59-2138. Venue. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction over a proceeding for the adoption of an adult if the petitioner or the adult to be adopted resides in this state.
(b) Venue shall be in the county in which the petitioner or the adult to be adopted resides. Venue may be established in any county in Kansas if all parties in interest agree in writing to venue in that county.
History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 28; L. 2018, ch. 118, § 20; 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.