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Laws current as of October 1, 2025

Can a grandparent, step-parent, sibling, or other non-parent get visitation?

If you are the child’s grandparent, sibling, step-parent, or other non-parent, you may be able to ask the judge to give you visitation with the child.1 Visitation means the right to spend time with the child who is living with another person, and it may include overnight stays.2 To read about how a judge will decide whether to give you visitation, go to What do I have to prove to get non-parent visitation?

Note: A non-parent cannot bring a case for visitation solely based on being the child’s foster parent.3

1 Kan. Stat. § 23-3306(g)
2 Kan. Stat. § 23-3306(o)
3 Kan. Stat. § 23-3307(c)

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