Kansas Divorce Laws on Property Division
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(60-1610)(b)(1)
The court may divide the real and personal property of the parties, including any retirement and pension plans, whether owned by either spouse prior to marriage, acquired by either spouse in the spouse's own right after marriage, or acquired by the spouse's joint efforts. In making the division of property, the court shall consider the following factors:

1. The age of the parties;

2. The duration of the marriage;

3. The property owned by the parties;

4. Their present and future earning capacities;

5. The time, source, and manner of acquisition of property;

6. Family ties and obligations;

7. The allowance of maintenance (alimony) or lack thereof;

8. Dissipation of assets;

9. The tax consequences of the property division upon the respective economic assets; and

10. Other such factors as the court considers necessary to make a just and reasonable division of property.

Learn more about general property division in divorce or common ways to divide your property.

 

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This information has been summarized from the Kansas statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Kansas divorce statutes online here: Kansas divorce laws (when you get there, go to "Chapter 60 - Procedure, Civil" under the Table of Contents, then go to "Article 16 - Divorce and Maintenance").