Section 23-3205 – Rebuttable presumption against best interest of child in certain instances

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Kansas

There shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of the child to have custody or residency granted to a parent who:

(a) Is residing with an individual who is subject to registration requirements of the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any similar act in any other state, or under military or federal law; or
(b) is residing with an individual who has been convicted of abuse of a child, K.S.A. 21-3609, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5602, and amendments thereto.

K.S.A. 23-3205

Added by L. 2011, ch. 26,ยง 22, eff. 7/1/2011.