59-2111. Citation of act. K.S.A. 59-2111 through 59-2143 shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act. History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 1; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Grandparent Visitation Rights in Kansas: A review of Troxel v. Granville," Suzanne Valdez Carey, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 14 (2000). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; whether the UCCJA (K.S.A. 38-1301 et seq.) applies to adoptions examined; jurisdiction, inconvenient forum examined. In re Adoption of Baby Girl B, 19 Kan. App. 2d 283, 286, 867 P.2d 1074 (1994). 2. Cited; consensual appointment of permanent guardian under K.S.A. 38-1587 does not terminate parent's obligation to support child. State ex rel. Secretary of SRS v. Bohrer, 286 Kan. 898, 906, 189 P.3d 1157 (2008). 3. Cited; father failed to appear at adoption hearing because of mother's fraud; adoption not void under case facts. In re Adoption of A.A.T., 287 Kan. 590, 597, 619, 661, 196 P.3d 1180 (2008). 4. Kansas adoption and relinquishment act strictly construed in favor of maintaining rights of natural parents. In re Adoption of D.D.H., 39 Kan. App. 2d 831, 835, 184 P.3d 967 (2008). 5. Federal Indian Child Welfare Act applies to Kansas proceedings to terminate Indian father's rights; Indian family doctrine abandoned. In re A.J.S., 288 Kan. 429, 204 P.3d 543 (2009). 6. Appellate counsel attorney fees of nonconsenting father in adoption proceedings assessed against stepfather. In re Adoption of J.M.D., 41 Kan. App. 2d 157, 202 P.3d 27 (2009). 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