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KS Stat § 23-3504 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution|23-3504 Termination of mediation.

23-3504. Termination of mediation. (a) At any time after the second mediation session, either party may terminate mediation ordered under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3502*.(b) The mediator shall terminate mediation whenever the mediator believes that: (1) Continuation of the process would harm or prejudice one or more of the parties or the children; or (2) the ability or willingness of any party to participate meaningfully in mediation is so lacking that a reasonable agreement is unlikely.(c) The mediator shall report the termination of mediation to the court. The mediator shall not state the reason for termination except when the termination is due to a conflict of interest or bias on the part of the mediator.History: L. 1985, ch. 147, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution|23-3505 Confidentiality.

23-3505. Confidentiality. (a) A mediator appointed under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3502, and amendments thereto, shall treat all verbal or written information transmitted between any party to a dispute and a mediator conducting the proceeding, or the staff of an approved program under K.S.A. 5-501 et seq., and amendments thereto, as confidential communications. No admission, representation or statement made in the proceeding shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery. A mediator shall not be subject to process requiring the disclosure of any matter discussed during the proceedings unless all the parties consent to a waiver. Any party and the neutral person or staff of an approved program conducting the proceeding, participating in the proceeding has a privilege in any action to refuse to disclose, and to prevent a witness from disclosing, any communication made in the course of the proceeding. The privilege may be claimed by the party or the neutral person or anyone the party or the neutral person authorizes to claim the privilege. A neutral person conducting the proceeding shall not be subject to process requiring the disclosure of any matter discussed within the proceedings unless all parties consent to a waiver.(b) The confidentiality and privilege requirements of this section shall not apply to:(1) Information that is reasonably necessary to allow investigation of or action for ethical violations against the neutral person conducting the proceeding or for the defense of the neutral person or staff of an approved program conducting the proceeding in an action against the neutral person or staff of an approved program if the action is filed by a party to the proceeding;(2) any information that the mediator is required to report under K.S.A. 38-2223, and amendments thereto;(3) any information that is reasonably necessary to stop the commission of an ongoing crime or fraud or to prevent the commission of a crime or fraud in the future for which there was an expressed intent to commit such crime or fraud;(4) any information that the mediator is required to report or communicate under the specific provisions of any statute or in order to comply with orders of the court; or(5) any report to the court that a party has issued a threat of physical violence against a party, a party's dependent or family member, the mediator or an officer or employee of the court with the apparent intention of carrying out such threat.History: L. 1985, ch. 147, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 129, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 157, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 200, § 87; January 1, 2007.
KS Stat § 23-3506 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution|23-3506 Costs.

23-3506. Costs. The costs of any mediation ordered under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3502* shall be taxed to either or both parties as equity and justice require, unless the parties have reached a reasonable agreement as to payment of the costs.History: L. 1985, ch. 147, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution|23-3507 Case management; process.

23-3507. Case management; process. Case management under this act is the process by which a neutral case manager appointed by the court, or by a hearing officer in a proceeding pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3401, and amendments thereto, or through agreement by the parties, assists the parties by providing a procedure, other than mediation, which facilitates negotiation of a plan for child custody, residency or visitation or parenting time. In the event that the parties are unable to reach an agreement, the case manager shall make recommendations to the court.History: L. 1996, ch. 159, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 171, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3510 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution|23-3510 Counseling.

23-3510. Counseling. (a) Family counseling. At any time prior or subsequent to the alteration of the parties' marital status the court may order that any party or parties and any of their children be interviewed by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or other trained professional in family counseling, approved by the court, for the purpose of determining whether it is in the best interests of any of the parties' children that the parties and any of their children have counseling regarding matters of legal custody, residency, visitation or parenting time. The court shall receive the written opinion of the professional, and the court shall make the opinion available as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3210, and amendments thereto. Any professional consulted by the court under this section may be examined as a witness. If the opinion of the professional is that counseling is in the best interests of any of the children, the court may order the parties and any of the children to obtain counseling. Neither party shall be required to obtain counseling pursuant to this section if the party objects thereto because the counseling conflicts with sincerely held religious tenets and practices to which any party is an adherent.(b) Costs. The costs of the counseling shall be taxed to either party as equity and justice require.History: L. 1982, ch. 152, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 299, § 10; L. 2000, ch. 171, § 20; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-3601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-3601 International reciprocity for enforcement of support orders.

23-3601. International reciprocity for enforcement of support orders. (a) If the attorney general finds that reciprocal provisions are available in a foreign nation or a state of a foreign nation for the enforcement of support orders issued in this state, the attorney general may declare the foreign nation or state of a foreign nation to be a reciprocating state for the purpose of establishing or enforcing any duty of support. A declaration made pursuant to this subsection may be revoked by the attorney general.(b) The attorney general shall review any declaration made pursuant to subsection (a) to determine whether the declaration should be revoked if all or part of the same jurisdiction was declared a foreign reciprocating country by the United States secretary of state and the declaration by the United States secretary of state has been revoked.History: L. 1990, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 22; July 3.
KS Stat § 23-36,101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,101 Citation of act.

23-36,101. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the uniform interstate family support act.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 32; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 32; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

23-36,103. State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (a) The courts are the tribunals of this state.(b) The department for children and families is the support enforcement agency of this state.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 34; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,104 Remedies cumulative.

23-36,104. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided by this act are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.(b) This act does not:(1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state; or(2) grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody, parenting time or visitation pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3201 et seq., and amendments thereto, in a proceeding under this act.History: L. 2015, ch. 64, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,105 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

23-36,105. Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts 1 through 6 of this act and, as applicable, part 7 of this act, to a support proceeding involving:(1) A foreign support order;(2) a foreign tribunal; or(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts 1 through 6 of this act.(c) Part 7 of this act applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part 7 of this act is inconsistent with parts 1 through 6 of this act, part 7 of this act controls.History: L. 2015, ch. 64, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

23-36,201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if:(1) The individual is personally served with notice within this state;(2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;(3) the individual resided with the child in this state;(4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;(5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;(6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;(7) the individual asserted parentage of a child in the putative father registry maintained in this state by the secretary of the Kansas department for children and families; or(8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.(b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a) or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,611, and amendments thereto, are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,615, and amendments thereto, are met.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 35; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 44; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,202 Duration of personal jurisdiction.

23-36,202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this act or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,205, 23-36,206 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,211, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 36; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 33; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,203 Initiating and responding tribunal of state.

23-36,203. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. Under this act, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 37; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,204 Simultaneous proceedings.

23-36,204. Simultaneous proceedings. (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or foreign country only if:(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and(3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 38; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.

23-36,205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:(1) At the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or(2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.(b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:(1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or(2) its order is not the controlling order.(c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the uniform interstate family support act or a law substantially similar to that act which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.(d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 39; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 34; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

23-36,206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:(1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the uniform interstate family support act; or(2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.(b) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 40; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 35; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,208 Child support orders for two or more obligees.

23-36,208. Child support orders for two or more obligees. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 42; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,209 Credit for payments.

23-36,209. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 43; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,210 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

23-36,210. Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this act, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,316, and amendments thereto, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,317, and amendments thereto, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,318, and amendments thereto. In all other respects, parts 3 through 6 of this act do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.History: L. 2015, ch. 64, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,211 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

23-36,211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.(b) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.(c) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:(1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or(2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.History: L. 2015, ch. 64, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,301 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,301 Proceedings under act.

23-36,301. Proceedings under act. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,301 through 23-36,319, and amendments thereto, apply to all proceedings under this act.(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 44; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 37; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,302 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,302 Action by minor parent.

23-36,302. Action by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 45; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-36,303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction|23-36,303 Application of law of state.

23-36,303. Application of law of state. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a responding tribunal of this state shall:(a) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and(b) determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 46; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 18; July 1.