59-2122. Files and records of adoption. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the files and records of the court in adoption proceedings shall not be open to inspection or copy by persons other than the following:
(1) The party filing for adoption or termination and that party's attorney;
(2) an adoptee who has reached the age of majority;
(3) representatives of the Kansas department for children and families;
(4) the disciplinary administrator; and
(5) the commission on judicial qualifications.
(b) Prior to the final decree of adoption, any party in interest may request access to the files and records of an adoption proceeding. After notice and a hearing, and upon a written finding of good cause, the court may order that some or all of the files and records of an adoption proceeding be open to inspection or copy by the moving party.
(c) After the final decree of adoption, the court may permit access to some or all of the files and records of an adoption proceeding for good cause shown.
(d) The Kansas department for children and families may contact the adoptive parents of the minor child or the adopted adult at the request of the birth or genetic parents in the event of a health or medical need. The Kansas department for children and families may contact the adopted adult at the request of the birth or genetic parents for any reason. Identifying information shall not be shared with the birth or genetic parents without the permission of the adoptive parents of the minor child, the adopted adult or the legal guardian of the adopted adult. The Kansas department for children and families may contact the birth or genetic parents at the request of the adoptive parents of the minor child, the adopted adult or the legal guardian of the adopted adult in the event of a health or medical need. The Kansas department for children and families may contact the birth or genetic parents at the request of the adopted adult for any reason.
History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 12; L. 2008, ch. 145, § 9; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 201; L. 2018, ch. 118, § 9; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
59-2114 Written consent required; acknowledgment; revocability of consent, when.
59-2115 Consent or relinquishment; minor parent.
59-2116 Same; time of execution.
59-2118 Effect of adoption; name; rights of child, parents.
59-2120 Interstate adoption; procedures.
59-2121 Payment for adoption; limitation; approval by court; criminal penalties.
59-2122 Files and records of adoption.
59-2124 Relinquishment of child to agency.
59-2125 Application of K.S.A. 59-2126 through 59-2136.
59-2131 Same; temporary orders.
59-2132 Independent and agency adoptions; assessment, investigation and report; waiver.
59-2135 Same; information to be provided to Kansas department for children and families.
59-2136 Relinquishment and adoption; proceedings to terminate parental rights.
59-2137 Application of K.S.A. 59-2138 through 59-2142.
59-2142 Copy of decree to former parent.
59-2143 Consent and relinquishment form.
59-2144 Foreign adoption; filing documents with the clerk of the district court; birth certificate.