Legal Question in Family Law in Kansas

In a case where two parties have a child together but were never married, issues pertaining to such child's custody, residency, parenting time and child support are usually determined by a proceeding filed pursuant to the Kansas Parentage Act, K.S.A. 38-1110 et seq. In such a proceeding, a court is first asked to determine the child's parentage. Once parentage is established, the court may make orders concerning custody, parenting time and child support. For all intents and purposes, the analysis of such issues is the same whether or not the parties were ever married. Custody, residency and parenting time are determined according to the child's best interests, and child support is computed according to the Kansas Child Support Guidelines.