(a) The court may require a minor who is the subject of a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, to attend and participate in the hearing. If the court orders the minor to attend the hearing but later rescinds that order, the court shall enter in the record of the proceedings the facts upon which the court found that the presence of the minor should be excused. (b) Unless excused by the court for good cause, the person proposed to be appointed as guardian for a minor shall attend a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto. (c) The minor who is the subject of a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, has the right to attend the hearing. Each parent of a minor who is the subject of a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, has the right to attend the hearing. (d) A person may request permission to participate in a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto. The court may grant the request, with or without hearing, on determining that it is in the best interest of the minor who is the subject of the hearing. The court may impose appropriate conditions on the person's participation.
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