Adult Adoption in Kansas
Pursuant to the Adoption laws within the Kansas Probate Code, specifically K.S.A. 59-2139 et seq., adult adoptions allow families to formally cement parent-child bonds between individuals who wish to establish legally recognized familial relationships, establish legally recognized surnames of the adopting parent, establish survivorship benefits, and countless other reasons.
The statutes provide for court discretion on the issue of providing notice to a natural parent of the filing of a petition for adoption and it’s at the court’s discretion whether the petition may be considered on the pleadings filed with the court or the court will decide to take up the petition in a formal hearing.
For these reasons, a petition for an adult adoption in Johnson County, Kansas and anywhere else in the the state of Kansas can be determined and finalized in an expeditious and cost-effective manner.
