Kansas Statutes 59-2127. Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-2127
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Jurisdiction over proceedings under the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act including a proceeding to terminate parental rights pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2136, and amendments thereto, is governed by the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,101 through 23-37,405, and amendments thereto, except that in adoption proceedings, the notice provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 59-2133 and 59-2136, and amendments thereto, shall control.