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Do you need a Protection from Abuse Order?
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.    This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
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Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes.  Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes. Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
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What to Expect: Additional Questions in Legal Applications and Intake Process Watch this short video about the first step to getting help NOTE:  CALL 316-267-3975, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to apply for legal assistance.  Use ONLINE application between 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 p.m. 
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Kansas Legal Services Tax Exempt Status Letter
Here is our nonprofit determination letter from the IRS, our 501(3)(c) letter.
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Kansas Protection Order Portal Upgrades
The upgraded Kansas Protection Order Portal is live statewide. The upgraded portal includes these changes:  Petitions are delivered to eFlex courts via eFiling rather than email. Instruction sheets for processing cases via eFlex for CCMS and FullCourt courts are on the judicial branch intranet.
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Kansas Legal Services has a rich history of helping Kansans for over 45 years.
Kansas Legal Services (KLS) was born in 1964 during the War on Poverty, and became a statewide organization in 1977. KLS provides legal services to alleviate low income Kansans’ poverty burdens. KLS has eleven legal services field offices and two mediation offices located across Kansas. In 2019, the Board of Directors examined KLS’ mission statement and reaffirmed it with this simple statement:
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Trapped, she can’t move without risking homelessness
By Mina Lukas, Reprinted Special to the Wichita Eagle  December 27, 2023    “Why don’t you just move?” It’s a question I hear a lot. I live in an unsafe apartment building with an abusive landlord. Sometimes the question is spoken aloud, but more often, it’s there in peoples’ wanting-to-be-helpful-but-also-kind-of-judgmental silences.
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Johnson County Housing Voucher Program revamps waitlist to better serve families
From KSHB - Channel 41 News  July 30, 2024 Johnson County is getting ready to open its Housing Choice Voucher Program, which assists people who need rent assistance. When the waitlist opens this year, the process will be a little different. Last year, the county accepted more than 1,400 applicants but only saw a success rate of around 11%.
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HousingAbuse and NeglectLegal Questions and AnswersClear All Filters
Tenant Issues and Rights for Kansas Renters
 
Housing
Get Help
  Free Legal Assistance in Kansas: How to Apply and Qualify Watch this short video about how to get legal assistance from Kansas Legal Services and other available legal resources. Getting Legal Assistance    Individuals seeking legal assistance must first apply.  Our field offices can't answer any questions or give legal advice until they have an application on file.
Legal Questions and Answers
Do you need a Protection from Abuse Order?
If you need to leave this page for any reason, please click on the "Quick Exit" red button here.    This guided interview will give you must-know info about Kansas protection orders -- Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS).
Abuse and StalkingAbuse and Neglect
Resources for Survivors of Abuse and Stalking
Many pages and resources on this website have help for survivors of physical or sexual abuse, stalking, and other crimes.  Here is list of links to pages that will help you or someone you care about deal with some of the issues faced by survivors of these crimes. Can a Protection from Abuse order help me?
Abuse and StalkingAbuse and Neglect
Online Application
What to Expect: Additional Questions in Legal Applications and Intake Process Watch this short video about the first step to getting help NOTE:  CALL 316-267-3975, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to apply for legal assistance.  Use ONLINE application between 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 p.m. 
Legal Questions and Answers
Kansas Legal Services Tax Exempt Status Letter
Here is our nonprofit determination letter from the IRS, our 501(3)(c) letter.
Legal Questions and Answers
Kansas Protection Order Portal Upgrades
The upgraded Kansas Protection Order Portal is live statewide. The upgraded portal includes these changes:  Petitions are delivered to eFlex courts via eFiling rather than email. Instruction sheets for processing cases via eFlex for CCMS and FullCourt courts are on the judicial branch intranet.
Abuse and Neglect
Kansas Legal Services has a rich history of helping Kansans for over 45 years.
Kansas Legal Services (KLS) was born in 1964 during the War on Poverty, and became a statewide organization in 1977. KLS provides legal services to alleviate low income Kansans’ poverty burdens. KLS has eleven legal services field offices and two mediation offices located across Kansas. In 2019, the Board of Directors examined KLS’ mission statement and reaffirmed it with this simple statement:
Legal Questions and Answers
Trapped, she can’t move without risking homelessness
By Mina Lukas, Reprinted Special to the Wichita Eagle  December 27, 2023    “Why don’t you just move?” It’s a question I hear a lot. I live in an unsafe apartment building with an abusive landlord. Sometimes the question is spoken aloud, but more often, it’s there in peoples’ wanting-to-be-helpful-but-also-kind-of-judgmental silences.
Housing
Johnson County Housing Voucher Program revamps waitlist to better serve families
From KSHB - Channel 41 News  July 30, 2024 Johnson County is getting ready to open its Housing Choice Voucher Program, which assists people who need rent assistance. When the waitlist opens this year, the process will be a little different. Last year, the county accepted more than 1,400 applicants but only saw a success rate of around 11%.
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