Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare the rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is, or could be sought. No action or proceeding shall be dismissed or stayed for the sole reason that only declaratory relief has been sought. The declaratory may be either affirmative or negative in nature; and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment.
K.S.A. 60-1701
Jurisdiction; generally
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Moody v. Board of Shawnee County Comm'rs (1985)
Most recently applied in 652 F. App'x 660 - Teran v. GB International, S.P.A. (June 2016)
L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1701; L. 1993, ch. 202, § 1; July 1.
Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.