2009 Kansas Code
Chapter 38 MINORS
Article 22 REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN
38-2251. Adjudication.
38-2251
38-2251. Adjudication. (a) If the court finds that the child is not a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order dismissing the proceedings.
(b) If the court finds that the child is a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order adjudicating the child to be a child in need of care and may proceed to enter other orders as authorized by this code.
(c) A finding that a child subject to this code is a child in need of care shall be entered without undue delay. If the child has been removed from the child's home, an order of adjudication shall be entered as soon as practicable but not more than 60 days from the date of removal unless an order of informal supervision or an order of continuance for good cause has been entered.
History: L. 2006, ch. 200, § 46; L. 2008, ch. 169, § 11; July 1.
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