State ex rel. Secretary of DCF v. Smith

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 114,306 STATE OF KANSAS ex rel. SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, and Minor Child, I.M.S., By and Through the Next Friend and Guardian, NATASHIA S. GAFFORD, Appellees, v. ALONZO SMITH, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity complies with K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 23-2204 and can be enforced even if the signatures on the document are not notarized or accompanied by other formalities related to the witnessing of signatures. 2. Under the circumstances present in this case, a voluntary acknowledgment of…