Legality Of Not Getting Your Baby A Birth Certificate.

Location: Lawrence, Kansas

Disclaimer: I do not live in Kansas but my cousins who this post is about do.

I have a cousin in Kansas who has 9 children, lives on a big farm, homeschools their kids, and doesn't believe in government interventions. About 4 years ago he and his wife had their 8th child at home, just the two of them and the 7 other kids. No medicine, no medical staff, just him and his wife giving birth the old fashion way. I found out afterwards that they never register this baby. I believe she goes to a "doctor" but it is some holistic doctor that also teaches yoga. Ever since I have been wanting to call child services on them but my other family members have stopped me because they don't think we should get in their business.

They did have another baby after the 8th and were planning on repeating the same process, but she ended up having complications during labor and was rushed to the hospital where she was safely able to give birth. So the most recent kid does have a birth certificate and it's just the 8th child without.

I am very adamant on making a report to the DCF in Kansas but before I do I would like to understand the legality a bit better about what they have done. I assume it is against the law to not register your child after a home birth. What would the possible repercussions be from this report? Could they be looking at jail time or just a fine? Truthfully I don't care what happens to them I just worry for the kids living at home.

The reason I finally am taking the push to get DCF involved is because earlier this year they kicked out their oldest daughter (she was 19) because she got involved with a guy her age. Now that the oldest is free we are finding out that she also needs to get a GED because whatever homeschooling program the mom has them on is not equivalent to a high school diploma. Luckily the oldest does have a good support system with me and my aunts so we are helping her navigate the real world now.

Please if anyone could give me any advise on the legality and maybe even if you know what the process would look like as someone from another state making a report to DCF. Thank you!