Kansas Statutes > Chapter 23 > Article 38 – Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (Ucapa)


§ 23-3801	Short title
§ 23-3802	Definitions
§ 23-3803	Cooperation and communication among courts
§ 23-3804	Actions for abduction prevention measures
§ 23-3805	Jurisdiction
§ 23-3806	Contents of petition
§ 23-3807	Factors to determine risk of abduction
§ 23-3808	Provisions and measures to prevent abduction
§ 23-3809	Warrant to take physical custody of child
§ 23-3810	Duration of abduction prevention order
§ 23-3811	Uniformity of application and construction
§ 23-3812	Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act

Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
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.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201