59-2142. Copy of decree to former parent. - Kansas Statutes

59-2142

Chapter 59.--PROBATE CODE Article 21.--ADOPTION

      59-2142.   Copy of decree to former parent.The petitioner or attorney for the petitioner, if a decreeof adoption is entered, shall mail a certified copy of the decree to theformer parent of the adult adoptee, if the parent has had no notice of theproceeding and, with reasonable diligence, can be located for service byfirst-class mail. The petitioner or the attorney shall file proof ofmailing with the court or shall file an affidavit setting forth the reasonsfor noncompliance if the reasons are not evident from the verifiedpleadings on file. Failure to give the notice required by this sectionshall not invalidate the adoption.

      History:   L. 1990, ch. 145, § 32; July 1.