Kansas SB408 excludes children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care and modifies child.

Kansas SB408 amends the definition of a child in need of care to exclude children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities. It also modifies the definition of endangering a child to exclude such activities. The bill requires the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving military personnel. It allows for a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity if fraud, duress, or mistake of fact is discovered.

Kansas SB408 excludes children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care and modifies child.

Kansas SB408 amends the definition of a child in need of care to exclude children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities. It also modifies the definition of endangering a child to exclude such activities. The bill requires the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving military personnel. It allows for a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity if fraud, duress, or mistake of fact is discovered.