Kansas Legal Guides
8 guides covering Kansas topics, each with CaseDiver search beside the article.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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 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’…
- 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…
- 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…