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Eighth Judicial District
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How to Spot Financial Exploitation in Elder Care: Red Flags and Prevention
Kansas has an elder abuse statute (K.S.A. 21-5417) that makes it a crime to take money from elders who are 60 or older and for powers of attorney to misuse funds.
Do you know someone who is being financially abused by a trusted person or power of attorney? It’s no longer a “family issue.” It is a crime.
This document describes the results found from the legal needs assessment of low income Kansans conducted in mid-2015.
Kansas Legal Needs 2015
As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s. KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services.
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
Please check the list below to make sure you will qualify to use the interactive forms currently available:
You and your spouse have no children.
You and your spouse do not own expensive property.
You have lived in Kansas for the past 60 days.
If any of the above statements are false then you do not qualify to use this form.
The form you need depends on the where in the process you are.
Individuals released from incarceration may be eligible for Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits if you have worked or paid into Social Security enough years or Supplemental Security Income benefits if you are 65 or older, or are blind, or have a disability and have little or no income and resources.
29th Judicial District of Kansas
Key Financial and Legal Documents You Need for Divorce in Kansas
Below is a list of documents and information you will need to gather and keep in a safe place:
What to Do After Court: Essential Steps for PFA and PFS Cases
This guide is meant to help people going to court for either a PFA (Protection From Abuse) or a PFS (Protection From Stalking).
It is divided into 3 pages/parts:
Understanding Emancipation Laws in Kansas: What You Need to Know
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.
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