2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED
Article 37 UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA)
23-37,301 Definitions; enforcement.

Universal Citation: KS Stat § 23-37,301 (2017)

23-37,301.Definitions; enforcement. (UCCJEA 301). In K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto:

(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 53; July 1.

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