In re A.K.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,259 In the Interest of A.K., a Minor Child. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 38-2248(f) gives the court the authority to permit a proffer against an absent party in an evidentiary hearing to terminate parental rights if the party has not instructed counsel to object to proceeding by proffer, but it does not require the court to do so. 2. Under K.S.A. 38-2248(f), a court may not permit a proffer against an absent party at an evidentiary hearing to terminate parental rights if that party instructed their counsel to object. Pursuant to the…