KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

38-2270. Custody for adoption.

38-2270

Chapter 38.--MINORS Article 22.--REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN

38-2270. Custody for adoption.(a) When parental rights have been terminated andit appears that adoption is a viable alternative, the court shall enter one ofthe following orders:

(1) An order granting custody of the child, for adoption proceedings, to thesecretary or acorporation organized under the laws of the state of Kansas authorized to carefor and surrenderchildren for adoption as provided in K.S.A. 38-112 et seq., andamendments thereto. The person,secretary or corporation shall have authority to place the child in a familyhome, and give consentfor the legal adoption of the child which shall be the only consent required toauthorize the entry ofan order or decree of adoption.

(2) An order granting custody of the child to proposed adoptive parents andconsenting tothe adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents.

(b) In making an order under subsection (a), the courtshall give preference, to theextent that the court finds it is in the best interests of the child, first togranting such custody foradoption to a relative of the child and second to granting such custody to aperson with whom thechild has close emotional ties.

(c) Discharge upon adoption. When an adoption decree has beenfiled with the court in thechild in need of care case, the secretary's custody shall cease, thecourt's jurisdiction over thechild shall cease and the court shall enter an order to that effect.

History: L. 2006, ch. 200, § 65; Jan. 1, 2007.