23-3214. Same; court information; classes; mediation; forms. (a) The court shall inform the parents, or require them to be informed, about:
(1) How to prepare a parenting plan;
(2) the impact of family dissolution on children and how the needs of children facing family dissolution can best be addressed;
(3) the impact of domestic abuse on children, and resources for addressing domestic abuse; and
(4) mediation or other nonjudicial procedures designed to help them achieve an agreement.
(b) The court may require the parents to attend parent education classes.
(c) If parents are unable to resolve issues and agree to a parenting plan, the court may require mediation, unless mediation is determined inappropriate in the particular case.
(d) The clerk of the district court shall supply forms and information prescribed by the supreme court which may be used for submission of temporary and permanent parenting plans.
History: L. 2000, ch. 171, ยง 28; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised
Article 32 - Legal Custody, Residency And Parenting Plans
23-3201 Legal custody, residency and parenting time criteria.
23-3202 Parenting plan; best interest presumed.
23-3204 No vested interest or presumption to either parent.
23-3205 Rebuttable presumption against best interest of child in certain instances.
23-3206 Legal custodial arrangements.
23-3207 Residential arrangements.
23-3208 Parenting time; enforcement; child exchange and visitation centers.
23-3209 Interviews; court; minors.
23-3211 Parenting plan; definitions.
23-3212 Same; temporary orders.
23-3213 Same; permanent; objectives; general outline, provisions.
23-3214 Same; court information; classes; mediation; forms.
23-3219 Modification of final order; specify factual allegations.
23-3220 Modifications to orders enforced under title IV-D programs.
23-3221 Modification of parenting time order.
23-3222 Change in child's residence; notice; effect; exceptions.