{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-2129","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 59-2129","heading":"Consent.","body":"(a) Consent to an independent adoption shall be given by: (1) The living parents of the child; or\n(2) one of the parents of the child, if the other's consent is found unnecessary under K.S.A. 59-2136, and amendments thereto; or\n(3) the legal guardian of the child, if both parents are dead or if their consent is found to be unnecessary under K.S.A. 59-2136, and amendments thereto; or\n(4) the court entering an order under K.S.A. 38-2270, and amendments thereto; and\n(5) the judge of any court having jurisdiction over the child pursuant to the revised Kansas code for care of children, if parental rights have not been terminated; and\n(6) the child sought to be adopted, if over 14 years of age and of sound intellect.\n(b) Consent to an agency adoption shall be given by: (1) The authorized representative of the agency having authority to consent to the adoption of the child; and\n(2) the child sought to be adopted, if over 14 years of age and of sound intellect.\n(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to consent in a stepparent adoption, except that subsections (a)(3) and (4) shall not apply.\n(d) A consent given by a parent, legal guardian or agency shall be deemed sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form for consent set forth by the judicial council.\n(e) A consent given by a legal guardian, judge or agency shall set forth the authority to execute the consent and shall be accompanied by documents supporting that authority.","path":["Chapter 59.—PROBATE CODE","Article 21.—ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_021_0029.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:11Z","sha256":"261a8b395d1e6e788cf2be2e54794ee3fdcd615e59a6a26bc3206a3d07b16f09","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-2128","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-2130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}