Legal Questions and Answers

Kansas Legal Services has hundreds of success stories that celebrate the outcomes of helping individuals and families in a variety of ways. From finding shelter and security for a family fleeing an abusive situation to confronting a harassing debt collection agency, Kansas Legal Services staff have been on the front lines of fighting for equal access to justice for vulnerable Kansans.

  WARNING: Some organizations are using the name Legal Aid to sell do-it-yourself legal kits for a profit, usually between $175 to $300 or more. The kit usually does not meet the requirements of the Kansas courts and is useless. Other organizations are promising to move you up on the Legal Aid waiting list for a fee. Please be aware that Kansas Legal Services will never ask you for payment for do-it-yourself legal kits, to move your place in line, to speed up your case, for legal fees or other expenses.

In 2012, the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice launched the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (Roundtable) to raise Federal agencies’ awareness of how civil legal aid can help low income people. Ways the Federal agencies can help include:

  CitizenshipWorks! Who is Citizenshipworks for? Citizenshipworks is for residents of the United States who are eligible to apply for naturalization. They must show that:

Candace Bridgess, Managing Attorney    bridgessc@klsinc.org Counties served:  Barton, Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, Wallace

Becky Hesse, Managing Attorney  kls-dodgecity@klsinc.org  Counties served: Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Pawnee, Scott, Seward, Stanton, Stevens, Wichita

   What if I get sued?  What if I want a divorce?   What if I've had my identity stolen?   Here are a few frequently asked legal questions and their common sense answers. Just click on the topic below that interests you.

Limited Scope Representation In Kansas: How To Use An Attorney As You Represent Yourself In Court Adapted from a document prepared by the Supreme Court Committee on Self Represented Litigants (6/25/08)   What is limited scope representation? Limited scope representation means that you and your attorney agree that you will do some of the tasks related to your case, and the attorney will do others. 

KLS Central Intake Line  316-267-3975 Phones are answered 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Best times to call If you call before 9 a.m. or between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., you will have the shortest waiting time.

The Office of the Attorney General gives info for victims of crimes. If someone was charged with a crime against you, this is what you can expect from the prosecutors' office. Often, the prosecutor will have someone in their office whose duty it is to talk with you and helping you with the process.  Kansas Crime Victims Bill of Rights