Family Law

The Children’s Advocacy Resource Center (CARC) has been a part of Kansas Legal Services since 1999. CARC is a statewide program providing complete support and legal services to people serving and caring for homeless children and children involved in our state foster care system.   CARC operates a toll-free helpline for foster youth.

Since it began in early 2020, the Family First Prevention program in Kansas recognized the need for more intensive attention on prevention of placing children in foster care – specifically, keeping families together before a petition is filed to remove a child from the family.  This puts a focus on family well-being, to give parents and caregiver

 

Hay servicios disponibles para todos los residentes de Kansas de 20 años de edad o menos, incluso para los individuos que estén o hayan estado en régimen de acogida . Muchísimos recursos a su alcance Asistencia y resolución de problemas por teléfono para ayudar a resolver la crisis de salud conductual de un niño Apoyo por teléfono con recomendaciones de recursos de la comunidad o para participar en servicios de estabilización Asistencia en persona a través del servicio de respuesta movil a crisis si la crisis no se puede resolver por teléfono

833-441-2240   Kansas Department of Children and Families launched the Mobile Crisis Helpline for additional support for eligible Kansans in need during a crisis.

Please go to this website and look up the newspaper that publishes legal notices for the county of your legal action.

This coloring book helps children understand what they will face when going to court, including meeting judges, attorneys, and counselors. 

These forms are provided by Kansas courts for use in filing for a Protection from Abuse order in Kansas. This link will take you to a variety of forms used in this type of court action. After reviewing the other forms, you must complete the Petition for Protection Order. If there are children involved, you must complete the UCCJEA Affidavit. These forms should be taken to the Clerk of the District Court, located in the County Courthouse.

This is a complete set of the Kansas Protection from Abuse forms in English, with a Spanish translation underneath. The form should be completed in English, as much as possible, as the Court personnel who must review the forms may not be able to understand information provided in Spanish.