Author name: James Greenier

The adoption laws in Kansas are generally relatively

In Kansas, there are a variety of ways in which an adult can adopt a child. The most common types of adoption are private, public, foster-to-adopt and kinship. If a child

Although you may have a plethora of questions as an adoptive parent, there are many resources you can access to find the answers you need to move forward with the process successfully. The more familiar you become with the process, the less daunting it will seem and the more efficiently you can reach finalization. Properly

Understanding the Kansas adoption process before diving in can only benefit you in the short-term and long-term. There are many stages of the process, including paperwork, a court hearing, dealing with an agency and others. Adoption is exciting and expanding your family is special. However, it is important to adequately educate yourself in order to

Unfortunately, when power and authority are afforded to certain individuals it can easily be abused. Often we hear horrible stories of guardians who have been appointed to care for an individual and are abusing or taking advantage of that person. The elderly community or adults with special needs require care because they no longer have

Various types of circumstances may lead a grandparent to desire to have visitation of their grandchildren. This generally occurs when parents get divorced, and the grandparents were told they could no longer see their grandchild. The law in Kansas allows grandparents to petition the court asking for visitation rights of their grandchildren. Although grandparents have

New families are created every day in nontraditional ways, and the Kansas adoption process helps to facilitate that ability. As the modern family dynamic and composite continues to evolve, we see more and more children adopted by their stepparents and grandparents. Kansas, like many other states, offers a variety of forms of adoption including international,

A stepparent adoption may present itself when the spouse of the child

Most parents don’t experience involvement with the court system while raising their children; sometimes cases arise where the state feels the need to step in. This often occurs in abuse or neglect matters, and it can also occur in a Child in Need of Care case where the court decides if and how the state

ICWA, or the Indian Child Welfare Act, was established by the Federal government in 1978 to ensure regulations were in place to protect Native American children and families’ rights in particular aspects. In various cases of adoption in Kansas, birth parents may report some Native American ancestry. Based on this reporting, The Indian Child Welfare