{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3307","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-3307","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this act applies to a proceeding in which a nonparent seeks visitation, including proceedings in which the child has a guardian pursuant to article 30 of chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a permanent custodian pursuant to article 22 of chapter 38 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.\n(b) This act does not apply to a proceeding:\n(1) Between nonparents, unless a parent or person acting as a parent is a party to the proceeding;\n(2) pertaining to visitation with an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. § 1903(4), to the extent the proceeding is governed by the Indian child welfare act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 through 1963; and\n(3) pertaining to a child who is the subject of an ongoing proceeding under article 22 of chapter 38 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a substantially similar proceeding in another state.\n(c) A nonparent shall not maintain a proceeding under this act for visitation with a child solely because the nonparent served as a foster parent of the child.\n(d) An individual whose parental rights concerning a child have been terminated shall not maintain a proceeding under this act concerning such child.\n(e) Relief under this act is not available during the period of a visitation order entered under K.S.A. 23-3217, and amendments thereto, or other order related to visitation with a child of a deployed parent or person acting as a parent. A visitation order entered before a parent or person acting as a parent was deployed remains in effect unless modified by the court.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 33.—NONPARENT VISITATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_033_0007.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:21Z","sha256":"5b4f30aa1581ffa23fa696653e1dd95d16cddbc814d3e02b9b5f9ac238e9aa61","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3306","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}