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This information and checklist were prepared as a handout for clients who are thinking about a will and looking at alternatives.
It is all in the pdf document attached at the bottom of the page.
DO YOU NEED A WILL?
Elder Law Advice line at 316-265-2252
Many people believe that a will is the best way to express their desires for disposing of their property after their death. This may or may not be true. There are other things to consider.
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.
Blog from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This site is the starting point for all unemployment claims. It explains the procedure and allows you to apply on-line. You can also submit your weekly claim forms through this site. it's the first place you should go when you lose your job.
www.getkansasbenefits.gov
These are the resources available from the Kansas Department of Labor on handling an Unemployment claim, through the appeals process:
www.getkansasbenefits.gov/FAQs/Appeal.aspx
What is Special Education?
Special education means uniquely designed instruction to meet the one-of-a-kind needs of an exceptional child. It is provided at no cost to parents (K.S.A. 72-962(i)).
What is a Power of Attorney for Children?
These forms (available at the end of the page) can be used to give another person the power to care for your child in a crisis. With this document, another person will have legal authority for health, medical and other major decisions, within limits, when you're absent.
A Power of Attorney for Children is most often used by parents to allow a short-term caretaker to make decisions. This is often used when they're gone for work, vacation or otherwise out of town.
Your estate consists of everything you own: your home, personal property, car, land, stocks and bonds, life insurance and any other property in which you have an ownership interest. Estate planning is a plan for how you will acquire property, use it, conserve it and, perhaps most importantly, how it will be transferred upon your death. There is no way to determine your wishes regarding distribution of your property after your death unless you take appropriate steps prior to your death. Estate planning can be beneficial no matter what the size of the estate.
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas - Client Assistance Program has resources to help people with disabilities get a job. Go here.
Kansas Probate Process: Key Steps, Responsibilities, and Court Involvement
What is Probate?
Probate is the process of proving a will. It occurs after someone dies. All estate administration proceedings are involved in this process.
It’s the practice of deciding what to do with someone’s stuff after they die.
A person’s “estate” is their property at the time of death.
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This information and checklist were prepared as a handout for clients who are thinking about a will and looking at alternatives.
It is all in the pdf document attached at the bottom of the page.
DO YOU NEED A WILL?
Elder Law Advice line at 316-265-2252
Many people believe that a will is the best way to express their desires for disposing of their property after their death. This may or may not be true. There are other things to consider.
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.
Blog from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This site is the starting point for all unemployment claims. It explains the procedure and allows you to apply on-line. You can also submit your weekly claim forms through this site. it's the first place you should go when you lose your job.
www.getkansasbenefits.gov
These are the resources available from the Kansas Department of Labor on handling an Unemployment claim, through the appeals process:
www.getkansasbenefits.gov/FAQs/Appeal.aspx
What is Special Education?
Special education means uniquely designed instruction to meet the one-of-a-kind needs of an exceptional child. It is provided at no cost to parents (K.S.A. 72-962(i)).
What is a Power of Attorney for Children?
These forms (available at the end of the page) can be used to give another person the power to care for your child in a crisis. With this document, another person will have legal authority for health, medical and other major decisions, within limits, when you're absent.
A Power of Attorney for Children is most often used by parents to allow a short-term caretaker to make decisions. This is often used when they're gone for work, vacation or otherwise out of town.
Your estate consists of everything you own: your home, personal property, car, land, stocks and bonds, life insurance and any other property in which you have an ownership interest. Estate planning is a plan for how you will acquire property, use it, conserve it and, perhaps most importantly, how it will be transferred upon your death. There is no way to determine your wishes regarding distribution of your property after your death unless you take appropriate steps prior to your death. Estate planning can be beneficial no matter what the size of the estate.
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas - Client Assistance Program has resources to help people with disabilities get a job. Go here.
Kansas Probate Process: Key Steps, Responsibilities, and Court Involvement
What is Probate?
Probate is the process of proving a will. It occurs after someone dies. All estate administration proceedings are involved in this process.
It’s the practice of deciding what to do with someone’s stuff after they die.
A person’s “estate” is their property at the time of death.
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