23-2216. Costs. (a) Costs and attorney fees may be awarded to either party as justice and equity may require. Unless the attorney represents a public agency in an action, the court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's name in the same case.
(b) The court may order reasonable fees for the child's guardian ad litem.
(c) The court may order other expenses of the action, including genetic tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The court may order the proportion of any indigent party to be paid from the general fund of the county. After payment, the court may tax all, part or none of the expenses as costs in the action.
(d) The fee of an expert witness qualified to perform genetic testing, but not appointed by the court, shall be paid by the party calling the expert witness but shall not be taxed as costs in the action.
History: L. 1985, ch. 114, § 13; L. 2014, ch. 116, § 3; 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.