Kansas Statutes

§ 59-2117 — Same; execution and acknowledgment outside of state, in foreign country or by person in military service

Kansas § 59-2117
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 59PROBATE CODE
Art. 21ADOPTION

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2117 (2026).

Text

(a)A consent or relinquishment, or document that is the functional equivalent of a Kansas consent or relinquishment, is valid if executed and acknowledged outside of this state or in a foreign country either in accordance with the law of this state or in accordance with the law of the place where executed.
(b)If the person signing a consent or relinquishment is in the military service of the United States, the execution of the consent or relinquishment may be acknowledged before a commissioned officer and the signature of the officer shall be verified or acknowledged before a notary public or by such other procedure as is then in effect for such division or branch of the armed forces.

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Related

In Re the Adoption of W.J.
942 P.2d 37 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1997)
3 case citations

Legislative History

L. 1990, ch. 145, § 7; L. 2018, ch. 118, § 6; July 1.

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