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(a) Abandonment of a child is leaving a child under the age of 16 years, in a place where such child may suffer because of neglect by the parent, guardian or other person to whom the care and custody of such child shall have been entrusted, when done with intent to abandon such child.

For Kansas orders, current support lasts until the child is emancipated (reaches adulthood). For most children, that is their 18th birthday. If a child turns eighteen while still attending high school, the child's current support order automatically continues until the end of that school year.

A child previously adjudicated as a child in need of care may have parental rights terminated when the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that: ? The parent is unfit by reason of conduct or condition which renders the parent unable to care properly for a child; ? The conduct or condition is unlikely to change ...

Involuntary relinquishment: The natural parent's rights may be terminated on several grounds, such as abandonment without financial or emotional support for six months.

It's a common misconception that older children can refuse visitation with a non-custodial parent. On the contrary, until the child turns 18, the custodial parent must follow the visitation order and send the child for visitation. The only exception is if the parent believes the child is in immediate danger.

In Kansas, both parents have a duty to support their children. Although a court could order one or both parents to make payments, typically the parent without primary residential custody?meaning, the parent who spends less time with the child(ren)?actually pays support.