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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.
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NOTE: Due to July 2023 legislative changes and current pending litigation, Kansas courts and administrative agencies are not currently allowing gender marker changes on state-issued documents or identification.
The information on this page references previous gender marker change processes in Kansas, and will be updated based upon the outcome of current court cases regarding this issue.
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.
Due to July 2023 legislative changes and current pending litigation, Kansas courts and administrative agencies are not currently allowing gender marker changes on state-issued documents or identification.
The information on this page references previous gender marker change processes in Kansas, and will be updated based upon the outcome of current court cases regarding this issue.
Drivers License Guide
This guide will help you understand how to correct the name and gender marker on a Kansas drivers license or state-issued ID.
Guide to Making Changes with the SSA
This guide will you help understand how to change your name and gender marker with the Social Security Administration.
To change the name on your drivers license or state-issued ID, you will first have to obtain a name change order from a court.
You can learn more about that process here.
by Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press #WomensHistoryMonth
Updated March 9, 2024
UNITED NATIONS
Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on International Women’s Day.
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