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KS Stat § 23-2714 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2714 Evidence.

23-2714. Evidence. (a) Admissions. Upon the trial of the action, the court may admit proof of the admissions of the parties to be received in evidence, excluding such as shall appear to have been obtained by connivance, fraud, coercion, or other improper means.(b) Marriage. Testimony admissible to prove a common-law marriage may be received as evidence of the marriage of the parties.(c) Husband and wife as witness. Either party to the action shall be competent to testify upon all material matters involved in the controversy.(d) Corroborating testimony. A decree of divorce, separate maintenance or annulment may be granted upon the uncorroborated testimony of either party or both of them.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1609; L. 1970, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 304, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2715 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2715 Costs and attorney fees.

23-2715. Costs and attorney fees. Costs and attorney fees may be awarded to either party as justice and equity require. The court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's name in the same case.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 40; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2716 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2716 Restoration of name.

23-2716. Restoration of name. Upon the request of a spouse, the court shall order the restoration of that spouse's maiden or former name. The court shall have jurisdiction to restore the spouse's maiden or former name at or after the time the decree of divorce becomes final. The judicial council shall develop a form which is simple, concise and direct for use with this paragraph.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2717 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2717 Obligation to comply with orders not suspended by other party's failure to comply.

23-2717. Obligation to comply with orders not suspended by other party's failure to comply. If a party fails to comply with a provision of a decree, temporary order or injunction issued under articles 27 through 38 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the obligation of the other party to make payments for support or maintenance or to permit visitation or parenting time is not suspended, but the other party may request by motion that the court grant an appropriate order.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 11; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 41; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2718 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2718 Interspousal tort.

23-2718. Interspousal tort. (a) An action for interspousal tort shall not be consolidated with an action under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2701 through 23-2718, 23-2802, 23-2901 through 23-2905, 23-3001 through 23-3006, 23-3119, 23-3120, 23-3201 through 23-3222, 23-3301, 23-3402, 23-3403, 23-3510 and 28-179, and amendments thereto, unless the parties agree to consolidation and consolidation is approved by the court.(b) A decree of divorce or separate maintenance granted under subsections (a)(1) or (3) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2701, and amendments thereto, shall not preclude an action for interspousal tort.(c) A decree of divorce or separate maintenance granted under subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2701, and amendments thereto, shall preclude an action for interspousal tort based upon the same factual allegations. An action for interspousal tort which has been finally determined shall preclude an action under subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2701, and amendments thereto, based upon the same factual allegations.History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 28 - Division Of Property|23-2801 Marital property.

23-2801. Marital property. (a) All property owned by married persons, including the present value of any vested or unvested military retirement pay, or, for divorce or separate maintenance actions commenced on or after July 1, 1998, professional goodwill to the extent that it is marketable for that particular professional, whether described in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2601, and amendments thereto, or acquired by either spouse after marriage, and whether held individually or by the spouses in some form of co-ownership, such as joint tenancy or tenancy in common, shall become marital property at the time of commencement by one spouse against the other of an action in which a final decree is entered for divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment.(b) Each spouse has a common ownership in marital property which vests at the time of commencement of such action, the extent of the vested interest to be determined and finalized by the court, pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2802, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 28 - Division Of Property|23-2802 Division of property.

23-2802. Division of property. (a) A decree under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2711, and amendments thereto, shall divide the real and personal property of the parties, including any retirement and pension plans, whether owned by either spouse prior to marriage, acquired by either spouse in the spouse's own right after marriage or acquired by the spouses' joint efforts, by: (1) A division of the property in kind; (2) awarding the property or part of the property to one of the spouses and requiring the other to pay a just and proper sum; or (3) ordering a sale of the property, under conditions prescribed by the court, and dividing the proceeds of the sale.(b) Upon request, the trial court shall set a valuation date to be used for all assets at trial, which may be the date of separation, filing or trial as the facts and circumstances of the case may dictate. The trial court may consider evidence regarding changes in value of various assets before and after the valuation date in making the division of property. In dividing defined-contribution types of retirement and pension plans, the court shall allocate profits and losses on the nonparticipant's portion until date of distribution to that nonparticipant.(c) In making the division of property the court shall consider: (1) The age of the parties; (2) the duration of the marriage; (3) the property owned by the parties; (4) their present and future earning capacities; (5) the time, source and manner of acquisition of property; (6) family ties and obligations; (7) the allowance of maintenance or lack thereof; (8) dissipation of assets; (9) the tax consequences of the property division upon the respective economic circumstances of the parties; and (10) such other factors as the court considers necessary to make a just and reasonable division of property.(d) The decree shall provide for any changes in beneficiary designation on: (1) Any insurance or annuity policy that is owned by the parties, or in the case of group life insurance policies, under which either of the parties is a covered person; (2) any trust instrument under which one party is the grantor or holds a power of appointment over part or all of the trust assets, that may be exercised in favor of either party; or (3) any transfer on death or payable on death account under which one or both of the parties are owners or beneficiaries.Nothing in this section shall relieve the parties of the obligation to effectuate any change in beneficiary designation by the filing of such change with the insurer or issuer in accordance with the terms of such policy.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 13; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 42; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 29 - Establishment And Modification Of Spousal Support|23-2901 Interpretation of terms.

23-2901. Interpretation of terms. For purposes of interpretation, the terms "alimony" and "maintenance" are synonymous.History: L. 1982, ch. 152, § 17; L. 1983, ch. 199, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 29 - Establishment And Modification Of Spousal Support|23-2902 Maintenance.

23-2902. Maintenance. (a) A decree under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2711, and amendments thereto, may award to either party an allowance for future support denominated as maintenance, in an amount the court finds to be fair, just and equitable under all of the circumstances.(b) Maintenance may be in a lump sum, in periodic payments, on a percentage of earnings or on any other basis.(c) A decree under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2711, and amendments thereto, may make the future payments modifiable or terminable under circumstances prescribed in the decree.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 14; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 43; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2903 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 29 - Establishment And Modification Of Spousal Support|23-2903 Same; modification of amounts.

23-2903. Same; modification of amounts. At any time, on a hearing with reasonable notice to the party affected, the court may modify the amounts or other conditions for the payment of any portion of the maintenance originally awarded that has not already become due, but no modification shall be made without the consent of the party liable for the maintenance, if it has the effect of increasing or accelerating the liability for the unpaid maintenance beyond what was prescribed in the original decree.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 29 - Establishment And Modification Of Spousal Support|23-2904 Same; modification retroactive; reinstatement.

23-2904. Same; modification retroactive; reinstatement. The court may make a modification of maintenance retroactive to a date at least one month after the date that the motion to modify was filed with the court. In any event, the court may not award maintenance for a period of time in excess of 121 months. If the original court decree reserves the power of the court to hear subsequent motions for reinstatement of maintenance and such a motion is filed prior to the expiration of the stated period of time for maintenance payments, the court shall have jurisdiction to hear a motion by the recipient of the maintenance to reinstate the maintenance payments. Upon motion and hearing, the court may reinstate the payments in whole or in part for a period of time, conditioned upon any modifying or terminating circumstances prescribed by the court, but the reinstatement shall be limited to a period of time not exceeding 121 months. The recipient may file subsequent motions for reinstatement of maintenance prior to the expiration of subsequent periods of time for maintenance payments to be made, but no single period of reinstatement ordered by the court may exceed 121 months.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 29 - Establishment And Modification Of Spousal Support|23-2905 Same; method of payment.

23-2905. Same; method of payment. (a) Except for good cause shown, every order requiring payment of maintenance under this article shall require that the maintenance be paid through the central unit for collection and disbursement of support payments designated pursuant to K.S.A. 39-7,135, and amendments thereto. A written agreement between the parties to make direct maintenance payments to the obligee and not pay through the central unit shall constitute good cause.(b) If child support and maintenance payments are both made to an obligee by the same obligor, and if the court has made a determination concerning the manner of payment of child support, then maintenance payments shall be paid in the same manner.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 17; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 44; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-3001 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3001 Minor children; support and education.

23-3001. Minor children; support and education. (a) In any action under article 27 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the court shall make provisions for the support and education of the minor children.(b) Regardless of the type of custodial arrangement ordered by the court, the court may order the child support and education expenses to be paid by either or both parents for any child less than 18 years of age, at which age the support shall terminate unless:(1) The parent or parents agree, by written agreement approved by the court, to pay support beyond the time the child reaches 18 years of age;(2) the child reaches 18 years of age before completing the child's high school education in which case the support shall not terminate automatically, unless otherwise ordered by the court, until June 30 of the school year during which the child became 18 years of age if the child is still attending high school; or(3) the child is still a bona fide high school student after June 30 of the school year during which the child became 18 years of age, in which case the court, on motion, may order support to continue through the school year during which the child becomes 19 years of age so long as the child is a bona fide high school student and the parents jointly participated or knowingly acquiesced in the decision which delayed the child's completion of high school. The court, in extending support pursuant to subsection (b)(3), may impose such conditions as are appropriate and shall set the child support utilizing the guideline table category for 12-year through 18-year-old children. For purposes of this section, "bona fide high school student" means a student who is enrolled in full accordance with the policy of the accredited high school in which the student is pursuing a high school diploma or a graduate equivalency diploma (GED).(c) Provision for payment of support and educational expenses of a child after reaching 18 years of age if still attending high school shall apply to any child subject to the jurisdiction of the court, including those whose support was ordered prior to July 1, 1992. If an agreement approved by the court prior to July 1, 1992, provides for termination of support before the date provided by subsection (b)(3), the court may review and modify such agreement, and any order based on such agreement, to extend the date for termination of support to the date provided by subsection (b)(3).History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 30; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 45; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-3002 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3002 Determining amount of child support.

23-3002. Determining amount of child support. (a) In determining the amount to be paid for child support, the court shall follow the Kansas child support guidelines adopted by the supreme court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-165, and amendments thereto.(b) Any person who files a motion requesting a child support order or modification order shall include in such filing a completed domestic relations affidavit and proposed child support worksheet.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 31; L. 2014, ch. 116, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3003 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3003 Child health insurance coverage.

23-3003. Child health insurance coverage. The court may order that each parent execute any and all documents, including any releases, necessary so that both parents may obtain information from and to communicate with any health insurance provider regarding the health insurance coverage provided by such health insurance provider to the child. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply irrespective of which parent owns, subscribes or pays for such health insurance coverage.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 32; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3004 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3004 Child support payments paid through the central unit for collection and disbursement of support payments; exception for good cause shown.

23-3004. Child support payments paid through the central unit for collection and disbursement of support payments; exception for good cause shown. Except for good cause shown, every order requiring payment of child support under this article shall require that the support be paid through the central unit for collection and disbursement of support payments designated pursuant to K.S.A. 39-7,135, and amendments thereto. A written agreement between the parties to make direct child support payments to the obligee and not pay through the central unit shall constitute good cause, unless the court finds the agreement is not in the best interest of the child or children. The obligor shall file such written agreement with the court. The obligor shall maintain written evidence of the payment of the support obligation and, at least annually, shall provide such evidence to the court and the obligee.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 33; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 46; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-3005 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3005 Modification of child support.

23-3005. Modification of child support. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 23-36,207, and amendments thereto, the court may modify any prior child support order, including any order issued in a title IV-D case, within three years of the date of the original order or a modification order, when a material change in circumstances is shown, irrespective of the present domicile of the child or the parents. If more than three years has passed since the date of the original order or modification order, a material change in circumstance need not be shown.(b) The court may make a modification of child support retroactive to  the first day of the month following the filing of the motion to modify. Any increase in support ordered effective prior to the date the court's judgment is filed shall not become a lien on real property pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2202, and amendments thereto, until the date of the order.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 34; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 47; L. 2014, ch. 116, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3006 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 30 - Establishment And Modification Of Child Support|23-3006 Abatement of child support.

23-3006. Abatement of child support. If the divorce decree of the parties provides for an abatement of child support during any period provided in such decree, the child support such nonresidential parent owes for such period shall abate during such period of time, except that if the residential parent shows that the criteria for the abatement has not been satisfied there shall not be an abatement of such child support.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 35; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 31 - Enforcement Of Support Orders|23-3101 Title and purpose of act; severability.

23-3101. Title and purpose of act; severability. (a) K.S.A. 23-3101 through 23-3118 and 39-7,135, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the income withholding act.(b) The purpose of the income withholding act is to enhance the enforcement of all support obligations by providing a quick and effective procedure for withholding income to enforce orders of support and to provide children access to health coverage under their parents' health benefit plans.(c) If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 1985, ch. 115, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 137, § 10; L. 1994, ch. 301, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 31 - Enforcement Of Support Orders|23-3105 Priority of withholding order; application of limitations imposed by other laws; multiple withholding orders, single obligor.

23-3105. Priority of withholding order; application of limitations imposed by other laws; multiple withholding orders, single obligor. (a) An income withholding order shall have priority over any other legal process under state law against the same income. Withholding of income under this section shall be made without regard to any prior or subsequent garnishments, attachments, wage assignments or other claims of creditors.(b) Except as provided by K.S.A. 60-2310, and amendments thereto, any state law which limits or exempts income from legal process or the amount or percentage of income that can be withheld shall not apply to withholding income under this act.(c) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,503, and amendments thereto, if more than one income withholding order requires withholding from the same source of income of a single obligor, the payor shall withhold and disburse as ordered the total amount required by all income withholding orders if such amount does not exceed the limits of subsection (f) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3104, and amendments thereto. If the total amount required by all income withholding orders, including premiums due from the obligor which are incurred solely because of a medical withholding order, exceeds such limits, the payor shall withhold the amount permitted to be withheld under such limits and from the amount withheld the payor shall retain any cost recovery fee charged by the payor. The remaining funds shall first be prorated by the payor among all income withholding orders for the obligor that require payment of current support. When all current support for the month has been satisfied, any remaining funds shall be prorated among all income withholding orders for the obligor that require payment of an amount for arrearages. With respect to a medical withholding order, the payor shall promptly notify the affected holder of the limited power of attorney of any nonpayment of premium. The payor may request assistance from the income withholding agency in determining the amount to be disbursed for each income withholding order, but such assistance shall not relieve the payor from any responsibility under this act. Upon request of a public office or of any obligee whose income withholding order is affected by this subsection, the payor shall provide the county, case number and terms of all the obligor's income withholding orders.(d) The provisions of this section as amended by this act shall apply to all income withheld on or after July 1, 2012, regardless of when the applicable income withholding order was entered or modified.History: L. 1985, ch. 115, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 137, § 13; L. 1992, ch. 254, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 301, § 23; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 26; L. 2013, ch. 124, § 10; July 1.