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.
23-36,102 Definitions.
23-36,102. Definitions. In this act: (a) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (b) “Child support […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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; […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
23-36,207 Determination of controlling child support order.
23-36,207. Determination of controlling child support order. (a) If a proceeding is brought under this act and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (b) If a proceeding is brought under this act, and two or more child support orders have been issued […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
23-36,304 Duties of initiating tribunal.
23-36,304. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this act, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, […]