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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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Legal Aid Clinic for Veterans at Bob Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita April 10
Veterans are encouraged to make an appointment by signing up via the link below or by phone.. This clinic is for Civil Legal questions or if you are in need of Legal Advice. Appointments are available in-person or via tele-video. This clinic is not for criminal issues. Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Bldg. 26, ground floor PEC rooms | By Appointment Walk-Ins welcome, but are not guaranteed a time slot.
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Veteran's Benefits and Services
The ultimate link to all benefits and services offered to Veterans. Very comprehensive site and easy to use. Find all the information you need in one place.    https://www.va.gov/
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Emancipation
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. 
MiscellaneousJuveniles
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 Legal Assistance for Veterans
KLS provides legal assistance for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness. Legal assistance addresses the top seven areas identified by Veterans in the Veterans’ CHALENG survey as being their top legal problems:
Veterans/Military
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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Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers
Seven years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses, a report detailing the harmful mistakes that criminal background screening companies routinely make. Since then, advocates have litigated many class action and individual lawsuits against these companies for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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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 can be helpful in the event of an insurance claim or to divide property among heirs or probate an estate. 
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Services for Active Duty, Veterans and their families
Stateside Legal  This website is designed for members of the military, Veterans, their families and advocates. The goals of statesidelegal.org are to help Service members and Veterans:
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Selected filters:

ConsumerVeterans/MilitaryMiscellaneousClear All Filters
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
Legal Aid Clinic for Veterans at Bob Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita April 10
Veterans are encouraged to make an appointment by signing up via the link below or by phone.. This clinic is for Civil Legal questions or if you are in need of Legal Advice. Appointments are available in-person or via tele-video. This clinic is not for criminal issues. Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Bldg. 26, ground floor PEC rooms | By Appointment Walk-Ins welcome, but are not guaranteed a time slot.
Veterans/Military
Veteran's Benefits and Services
The ultimate link to all benefits and services offered to Veterans. Very comprehensive site and easy to use. Find all the information you need in one place.    https://www.va.gov/
Veterans/Military
Emancipation
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. 
MiscellaneousJuveniles
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 Legal Assistance for Veterans
KLS provides legal assistance for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness. Legal assistance addresses the top seven areas identified by Veterans in the Veterans’ CHALENG survey as being their top legal problems:
Veterans/Military
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
Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers
Seven years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses, a report detailing the harmful mistakes that criminal background screening companies routinely make. Since then, advocates have litigated many class action and individual lawsuits against these companies for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Consumer
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 can be helpful in the event of an insurance claim or to divide property among heirs or probate an estate. 
Consumer
Services for Active Duty, Veterans and their families
Stateside Legal  This website is designed for members of the military, Veterans, their families and advocates. The goals of statesidelegal.org are to help Service members and Veterans:
Veterans/Military
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