Enforcement under Hague Convention

23-37,302. Enforcement under Hague Convention. (UCCJEA 302). Under K.S.A. 23-37,201 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as if it were a child-custody determination. History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 54; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 38-1359. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Determination of a child's home state is an objective question; the UCCJEA's language "state in which a child lived" incorporates physical presence and does not suggest any concepts of legal residence, which is governed by an intention to stay or to return to a location. In re A.W., 60 Kan. App. 2d 296, 304, 493 P.3d 298 (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