In re S.R.C.-Q. – Powell

No. 113,483 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS In the Interest of S.R.C.-Q., DOB 2012, Female. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Statutory interpretation of the Interstate Compact on Placement of Children is a question of law over which our review is unlimited. 2. The most fundamental rule of statutory construction is that the intent of the legislature governs if that intent can be ascertained. A court must first attempt to ascertain legislative intent through the statutory language enacted, giving common words their ordinary meanings. When a statute is plain and unambiguous, a court does…