23-2211. Parties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the child, the mother, each man presumed to be the father under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-2208, and amendments thereto, and each man alleged to be the father shall be made parties or, if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of the action in a manner prescribed by the court and shall be afforded the opportunity to be heard. If a man alleged or presumed to be the father is a minor, the court shall cause notice of the pendency of the proceedings and copies of the pleadings on file to be served upon the parents or guardian of the minor and shall appoint a guardian ad litem who shall be an attorney to represent the minor in the proceedings. If the parents or guardian of the minor cannot be found, notice shall be served in the manner directed by the court.
(b) In an action to establish an order for support of the child, failure to join any person as a party shall not deprive the court of jurisdiction to determine whether a party to the action has a duty to support the child and, if so, to enter an order for support.
History: L. 1985, ch. 114, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 292, § 7; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised
23-2201 Title and application of act.
23-2203 Hospital based program for voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.
23-2204 Acknowledgment of paternity forms.
23-2205 Parent and child relationship defined.
23-2206 Relationship not dependent on marriage.
23-2207 How parent and child relationship is established.
23-2208 Presumption of paternity.
23-2210 Jurisdiction; venue; precedence of certain other orders.
23-2214 Civil action; trial to court.
23-2215 Judgment or order; other authorized orders.
23-2219 Counsel for parties; free transcript for indigent on appeal.
23-2220 Action to determine mother and child relationship.
23-2221 Promise to render support.
23-2222 Paternity orders; birth certificates.
23-2223 Amendment of birth certificate to change name of parent or child; procedure.
23-2224 Court orders; interlocutory orders; ex parte, when; notice and hearing; temporary support.
23-2225 Change in child's residence; notice; effect; exception.