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What is Emancipation?
Emancipation means you are legally separated from your parents or guardian and do not have to live with them.
The law in Kansas emancipates you when you are 18 years old.
Having a baby does not make you legally emancipated.
Your parents cannot emancipate you so they are no longer legally responsible for financially providing for you.
It is possible to become emancipated prior to the age of 18, which is called an Emancipated Minor.
Te read more about child custody, visitation and support, please go to this page that explains the process when getting a divorce.
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What is Special Education?
Special education means uniquely designed instruction to meet the one-of-a-kind needs of an exceptional child. It is provided at no cost to parents (K.S.A. 72-962(i)).
This publication answers questions for youth and their parents may have if they are arrested, ticketed or otherwise involved in the Juvenile Offender system in Kansas.
The index (on page 4) is hyperlinked to the information related to the question. Click on the question to be directed to this information.
What is a Power of Attorney for Children?
These forms (available at the end of the page) can be used to give another person the power to care for your child in a crisis. With this document, another person will have legal authority for health, medical and other major decisions, within limits, when you're absent.
A Power of Attorney for Children is most often used by parents to allow a short-term caretaker to make decisions. This is often used when they're gone for work, vacation or otherwise out of town.
This is a form that is needed with a final divorce decree. It is only needed when there are minor children involved.
KLS has a form you can create that will request a waiver to filing fees (asks to not have to pay the fee) for any legal situation that requires you to pay a fee. If you do not have the funds for the filing fee, you can use this form to ask not to pay.
This is an interactive interview that will take you through the form, and then will create the form for you to download.
Attached is a form that you can fill out to make a parenting plan.
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