Source: http://kslegislature.net/li/b2019_20/statute/060_000_0000_chapter/060_003_0000_article/060_003_0007_section/060_003_0007_k/
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 15:56:10+00:00

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(E) unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of a defendant that is a minor or is under any legal disability.
(b) Construction and effect. The provisions of this section are separate and permissive methods of obtaining service. If a defendant served under this section does not appear, judgment may be rendered affecting the property, res or status within the jurisdiction of the court as to the defendant, but judgment may not be rendered against the defendant personally.
(4) the case is one of those mentioned in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4).
The form of the affidavit or declaration is sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form set forth by the judicial council. When the affidavit or declaration is filed, service may proceed by publication.
(d) Publication; contents and form of notice; actions involving property. (1) Where to publish notice. The notice must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the petition is filed and that is authorized by law to publish legal notices. If there is no newspaper published in the county, the notice may be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.
(C) if the defendant does not answer or otherwise defend, the petition or other pleading will be taken as true, and judgment, the nature of which must be stated, will be rendered accordingly.
(3) Form of notice. The notice is sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form set forth by the judicial council.
(4) Property description. When the action affects property, the notice need not expressly describe the property unless the description is otherwise required by law, but the property may be identified by reference to the pleading.
(e) Mailing copy of notice. The party seeking service by publication must, within seven days after the first publication, mail a copy of the publication notice to each defendant whose address is stated in the affidavit or declaration for service by publication.
(f) When service complete. Service by publication is complete when it has been made in the manner and for the time prescribed in subsections (d) and (e). The service must be proved under subsection (c) of K.S.A. 60-312, and amendments thereto. No judgment by default may be entered on the service until proof of service is made, approved by the court and filed.
History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-307; L. 1965, ch. 355, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 232, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 22; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 8; L. 1994, ch. 68, § 3; L. 2005, ch. 101, § 11; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 152; July 1.

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