Family Law

This shows the general format for an answer to a Petition filed in a civil case in Kansas courts.  There are strict deadlines for the filing of a civil answer that must be observed.  These guidelines must be set out in the Summons served

This is an article that outlines grandparent's rights in terms that the lay person should understand. If you want a more lawyerly item please email Paul Shipp. This can be used as a handout in a community legal education seminar.

These materials were distributed by staff of the Kansas Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Violence in a family law/ domestic violence training in November, 2009.

This brochure describes the rights of students in the public schools. 

This is one of three handouts from the presentation on Constitutional Issues in Juvenile Offender Court given by Paul Shipp at the GAL training in Lawrence, Dec. 12, 2008.