2016 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED
Article 26 MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
23-2605 Loss or impairment of services; right of action.
23-2605. Loss or impairment of services; right of action. Where, through the wrong of another, a married person shall sustain personal injuries causing the loss or impairment of his or her ability to perform services, the right of action to recover damages for such loss or impairment shall vest solely in such person, and any recovery therefor, so far as it is based upon the loss or impairment of his or her ability to perform services in the household and in the discharge of his or her domestic duties, shall be for the benefit of such person's spouse so far as he or she shall be entitled thereto. Nothing herein shall in any way affect the right of the spouse to recover damages for the wrongful death of his or her spouse.
History: L. 1921, ch. 177, § 1; R.S. 1923, 23-205; L. 1976, ch. 172, § 5; July 1.
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