Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

23-36,613. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order. (b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of parts 1 and 2 of this act, this part and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of this act do not apply. History: L. 1997, ch. 182, § 57; L. 2015, ch. 64, § 54; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 23-9,613. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duration of child support determined by law of issuing state; Kansas court can not modify Missouri support order; father obligated to pay child support until child finishes college or reaches age 22. In re Marriage of Doetzl, 31 Kan. App. 2d 331, 65 P.3d 539 (2003). 2. Failure to properly register an out-of-state support order does not deprive district court of jurisdiction to rule on such order. Chalmers v. Burrough, 314 Kan. 1, 11, 494 P.3d 128 (2021). 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