Kansas Divorce Forms and Papers

If you meet the Kansas State requirements for Divorce please proceed to order your divorce documents.

Kansas Residency Requirements

A spouse filing for divorce must have been a resident for sixty days.

Grounds for Divorce In Kansas

Kansas recognizes the no-fault grounds of incompatibility.

Some of the fault-based grounds are:

failure to perform a marital duty or obligation;
incompatibility by reason of mental illness and confinement to a mental institution for two years or adjudication of mental illness.

Kansas Child Custody

The court shall determine custody (joint or sole) in accordance with the best interest of the child. If the parties have a written agreement concerning the custody of their minor child, it is presumed that the agreement is in the best interest of the child. The following are some factors that should be considered in any in custody decision:

wishes of the child's parents;
wishes of the child;
bond between child and parent and siblings;
child's adjustment to home, school, and community;
mental and physical health of all individuals involved.

Child Support

Kansas has adopted child support guidelines which apply in virtually every case, unless special circumstances are present. The child support calculation takes into consideration the gross income of both parties, and certain child related expenses. Child support will continue until the child reaches the age of majority, and may be extended through his or her secondary education.

Venue

An action for divorce may be brought in the county in which the petitioner is an actual resident at the time of filing, or the county where the respondent resides.

Mediation

The court may order mediation of any contested issue of child custody or visitation at any time upon the motion of a party or upon the court's own motion. In every case, the parties are free to engage in mediation before or after their divorce has been initiated. If the parties are able to reach agreements as to their divorce issues through mediation, they may proceed in court on an uncontested basis.