Section 23-3805 – Jurisdiction

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Kansas

(a) A petition under this act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-37,101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.

K.S.A. 23-3805

L. 2007, ch. 75, ยง 5; July 1.