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Watch this short video about how to get legal assistance from Kansas Legal Services and other available legal resources.
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 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. the next weekday morning (M - F), and on weekends and holidays.
The First Step to Getting Help
CitizenshipWorks!
Who is Citizenshipworks for?
Citizenshipworks is for residents of the United States who are eligible to apply for naturalization.
They must show that:
In 2012, the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice launched the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (Roundtable) to raise Federal agencies’ awareness of how civil legal aid can help low income people.
Ways the Federal agencies can help include:
WARNING: Some organizations are using the name Legal Aid to sell do-it-yourself legal kits for a profit, usually between $175 to $300 or more. The kit usually does not meet the requirements of the Kansas courts and is useless.
Other organizations are promising to move you up on the Legal Aid waiting list for a fee.
Please be aware that Kansas Legal Services will never ask you for payment for do-it-yourself legal kits, to move your place in line, to speed up your case, for legal fees or other expenses.
Kansas Legal Services has hundreds of success stories that celebrate the outcomes of helping individuals and families in a variety of ways. From finding shelter and security for a family fleeing an abusive situation to confronting a harassing debt collection agency, Kansas Legal Services staff have been on the front lines of fighting for equal access to justice for vulnerable Kansans.
The document attached details the rules, regulations and guidelines of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC is the major funder of Kansas Legal Services and also funds other legal aid organizations around the country, in every state. LSC receives funding from the U.S. Congress every year to distrbute to legal aid organizations.
Here are just a few of the stories about the fine work done by KLS staffers to help people resolve legal barriers that compromise their well-being.
Attached is a flyer with these stories, and a map that shows the location of KLS field offices in Kansas.
Limited Scope Representation In Kansas:
How To Use An Attorney As You Represent Yourself In Court
Adapted from a document prepared by the Supreme Court Committee on Self Represented Litigants (6/25/08)
What is limited scope representation?
Limited scope representation means that you and your attorney agree that you will do some of the tasks related to your case, and the attorney will do others.
You can look up your own criminal history and find out what employers and law enforcement can see when they run a background check. This is also helpful information to have if you want your record expunged.
http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
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