{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-128","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 59-30,128","heading":"Basis for appointment of guardian for minor.","body":"(a) A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on appointment by the court.\n(b) After a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, the court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and:\n(1) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents;\n(2) all parental rights have been terminated;\n(3) there is clear and convincing evidence that the parents of the minor are unwilling, unable or unfit to exercise the powers the court is granting the guardian; or\n(4) there is clear and convincing evidence that highly unusual or extraordinary circumstances exist that cause the court to appoint the guardian over the objection of a parent of the minor.","path":["Chapter 59.—PROBATE CODE","Article 30.—GUARDIANS OR CONSERVATORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0128.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:31Z","sha256":"0ab9ea1ad8d7fbe7a029de3c0661204cf7e77a5eb4c4d9707c78570eb11cf096","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-127","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}