What is Domestic Battery in Kansas?
Domestic battery is defined in Kansas statute (KSA 21-3412a) as intentionally or recklessly causing bodily harm to someone who qualifies as a domestic relationship, or intentionally causing physical contact with a person that is done so in a rude, angry, or insulting manner. Domestic charges dont just occur between spouses. The domestic relationship between the alleged victim and defendant can be that of: spouses, former spouses, parents, stepparents, children and stepchildren (over 18 yrs. of age), roommates, past roommates, people with a child in common, or people with an unborn child in common.
