Kansas Statutes 59-2138. Venue
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-2138
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(a) A court of this state has jurisdiction over a proceeding for the adoption of an adult if the petitioner or the adult to be adopted resides in this state.
(b) Venue shall be in the county in which the petitioner or the adult to be adopted resides. Venue may be established in any county in Kansas if all parties in interest agree in writing to venue in that county.