Kansas Legal Guides
24 guides covering Kansas topics, each with Caselaw search beside the article.
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- Adverse Possession in Kansas
Kansas adverse possession: 15 years under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-503. Elements, taxes, color of title, and linked Kansas opinions.
- Can I Get Sued After a Car Accident in Kansas? Does Fault Matter?
Kansas car accident lawsuits and fault: modified comparative fault with a 50% bar (recovery barred at 50% or more fault) under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-258a, when you can sue or be sued, insurance rules, and the statute of limitations (2 years — Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(a)).
- Castle Doctrine in Kansas: Deadly Force Against Intruders
Kansas castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5222), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Child Custody and Parenting Time in Kansas
How Kansas courts decide custody and parenting time under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 23-3201 to 23-3221, including best-interests factors, relocation, and modification.
- DUI Penalties in Kansas
Kansas DUI penalties under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1567: BAC limits, first-offense range, when a DUI becomes a felony, and ignition-interlock rules.
- How Does Bond Work in Kansas? Bail and Pretrial Release Explained
Kansas bail and bond explained: cash, surety, and ROR. Types of release, what judges consider at a bail hearing, forfeiture risks, and linked Kansas opinions under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 22-2802 to 22-2811.
- How Does Eviction Work in Kansas?
Kansas eviction / forcible detainer / eviction under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 61-3803 to 61-3808; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2540: notices, filing forum, timeline to a writ of possession, and common tenant defenses.
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In Kansas?
To create a valid will under Kansas law, the will must be: In writing; Signed at the end by the person making the will; and Attested and subscribed by two witnesses. The requirements for making a valid will under Kansas law are set f…
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Kansas: Pro Se Litigation Guide
A practical Kansas guide to representing yourself: what statutes, cases, and rules are; how to draft and file a petition; how service and Kansas eFlex registration work; discovery; evidence; and how LawDiver helps you research authorities in the corpus.
- How to File for Divorce in Kansas
Kansas divorce filing guide: At least one party must have been an actual resident of Kansas for 60 days before filing. equitable distribution; linked statutes and process overview.
- How to Get a Prison Sentence Reduced in Kansas
Paths to shorten or correct a Kansas prison sentence under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3504: modification motions, good-time credits, parole, and post-conviction relief — with linked Kansas opinions.
- How to Modify Child Support in Kansas
Step-by-step guide to modifying a Kansas child support order under K.S.A. § 23-3005; Kansas Child Support Guidelines § II.E: what counts as a change in circumstances, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- How to Modify Maintenance in Kansas
Step-by-step guide to modifying maintenance in Kansas under K.S.A. § 23-2712: changed-circumstances standards, retirement and cohabitation rules, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- Is Abortion Legal in Kansas?
Kansas abortion law after Dobbs: gestational limit. Pain-capable ban generally prohibits abortion at 22 weeks LMP. Linked statutes and Kansas opinions.
- Kansas Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How Kansas calculates child support under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-3001 et seq.; Kansas Child Support Guidelines, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- Kansas Criminal Records and Expungement
Kansas expungement begins with K.S.A. § 21-6614, expunging an arrest record. This guide follows that petition, the records that travel under a different section, and the opinions that have already decided these requests.
- Kansas Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and Authenticity
A practitioner guide to Kansas evidence law under the Kansas Rules of Evidence: general admissibility, character evidence, hearsay and its workhorse exceptions, unavailable declarants, depositions at trial, party admissions, dying declarations, medical statements, and a dedicated authenticity section — with case and statute links in the LawDiver corpus.
- Kansas Maintenance: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How Kansas courts award maintenance under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 23-2901 to 23-2905: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.
- Kansas Supreme Court: “Any Person” Means What It Says In Double Penalty Probate Statute For Conversion Of Decedent’s Property
In the January 22, 2021 opinion of In re Estate of Taylor , the Kansas Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the Kansas Probate Code’s conversion statute to determine that the double penalty provision for conversion of a decedent’…
- Security Deposit Return in Kansas
How Kansas landlords must handle residential security deposits under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550: limits, return deadlines, and wrongful-withholding remedies.
- Stand Your Ground Laws in Kansas
Kansas stand-your-ground overview (statutory stand-your-ground): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights Kansas
Kansas surviving spouses have important rights under Kansas probate laws, including: Homestead Exemption Intestate Share Monetary Allowance Elective Share Exempt Property The more informed a surviving spouse is about these widow's rights, t…
- What Happens If I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in Kansas?
Kansas implied-consent consequences for refusing a chemical breath or blood test under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1001, including license suspension and evidence use.
- Who Are Next Of Kin In Kansas?
The term next of kin is often used synonymously with the term heirs at law under Kansas intestate succession law. The next of kin heirs at law in Kansas are: Surviving spouse Children Parents Siblings What Next of Kin Inherit Under Kansas I…