DISTRICT COURT RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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CIVIL RULE - NO. 19
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Children in Domestic Relations Actions
1. Children as Witnesses. No person under the age of 18 years shall
be called as a witness in any domestic relations action or in any Protection from Abuse or Stalking Act case unless
the party proposing to call the child as a witness has:
A. Notified the court and opposing counsel, or the opposing party if pro se, of the intention to call the child
witness; and,
B. The court has considered whether the testimony of the child is appropriate or might be harmful to the child; and,
C. The court has determined that alternative methods of eliciting the testimony to be offered by the child witness
are unavailable or inadvisable (e.g., court interview pursuant to K.S.A. 23-3209, child custody investigation or
other investigation pursuant to K.S.A. 23-3210, etc.); and
D. The court has determined that the exclusion of the child witness would unduly prejudice the ability of the
offering party.
2. Children's Physical Presence at Court
Proceedings. No person under the age of 18 years who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court in a
domestic relations action or Protection from Abuse or Stalking Act case shall be present during any hearing,
trial, or conference held in that domestic relations action or Protection from Abuse or Stalking Act case without
the prior approval of the judge to whom the case is assigned.
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