Kansas Statutes
§ 38-2251 — Adjudication
(a)If the court finds that the child is not a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order dismissing the proceedings.
(b)If the court finds that the child is a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order adjudicating the child to be a child in need of care and may proceed to enter other orders as authorized by this code.
(c)A final adjudication or dismissal shall be entered within 60 days from the date of the filing of the petition, unless good cause for a continuance is shown on the record.
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Related
In re N.E.
516 P.3d 586 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 2022)
In re Y.B.
(Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2024)
Legislative History
L. 2006, ch. 200, § 46; L. 2008, ch. 169, § 11; L. 2010, ch. 75, § 11; July 1.
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