Repealed

23-3302. History: L. 1971, ch. 149, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 149; L. 1984, ch. 152, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 55; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 52, § 21; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 60-1616(c), (e), (f). Cross References to Related Sections: Grandparents as caregivers act, see 38-142 et seq. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Cited in survey of family law, Merlin Wheeler, 15 W.L.J. 366, 367 (1976). "In the Best Interests of the Divided Family: An Analysis of the 1982 Amendments to the Kansas Divorce Code," Nancy G. Maxwell, 22 W.L.J. 177, 241 (1983). "Keeping the Family Out of Court: Court-Ordered Mediation of Custody Disputes Under the Kansas Statutes," Nancy G. Maxwell, 25 W.L.J. 203, 212 (1986). "Opening Minds to Open Adoption," Tammy M. Somogye, 45 K.L.R. 619 (1997). "Grandparent Visitation Rights in Kansas: A review of Troxel v. Granville," Suzanne Valdez Carey, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 14 (2000). "What's Become of Grandma, Grandpa, and The Troxels?," Suzanne Carey McAllister, 54 K.L.R. 687 (2006). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Paternal grandmother with visitation rights not entitled to notice of adoption; court without power to grant right. Browning v. Tarwater, 215 Kan. 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 524 P.2d 1135. 2. Pendency of severance proceeding (K.S.A. 38-1581 et seq.) does not preclude relinquishment of parental rights under K.S.A. 38-125 et seq. In re A.W., 241 Kan. 810, 813, 816, 740 P.2d 82 (1987). 3. Visitation rights of grandparents do not violate constitutional right to family privacy. Spradling v. Harris, 13 Kan. App. 2d 595, 599, 778 P.2d 365 (1989). 4. Visitation may be granted after adoption of child. In re Adoption of J.M.U., 16 Kan. App. 2d 164, 172, 819 P.2d 1244 (1991). 5. Unrelated third party has no visitation rights under statute or common law. In re Hood, 252 Kan. 689, 690, 691, 692, 847 P.2d 1300 (1992). 6. District court may not presume that grandparent visitation was in child's best interest. Santaniello v. Santaniello, 18 Kan. App. 2d 112, 114, 850 P.2d 269 (1992). 7. Natural grandparents have no visitation rights after termination of parental rights and adoption of grandchild. Sowers v. Tsamolias, 23 Kan. App. 2d 270, 272, 275, 929 P.2d 188 (1996). 8. Grandparent's standing in adoption case limited to reasonable visitation; standing to contest adoption denied. In re J.A.B., 26 Kan. App. 2d 959, 969, 997 P.2d 98 (2000). 9. Grandparent visitation affirmed; mother who refused visitation is estopped from saying grandparents have no substantial relationship with grandchild. Kansas Dept. of SRS v. Paillet, 27 Kan. App. 2d 295, 3 P.3d 563 (2000). 10. Grandparents visitations reversed and denied both for failure to show substantial relationship with child and in best interests of child. Kansas Dept. of SRS v. Paillet, 270 Kan. 646, 16 P.3d 962 (2001). 11. Absent a finding of unreasonableness, court should adopt grandparent visitation plan proposed by parent. In re T.A., 30 Kan. App. 2d 30, 38 P.3d 140 (2001). 12. The term "grandparent" in grandparent visitation does not include step grandparent nor great-grandparent. State ex rel Secretary of Dept. of S.R.S. v. Davison, 31 Kan. App. 2d 192, 64 P.3d 434 (2002). 13. Grandparent's visitation rights affirmed; attorney fees for mother denied. Degraeve v. Holm, 30 Kan. App. 2d 865, 50 P.3d 509 (2002). 14. Finding that substantial relationship has existed sometime in past satisfies requirement for grandparent visitation. State ex rel. Secretary of Dept. of SRS v. Strotkamp, 30 Kan. App. 2d 1143, 55 P.3d 924 (2002). 15. Natural parents may not deny grandmother's visitation even though she incorrectly reported sexual abuse of child. Davis v. Heath, 35 Kan. App. 2d 86, 128 P.3d 434 (2006). 16. Discusses grandparents' burden of proof in visitation rights. In re Creach, 37 Kan. App. 2d 613, 618, 155 P.3d 719 (2007). 17. Burden of proof for grandparent visitation rights discussed and applied. In re Cathey, 38 Kan. App. 2d 368, 165 P.3d 310 (2007). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026