23-3802. Definitions. In this act:
(1) "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child.
(2) "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age.
(3) "Child-custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order.
(4) "Child-custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence.
(5) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child-custody determination.
(6) "Petition" includes a motion or its equivalent.
(7) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(8) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.
(9) "Travel document" means records relating to a travel itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a passport or visa.
(10) "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state.
(11) "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state.
History: L. 2007, ch. 75, ยง 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised
Article 38 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (ucapa)
23-3803 Cooperation and communication among courts.
23-3804 Actions for abduction prevention measures.
23-3807 Factors to determine risk of abduction.
23-3808 Provisions and measures to prevent abduction.
23-3809 Warrant to take physical custody of child.
23-3810 Duration of abduction prevention order.
23-3811 Uniformity of application and construction.
23-3812 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.