23-3204 No vested interest or presumption to either parent.
23-3204. No vested interest or presumption to either parent. Neither parent shall be considered to have a vested interest in the custody or residency of any child as against the other parent, regardless of the age of the child, and there shall be no presumption that it is in the best interests of any infant […]
23-3205 Rebuttable presumption against best interest of child in certain instances.
23-3205. Rebuttable presumption against best interest of child in certain instances. 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 […]
23-3206 Legal custodial arrangements.
23-3206. Legal custodial arrangements. Subject to the provisions of this article, the court may make any order relating to custodial arrangements which is in the best interests of the child. The order shall provide one of the following legal custody arrangements, in the order of preference: (a) Joint legal custody. The court may order the […]
23-3207 Residential arrangements.
23-3207. Residential arrangements. After making a determination of the legal custodial arrangements, the court shall determine the residency of the child from the following options, which arrangement the court must find to be in the best interest of the child. The parties shall submit to the court either an agreed parenting plan or, in the […]
23-3208 Parenting time; enforcement; child exchange and visitation centers.
23-3208. Parenting time; enforcement; child exchange and visitation centers. (a) Parents. A parent is entitled to reasonable parenting time unless the court finds, after a hearing, that the exercise of parenting time would seriously endanger the child’s physical, mental, moral or emotional health. (b) Enforcement of rights. An order granting parenting time under this article […]
23-3209 Interviews; court; minors.
23-3209. Interviews; court; minors. The court may interview the minor children in chambers to assist the court in determining legal custody, residency, visitation rights and parenting time. The court may permit counsel to be present at the interviews. Upon request of any party, the court shall cause a record of the interview to be made […]
23-3210 Information relating to custody or residency of children; visitation or parenting time with children.
23-3210. Information relating to custody or residency of children; visitation or parenting time with children. (a) Investigation and report. In any proceeding in which legal custody, residency, visitation rights or parenting time are contested, the court may order an investigation and report concerning the appropriate legal custody, residency, visitation rights and parenting time to be […]
23-3211 Parenting plan; definitions.
23-3211. Parenting plan; definitions. (a) “Temporary parenting plan” means an agreement or order issued defining the legal custody, residency and parenting time to be exercised by parents with regard to a child between the time of filing of a matter in which a parenting plan may be entered, and any other provisions regarding the child’s […]
23-3212 Same; temporary orders.
23-3212. Same; temporary orders. (a) The court may enter a temporary parenting plan in any case in which temporary orders relating to child custody is authorized. (b) If the court deems it appropriate, a temporary parenting plan approved by the court may include one or more of the following provisions regarding children involved in the […]
23-3213 Same; permanent; objectives; general outline, provisions.
23-3213. Same; permanent; objectives; general outline, provisions. (a) The objectives of the permanent parenting plan are to: (1) Establish a proper allocation of parental rights and responsibilities; (2) establish an appropriate working relationship between the parents such that matters regarding the health, education and welfare of their child is best determined; (3) provide for the […]