23-36,305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,301(b), and amendments thereto, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was […]
23-36,306. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent. History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 49; […]
23-36,307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this act. (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall: (1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of […]
23-36,308. Duties of attorney general. (a) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this act or may provide those services directly to the individual. (b) The attorney general may determine […]
23-36,309. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this act. History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 52; July 1.
23-36,310. Duties of state information agency. (a) The Kansas department for children and families is the state information agency under this act. (b) The state information agency shall: (1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this act and any support enforcement agencies in […]
23-36,311. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (a) In a proceeding under this act, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. […]
23-36,312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the […]
23-36,313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, other costs and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the […]
23-36,314. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this act before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding. (b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of […]
23-36,315. Nonparentage as defense. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this act. History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 58; July 1.
23-36,316. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child. (b) An affidavit, a document substantially […]
23-36,317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of […]
23-36,318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state may: (a) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (b) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state. History: L. 1994, ch. 301, § 61; L. […]
23-36,319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by […]
23-36,401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (2) the support enforcement agency seeking […]
23-36,402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act. History: L. 2015, ch. 64, § 34; July 1.
23-36,501. Employer’s receipt of income withholding order of another state. An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under the income withholding act, K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3101 et seq., and amendments […]
23-36,502. Employer’s compliance with income withholding order of another state. (a) Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had […]
23-36,503. Employer’s compliance with two or more income withholding orders. If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment […]
