a). Abuse is defined in part as “the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between persons who reside together .”
Kerry G. v. Stacy C., 411 P.3d 1227 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-3104(a). A verified petition is one that is signed attesting to the truthfulness of the allegations contained in the pleading.”
Crim v. Crim, 196 P.3d 375 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “K.S.A. 60-3104(a). In part, abuse is defined as “the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between intimate partners or household members: “(1) Intentionally attempting to cause bodily injury, or intentionally or recklessly causing bodily injury.”
T.M. v. B.M. (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “60-3104(a), "An intimate partner or household member may seek relief under the protection from abuse act by filing a verified petition with any judge of the district court or with the clerk of the court alleging abuse by another intimate partner or household member.”
K.S.A. § 60-3104(b): 1 case
Baker v. McCormick, 380 P.3d 706 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). “K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 60-3104(b). In our case, a grandparent filed an action on behalf of two children while the children and their mother were living with the grandparent—but the mother disagreed with the filing and then moved out, taking the children with her.”
K.S.A. § 60-3104(b)(1): 1 case
S.S. v. T.S. (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “Under K.S.A. 60-3104(b)(1), a parent of a minor child "may seek relief under the protection from abuse act on behalf of a minor child by filing a verified petition .”
K.S.A. § 60-3104(d): 2 cases
Kerry G. v. Stacy C., 411 P.3d 1227 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-3104(a). A verified petition is one that is signed attesting to the truthfulness of the allegations contained in the pleading.”
Baker v. Hayden (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “As provided in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-3104(d), the petition required "personal service" on Maggie, meaning it had to be presented directly to her and could not simply be left with another adult with whom she resided.”
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