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KS Stat § 23-2515 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 25 - Marriage|23-2515 Proof of relationship of parties; penalty for granting license to parties not entitled without examination.

23-2515. Proof of relationship of parties; penalty for granting license to parties not entitled without examination. In all cases, before granting a marriage license the judge or clerk of the district court shall require the applicant for such license to take and subscribe to an oath to the effect that none of the reasons set forth in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2503 exist why such applicant should not be granted a marriage license; and the judge or clerk may in his or her discretion examine witnesses under oath concerning the matters referred to in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2503, as applied to the applicant for such marriage license, and for the purpose of this act shall have power to administer oaths. If the judge or clerk fails to examine such applicant for license as provided in this section, he or she shall be liable to fine for granting license to parties not legally entitled thereto, in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be recovered by indictment or information, with cost.History: L. 1867, ch. 84, § 8; G.S. 1868, ch. 61, § 8; L. 1886, ch. 124, § 1; R.S. 1923, 23-114; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 125; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 25; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2516 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 25 - Marriage|23-2516 Validation of certain marriages; performance of marriage by Baha'is assembly.

23-2516. Validation of certain marriages; performance of marriage by Baha'is assembly. (a) All marriages solemnized among the society called Friends, or Quakers, in the form previously practiced and in use in their meetings shall be good and valid and shall not be construed as affected by any of the foregoing provisions of this act. All marriages previously solemnized in this state by that society, in accordance with its forms and usage, are hereby declared legal and valid.(b) A local spiritual assembly of the Baha'is or representative members of that assembly, according to the usage of their religious community, as defined in the declaration of trust and bylaws of the national spiritual assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and bylaws of a local spiritual assembly may perform and witness the marriage ceremony in this state and certify on the back of the license the facts of the marriage and its date.(c) Any marriage ceremony performed prior to the effective date of this act and certified by any person who had been issued a certificate of election as justice of the peace and the resulting marriage are hereby declared legal and valid.History: L. 1867, ch. 844, § 10; G.S. 1868, ch. 61, § 10; L. 1870, ch. 75, § 1; R.S. 1923, 23-116; L. 1945, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 191, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 122, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 27; L. 1984, ch. 134, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2517 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 25 - Marriage|23-2517 Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty.

23-2517. Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person not a duly authorized officiating person as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2504 to perform the marriage ceremony in this state. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.History: L. 1945, ch. 196, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 207, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2518 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 25 - Marriage|23-2518 Records or copies as evidence.

23-2518. Records or copies as evidence. The books of record of marriage licenses issued, to be kept by the judges of the district court of the several counties, and copies of entries therein, certified by such judge under his or her official seal, shall be evidence in all courts.History: L. 1867, ch. 84, § 11; G.S. 1868, ch. 61, § 11; R.S. 1923, 23-117; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 126; January 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 23-2601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2601 Married persons; separate property; marital property.

23-2601. Married persons; separate property; marital property. The property, real and personal, which any person in this state may own at the time of the person's marriage, and the rents, issues, profits or proceeds thereof, and any real, personal or mixed property which shall come to a person by descent, devise or bequest, and the rents, issues, profits or proceeds thereof, or by gift from any person, shall remain the person's sole and separate property, notwithstanding the marriage, and not be subject to the disposal of the person's spouse or liable for the spouse's debts, except as provided in K.S.A. 33-101 et seq. and 33-201 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 3; L. 2013, ch. 124, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2602 Conveyances and contracts concerning property.

23-2602. Conveyances and contracts concerning property. A married person, while the marriage relation subsists, may bargain, sell and convey his or her real and personal property and enter into any contract.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 2; R.S. 1923, 23-202; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2603 Sue and be sued.

23-2603. Sue and be sued. A person may, while married, sue and be sued in the same manner as if he or she were unmarried.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 3; R.S. 1923, 23-203; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2604 Married person may carry on trade or business; earnings.

23-2604. Married person may carry on trade or business; earnings. Any married person may carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services, on his or her sole and separate account; and the earnings of any married person from his or her trade, business, labor or services shall be his or her sole and separate property, and may be used and invested by him or her in his or her own name.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 4; R.S. 1923, 23-204; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2605 Loss or impairment of services; right of action.

23-2605. Loss or impairment of services; right of action. Where, through the wrong of another, a married person shall sustain personal injuries causing the loss or impairment of his or her ability to perform services, the right of action to recover damages for such loss or impairment shall vest solely in such person, and any recovery therefor, so far as it is based upon the loss or impairment of his or her ability to perform services in the household and in the discharge of his or her domestic duties, shall be for the benefit of such person's spouse so far as he or she shall be entitled thereto. Nothing herein shall in any way affect the right of the spouse to recover damages for the wrongful death of his or her spouse.History: L. 1921, ch. 177, § 1; R.S. 1923, 23-205; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2606 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2606 Rights of persons married out of state.

23-2606. Rights of persons married out of state. Any person who shall have been married out of this state, shall, if the spouse afterward becomes a resident of this state, enjoy all the rights as to property which he or she may have acquired by the laws of any other state, territory or country, or which he or she may have acquired by virture of any marriage contract or settlement made out of this state.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 5; R.S. 1923, 22-206; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2607 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2607 Marriage settlements or contracts.

23-2607. Marriage settlements or contracts. Nothing in this act contained shall invalidate any marriage settlement or contract now made or to be hereafter made.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 62, § 6; October 31; R.S. 1923, 23-207.
KS Stat § 23-2608 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 26 - Marital Property Rights|23-2608 Alienation of affections actions abolished.

23-2608. Alienation of affections actions abolished. There shall be no right to bring an action in this state to recover damages for alienation of affections based on any act done on or after July 1, 1982.History: L. 1982, ch. 240, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2701 Grounds for divorce or separate maintenance.

23-2701. Grounds for divorce or separate maintenance. (a) The district court shall grant a decree of divorce or separate maintenance for any of the following grounds: (1) Incompatibility; (2) failure to perform a material marital duty or obligation; or (3) incompatibility by reason of mental illness or mental incapacity of one or both spouses.(b) The ground of incompatibility by reason of mental illness or mental incapacity of one or both spouses shall require a finding of either: (1) Confinement of the spouse in an institution by reason of mental illness for a period of two years, which confinement need not be continuous; or (2) an adjudication of mental illness or mental incapacity of the spouse by a court of competent jurisdiction while the spouse is confined in an institution by reason of mental illness. In either case, there must be a finding by at least two of three physicians, appointed by the court before which the action is pending, that the mentally ill or mentally incapacitated spouse has a poor prognosis for recovery from the mental illness or mental incapacity, based upon general knowledge available at the time. A decree granted on the ground of incompatibility by reason of mental illness or mental incapacity of one or both spouses shall not relieve a party from contributing to the support and maintenance of the mentally ill or mentally incapacitated spouse. If both spouses are confined to institutions because of mental illness or mental incapacity, the guardian of either spouse may file a petition for divorce and the court may grant the divorce on the ground of incompatibility by reason of mental illness or mental incapacity.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1601; L. 1965, ch. 354, § 14; L. 1967, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 286, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 1; January 1, 1983.
KS Stat § 23-2702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2702 Grounds for annulment.

23-2702. Grounds for annulment. (a) The district court shall grant a decree of annulment of any marriage for either of the following grounds: (1) The marriage is void for any reason; or (2) the contract of marriage is voidable because it was induced by fraud.(b) The district court may grant a decree of annulment of any marriage if the contract of marriage was induced by mistake of fact, lack of knowledge of a material fact or any other reason justifying recission of a contract of marriage.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1602; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 2; January 1, 1983.
KS Stat § 23-2703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2703 Residence.

23-2703. Residence. (a) State. The petitioner or respondent in an action for divorce must have been an actual resident of the state for 60 days immediately preceding the filing of the petition.(b) Military residence. Any person who has been a resident of or stationed at a United States post or military reservation within the state for 60 days immediately preceding the filing of the petition may file an action for divorce in any county adjacent to the post or reservation.(c) Residence of spouse. For the purposes of this article, a spouse may have a residence in this state separate and apart from the residence of the other spouse.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1603; L. 1969, ch. 287, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 241, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 3; January 1, 1983.
KS Stat § 23-2704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2704 Petition and summons.

23-2704. Petition and summons. (a) Verification of petition. The truth of the allegations of any petition under this article must be verified by the petitioner in person or by the guardian of an incapacitated person.(b) Captions. All pleadings shall be captioned, "In the matter of the marriage of _________ and __________." In the caption, the name of the petitioner shall appear first and the name of the respondent shall appear second, but the respective parties shall not be designated as such.(c) Contents of petition. The grounds for divorce, annulment or separate maintenance shall be alleged as nearly as possible in the general language of the statute, without detailed statement of facts. If there are minor children of the marriage, the petition shall state their names and dates of birth and shall contain, or be accompanied by an affidavit which contains, the information required by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto.(d) Bill of particulars. The opposing party may demand a statement of the facts which shall be furnished in the form of a bill of particulars. The facts stated in the bill of particulars shall be the specific facts upon which the action shall be tried. If interrogatories have been served on or a deposition taken of the party from whom the bill of particulars is demanded, the court in its discretion may refuse to grant the demand for a bill of particulars. A copy of the bill of particulars shall be delivered to the judge. The bill of particulars shall not be filed with the clerk of the court or become a part of the record except on appeal, and then only when the issue to be reviewed relates to the facts stated in the bill of particulars. The bill of particulars shall be destroyed by the district judge unless an appeal is taken, in which case the bill of particulars shall be destroyed upon receipt of the final order from the appellate court.(e) Service of process. Service of process shall be made in the manner provided in article 3 of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1604; L. 1967, ch. 328, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 231, § 28; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 92; L. 2000, ch. 171, § 78; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 36; L. 2013, ch. 124, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2705 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2705 Answer and counterclaim.

23-2705. Answer and counterclaim. The respondent may answer and may also file a counterclaim for divorce, annulment or separate maintenance. If new matter is set up in the answer, it shall be verified by the respondent in person or by the guardian of an incapacitated person. If a counterclaim is filed, it shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2704, and amendments thereto. When there are minor children of the marriage, the answer shall contain, or be accompanied by an affidavit which contains, the information required by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1605; L. 1965, ch. 365, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 231, § 29; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 5; L. 2000, ch. 171, § 79; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2706 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2706 Granting of decree mandatory; exceptions; denial of relief; orders authorized.

23-2706. Granting of  decree mandatory; exceptions; denial of relief; orders authorized. The court shall grant a requested decree of divorce, separate maintenance or annulment unless the granting of the decree is discretionary under this act or unless the court finds that there are no grounds for the requested alteration of marital status. If a decree of divorce, separate maintenance or annulment is denied for lack of grounds, the court shall nevertheless, if application is made by one of the parties, make the orders authorized by  articles 28, 29, 30 and 32 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1606; L. 1975, ch. 303, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 6; L. 2011, ch. 26, § 42; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 37; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2708 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2708 Action for divorce; time for hearing.

23-2708. Action for divorce; time for hearing. An action for divorce shall not be heard until 60 days after the filing of the petition unless the judge enters an order declaring the existence of an emergency, stating the precise nature of the emergency, the substance of the evidence material to the emergency and the names of the witnesses who gave the evidence. A request for an order declaring the existence of an emergency may be contained in a pleading or made by motion. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a request for the declaration of an emergency shall not be heard prior to the expiration of the time permitted for the filing of an answer. Unless waived, notice of the hearing requesting the declaration of an emergency shall be given to all parties not in default not less than seven days prior to the date of the hearing. Upon a finding that an emergency exists, the divorce and all issues pertaining thereto may be heard immediately.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2709 Pretrial conference.

23-2709. Pretrial conference. The court shall conduct a pretrial conference or conferences in accordance with K.S.A. 60-216, and amendments thereto, upon request of either party or on the court's own motion. Any pretrial conference shall be set on a date other than the date of trial and the parties shall be present or available within the courthouse.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 38; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2710 Marriage counseling; costs thereof.

23-2710. Marriage counseling; costs thereof. (a) After the filing of the answer or other responsive pleading by the respondent, the court, on its own motion or upon motion of either of the parties, may require both parties to the action to seek marriage counseling if marriage counseling services are available within the judicial district of venue of the action. Neither party shall be required to submit to marriage counseling provided by any religious organization of any particular denomination.(b) The cost of any counseling authorized by this section may be assessed as costs in the case.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 39; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2711 Decree; authorized orders.

23-2711. Decree; authorized orders. (a) A decree in an action under article 27 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, may include orders on the following matters:(1) An order changing or terminating the parties' marital status by divorce, annulment or separate maintenance;(2) an order making an equitable division of the parties' property as authorized by article 28 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;(3) an order regarding spousal support as authorized by article 29 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;(4) an order for child support as authorized by article 30 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;(5) an order allocating parental decision-making and entering a parenting plan as authorized by article 32 of chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;(6) an order changing one or both parties' names as authorized by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2716, and amendments thereto; and(7) an order awarding costs and attorneys fees to either party under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2715, and amendments thereto.(b) The provisions of this section shall be construed and applied retroactively.History: L. 2012, ch. 162, § 24; May 31.
KS Stat § 23-2712 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2712 Separation agreement.

23-2712. Separation agreement. (a) If the parties have entered into a separation agreement which the court finds to be valid, just and equitable, the agreement shall be incorporated in the decree. A separation agreement may include provisions relating to a parenting plan. The provisions of the agreement on all matters settled by it shall be confirmed in the decree except that any provisions relating to the legal custody, residency, visitation parenting time, support or education of the minor children shall be subject to the control of the court in accordance with all other provisions of this article.(b) Matters settled by an agreement incorporated in the decree, other than matters pertaining to the legal custody, residency, visitation, parenting time, support or education of the minor children, shall not be subject to subsequent modification by the court except: (1) As prescribed by the agreement; or (2) as subsequently consented to by the parties.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 23-2713 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised|Article 27 - Dissolution Of Marriage|23-2713 Effective date as to remarriage; effect of a decree in another state.

23-2713. Effective date as to remarriage; effect of a decree in another state. (a) Any marriage contracted by a party, within or outside this state, with any other person before a judgment of divorce becomes final shall be voidable until the decree of divorce becomes final. An agreement which waives the right of appeal from the granting of the divorce and which is incorporated into the decree or signed by the parties and filed in the case shall be effective to shorten the period of time during which the remarriage is voidable.(b) A judgment or decree of divorce rendered in any other state or territory of the United States, in conformity with the laws thereof, shall be given full faith and credit in this state, except that, if the respondent in the action, at the time of the judgment or decree, was a resident of this state and did not personally appear or defend the action in the court of that state or territory and that court did not have jurisdiction over the respondent's person, all matters relating to maintenance, property rights of the parties and support of the minor children of the parties shall be subject to inquiry and determination in any proper action or proceeding brought in the courts of this state within two years after the date of the foreign judgment or decree, to the same extent as though the foreign judgment or decree had not been rendered. Nothing in this section shall authorize a court of this state to enter a child custody determination, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-37,102, and amendments thereto, contrary to the provisions of the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act.History: L. 2011, ch. 26, § 8; July 1.