Services for Seniors
Advance Directives Presentation Nov. 20 in Valley Falls
Have you considered who will make medical and personal decisions on your behalf if you should become incapacitated?
Does everyone need a Will?
How do you avoid Probate?
Attend the...
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 Outreach Clinic in Topeka July 30
Provided by Kansas Legal Services with
funding from the Shawnee County Advocacy Council on Aging (SCACA)
Where: Papan’s...
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...
In Topeka - Law at the Library in October
Law at the Library is provided by Kansas Legal Services with funding from the Shawnee County Advocacy Council on Aging in conjunction with the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.
MONDAY...
Kansas Aging and Disability Resource Guide 2014
The attached guide has general info for seniors and those who love and care for them in Kansas.
It will also answer commonly asked questions.
Go here to see other services for the...
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...
Legal Outreach Clinic September 18 in Topeka
A thirty-minute presentation will be held 9:00 am about Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, and Basics of Estate Planning, followed by...
Outreach Clinic in Topeka October 23
A thirty-minute presentation will be held at 9:00 am about Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, and Basics of Estate Planning, followed by...
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...
