{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3314","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-3314","heading":"Appointment; interview of child; court services.","body":"In the manner and to the extent authorized by chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the court may do one or more of the following:\n(a) Appoint a guardian ad litem for the child;\n(b) interview the child if such child is of sufficient age and maturity;\n(c) require the parties to participate in mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution, except that a party who has been the victim of a domestic violence offense, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5111, and amendments thereto, a sex offense described in article 55 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, stalking as described in K.S.A. 21-5427, and amendments thereto, or other offense committed by another party to the proceeding shall not be required to participate unless reasonable procedures are in place to protect the party from a risk of harm, harassment or intimidation; or\n(d) order an evaluation, investigation or other assessment of the child's circumstances and the effect on the child of ordering or denying the requested visitation or modifying a visitation order.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 33.—NONPARENT VISITATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_033_0014.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:21Z","sha256":"6f1f04ab70809e99617eb157d6cf49cebae6486d5af8b7786a0475fff0135b71","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3313","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-3315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}