{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2251","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 38-2251","heading":"Adjudication.","body":"(a) If the court finds that the child is not a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order dismissing the proceedings.\n(b) If the court finds that the child is a child in need of care, the court shall enter an order adjudicating the child to be a child in need of care and may proceed to enter other orders as authorized by this code.\n(c) A final adjudication or dismissal shall be entered within 60 days from the date of the filing of the petition, unless good cause for a continuance is shown on the record.","path":["Chapter 38.—MINORS","Article 22.—REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch38/038_022_0051.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:46Z","sha256":"adcb9b694c9561358b4400deb466876448b7fe52c99d3dde46feeedef8fa8450","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2250","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-2252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}