2015 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED
Article 38 UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT (UCAPA)
23-3805 Jurisdiction.
23-3805. Jurisdiction. (a) A petition under this act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 23-37,101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
History: L. 2007, ch. 75, § 5; July 1.
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