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This page can help you if you are not sure what you are looking for.
If you think you know what you are looking for, please use the search box at the top of the page next to the word Search or next to the magnifying glass if you're on a mobile device.
If you aren't sure what you need, please try using the Legal Resource Guide which starts in the rectangle below.
The interactive guide below takes you through a series of questions to help you narrow down your search to basically what you need.
Eighth Judicial District
Click on the circle below of the legal area you want to explore. If your topic isn't here or if you aren't sure what you want, go here.
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has a good video about asking for Legal Advice or Legal Information?, how to tell the difference.
Use this document (fillable form attached below) to chose the person who will carry out your health care instructions in case you are not conscious or are unable to make those decisions.
You do not have to chose a family member. If you do, make sure to give that person a notarized copy. Also share the document with other family members and give a copy to your doctor.
This document only gives powers to your chosen person while you are living. You may take away that power or change it at any time.
This form may be signed prior to a hospitalization to make clear your wishes in certain health care situations. A copy should be provided to the hospital, at admission. You may also wish to provide one to your primary doctor.
The form, attached below, is fillable.
From KCUR FM 91.5 Up to Date, October 21, 2024
By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson
Listen • 13:48
Kansas Health Care Documents Explained: Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney
The main question these documents address is “who controls your health care if you are not able to make decisions yourself?”
Kansas statutes make two legal documents available to you to make sure your wishes are followed:
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.
Kansas Legal Services is pleased to announce that we will be providing legal assistance to low income Kansans at the Franklin County Self Help Center once a month.
We will have an attorney at the Franklin County District Courthouse, 301 S Main, Ottawa, KS, on the third Tuesday of every month to process applications, give legal advice and provide extended services.
When will this service be available?
An attorney will be at the help center from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.
This information is prepared by the Federal District Court for Kansas but contains very useful information if you intend on filing a case in any court without an attorney.
If you are using free legal forms to take care of a legal issue yourself. Here are the rules you need to follow when filing legal documents.
You have to file legal documents with the court either in person or by fax.
Exception: Small claims court does not allow you to fax a legal document to them. You have to do it in person.
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Selected filters:
Kansas Legal Resource Guide: Find the Legal Help You Need
This page can help you if you are not sure what you are looking for.
If you think you know what you are looking for, please use the search box at the top of the page next to the word Search or next to the magnifying glass if you're on a mobile device.
If you aren't sure what you need, please try using the Legal Resource Guide which starts in the rectangle below.
The interactive guide below takes you through a series of questions to help you narrow down your search to basically what you need.
Eighth Judicial District
Click on the circle below of the legal area you want to explore. If your topic isn't here or if you aren't sure what you want, go here.
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has a good video about asking for Legal Advice or Legal Information?, how to tell the difference.
Use this document (fillable form attached below) to chose the person who will carry out your health care instructions in case you are not conscious or are unable to make those decisions.
You do not have to chose a family member. If you do, make sure to give that person a notarized copy. Also share the document with other family members and give a copy to your doctor.
This document only gives powers to your chosen person while you are living. You may take away that power or change it at any time.
This form may be signed prior to a hospitalization to make clear your wishes in certain health care situations. A copy should be provided to the hospital, at admission. You may also wish to provide one to your primary doctor.
The form, attached below, is fillable.
From KCUR FM 91.5 Up to Date, October 21, 2024
By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson
Listen • 13:48
Kansas Health Care Documents Explained: Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney
The main question these documents address is “who controls your health care if you are not able to make decisions yourself?”
Kansas statutes make two legal documents available to you to make sure your wishes are followed:
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.
Kansas Legal Services is pleased to announce that we will be providing legal assistance to low income Kansans at the Franklin County Self Help Center once a month.
We will have an attorney at the Franklin County District Courthouse, 301 S Main, Ottawa, KS, on the third Tuesday of every month to process applications, give legal advice and provide extended services.
When will this service be available?
An attorney will be at the help center from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.
This information is prepared by the Federal District Court for Kansas but contains very useful information if you intend on filing a case in any court without an attorney.
If you are using free legal forms to take care of a legal issue yourself. Here are the rules you need to follow when filing legal documents.
You have to file legal documents with the court either in person or by fax.
Exception: Small claims court does not allow you to fax a legal document to them. You have to do it in person.
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