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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.
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Please check this page frequently for the latest in news that affects you as a consumer.  We also have several free legal forms on our Free Legal Forms page that help with Consumer problems.  
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Self-Help Center of Dickinson County District Court
 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.
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Kansas Legal Services helped Navy veteran, attacked by pirates, secure disability benefits
(Above) Matt Keenan is the executive director of Kansas Legal Services, a legal aid organization that served more than 18,000 Kansans in 2023, including a veteran who needed help obtaining disability benefits.  
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A Kansas legal nonprofit makes a big economic impact with pro bono expungement help
From KCUR FM 91.5 Up to Date, October 21, 2024 By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson Listen • 13:48
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Affidavit to Declare Bank Account Only Contains Social Security
This affidavit can be filed pre or post judgment in a court action.
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Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
A powerful set of financial firms have delayed federal investigations or punishments into their allegedly predatory lending practices, as they seize on an industry-led lawsuit challenging the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Tony Romm, October 28  Washington Post
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KLS Attorneys at Franklin County Self-Help Center
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.
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Chapter 61 answer
The instructions for filing an answer in a Chapter 61 Limited Action case are listed below.  There is a link to an interactive form at the bottom of this page that will create your Chapter 61 answer. Please read the instructions carefully before filing your answer with the court.   Instructions for Filing an Answer in a Limited Action case 1. Do NOT file the first 3 instruction pages with the Court.
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Benefits after incarceration: What you need to know
Individuals released from incarceration may be eligible for Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits if you have worked or paid into Social Security enough years or Supplemental Security Income benefits if you are 65 or older, or are blind, or have a disability and have little or no income and resources.
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Need Help? Guide to legal resources
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.
Legal Self-Help
Consumer
Please check this page frequently for the latest in news that affects you as a consumer.  We also have several free legal forms on our Free Legal Forms page that help with Consumer problems.  
Consumer
Self-Help Center of Dickinson County District Court
 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.
Legal Self-Help
Kansas Legal Services helped Navy veteran, attacked by pirates, secure disability benefits
(Above) Matt Keenan is the executive director of Kansas Legal Services, a legal aid organization that served more than 18,000 Kansans in 2023, including a veteran who needed help obtaining disability benefits.  
Social Security
A Kansas legal nonprofit makes a big economic impact with pro bono expungement help
From KCUR FM 91.5 Up to Date, October 21, 2024 By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson Listen • 13:48
Legal Self-Help
Affidavit to Declare Bank Account Only Contains Social Security
This affidavit can be filed pre or post judgment in a court action.
Social Security
Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
A powerful set of financial firms have delayed federal investigations or punishments into their allegedly predatory lending practices, as they seize on an industry-led lawsuit challenging the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Tony Romm, October 28  Washington Post
Consumer
KLS Attorneys at Franklin County Self-Help Center
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.
Legal Self-Help
Chapter 61 answer
The instructions for filing an answer in a Chapter 61 Limited Action case are listed below.  There is a link to an interactive form at the bottom of this page that will create your Chapter 61 answer. Please read the instructions carefully before filing your answer with the court.   Instructions for Filing an Answer in a Limited Action case 1. Do NOT file the first 3 instruction pages with the Court.
Consumer
Benefits after incarceration: What you need to know
Individuals released from incarceration may be eligible for Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits if you have worked or paid into Social Security enough years or Supplemental Security Income benefits if you are 65 or older, or are blind, or have a disability and have little or no income and resources.
Social Security
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