Services for Seniors
All About Services for Seniors
KLS works with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Area Agencies on Aging as a part of the state aging network. Older Americans Act funds are added together...
Compare Kansas Nursing Homes
This site give you a way to compare nursing care facilities by rankings, survey inspection reports and overall ratings. Find the best facility for you and your family.
Do I need a Will?
This information and checklist were prepared as a handout for clients who are thinking about a will and looking at alternatives.
It is all in the pdf document attached at the bottom of the...
Estate Planning
Your estate consists of everything you own: your home, personal property, car, land, stocks and bonds, life insurance and any other property in which you have an ownership interest. Estate...
Financial Abuse of Elderly is a Crime in Kansas
Thanks to a new law in Kansas, financial abuse of an elder is a serious crime and there are consequences.
Do you know someone who is being financially abused by a trusted person or power of...
Free Legal Aid Clinic in Lecompton June 18
Have you considered who will make medical and personal decisions on your behalf if you should become incapacitated?
Come find out more about the...
Free Legal Clinic in Lawrence April 24
A thirty-minute presentation will be held at 1:30 pm about Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, and Basics of Estate Planning, followed by an opportunity to have advance directive legal...
Free Legal Clinic in Topeka April 8
Meet with an attorney for FREE!
Kansas Legal Services will be available to meet with community members age 60+ about their specific legal concerns.
A thirty-minute...
FREE Legal Clinic June 5 at Arbor Court in Topeka
Provided by Kansas Legal Services with funding from the Shawnee County Advocacy Council on Aging (SCACA)
A thirty-minute presentation will be held at 2:00 pm...
Frequently Asked Questions About Probate
What is probate?
Probate is the process of proving a will. It occurs after someone dies. All estate administration proceedings are involved in this process.
It’s the practice of...
Grandparent Rights - Updated 2016
Kansas Legal Services has an article, updated in 2016, that outlines these rights in easy to understand words.
It is provided through the link HERE.
If you want a more lawyerly...
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
This 2 page pamphlet reviews topics associated with grandparents who find themselves raising their grandchildren. Topics of legal custody and guardianship are addressed.
Health Care Directives
This page explains what Healthcare Directives are and briefly outlines each Advanced Directive option. Please see our Services for Seniors page for other topics of interest to seniors.
Be sure...
Kansas Termination of Guardianship
This packet can be used to terminate a guardianship of a person who has died. It includes instructions, petition for termination of guardianship, order for termination of guardianship, and the...
MEDICARE CENTRAL: All the Medicare Information You Need
Medicare Interactive
Medicare Interactive will help you with basic questions about Medicare.
Helping you understand the Medicare maze
Official Medicare Website
Comprehensive...
Personal and Household Inventory
This 61 page booklet was prepared by a division of the University of Illinois. It can be downloaded. It prompts the user through preparing a list of every item of household property. This list...
Power of Attorney in Kansas
This two page brochure highlights the use of a general power of Attorney in Kansas. It provides contact information for the Kansas Elder Law Hotline.
Simple Will
When to use a Simple Will?
For use in uncomplicated estates that do not require filing with the probate court. Grants authority to a specific person to care for your affairs and designates how...
