{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2233","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 38-2233","heading":"Filing of petition on referral by the department for children and families or other person; filing by individual.","body":"(a) Whenever the secretary or any other person refers a case to the county or district attorney for the purpose of filing a petition alleging that a child is a child in need of care, the county or district attorney shall review the facts, recommendations and any other evidence available and determine if the circumstances warrant filing a petition.\n(b) Any individual may file a petition alleging a child is a child in need of care and the individual may be represented by the individual's own attorney in the presentation of the case.\n(c) When a petition is filed alleging an infant surrendered pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2282, and amendments thereto, is a child in need of care, the petition shall include a request that the court find that reintegration is not a viable alternative. Such petition also shall include a request to terminate the parental rights of the parents of such infant. An expedited hearing shall be granted on any petition filed pursuant to this subsection.","path":["Chapter 38.—MINORS","Article 22.—REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch38/038_022_0033.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:46Z","sha256":"7ddfbadb39915069431ce02617972303165f4b0bacd3a6973023b86b9bd08fdb","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2232","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}