{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3312","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-3312","heading":"Sufficiency of petition.","body":"(a) Based on the petition described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3311, and amendments thereto, the court shall determine whether the nonparent has pleaded a prima facie case that:\n(1) A denial of visitation would result in harm to the child;\n(2) the nonparent:\n(A) Is or has been a consistent caretaker, as described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3308(b), and amendments thereto, during the year immediately preceding filing of the action; or\n(B) has a substantial relationship with the child, as described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3308(c), and amendments thereto; and\n(3) an order of visitation to the nonparent is in the best interest of the child applying the factors in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3315, and amendments thereto.\n(b) If the court determines that the nonparent has not pleaded a prima facie case, the court shall dismiss the petition.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 33.—NONPARENT VISITATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_033_0012.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:21Z","sha256":"f1b39b43b35e5863140920b76cf6037552f1dced6d84fa01a21337c60b4f7b84","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3311","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}