Kansas Pro Se Help: Free Court Self-Help Centers and Legal Aid by County
Pro se means representing yourself. In Kansas, free help for pro se parents comes from two places: the court's own self-help programs and nonprofit legal aid. Find your county below to see exactly who to call, or type your city in the search box.
Statewide: Kansas Self-Help. Official state forms, guides, and a directory of local self-help centers for Kansans without a lawyer.
Allen County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bassett, Elsmore, Gas, Humboldt, Iola, La Harpe, Moran, and Savonburg.
Anderson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Colony, Garnett, Greeley, Kincaid, Lone Elm, and Westphalia.
Atchison County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Atchison, Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, and Muscotah.
Barber County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Hardtner, Hazelton, Isabel, Kiowa, Medicine Lodge, Sharon, and Sun City.
Barton County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Albert, Claflin, Ellinwood, Galatia, Great Bend, Hoisington, Olmitz, Pawnee Rock, and Susank.
Bourbon County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bronson, Fort Scott, Fulton, Mapleton, Redfield, and Uniontown.
Brown County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Everest, Fairview, Hamlin, Hiawatha, Horton, Morrill, Powhattan, Reserve, Robinson, Sabetha, and Willis.
Butler County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Andover, Augusta, Benton, Cassoday, Douglass, El Dorado, Elbing, Latham, Leon, Potwin, Rose Hill, and Towanda.
Chase County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Cedar Point, Cottonwood Falls, Elmdale, Matfield Green, and Strong City.
Chautauqua County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Elgin, Niotaze, Peru, and Sedan.
Cherokee County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oswego, Roseland, Scammon, Weir, and West Mineral.
Cheyenne County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bird City and St. Francis.
Clark County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Ashland, Englewood, and Minneola.
Clay County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Clay Center, Clifton, Green, Longford, Morganville, Oak Hill, Vining, and Wakefield.
Cloud County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Aurora, Clyde, Concordia, Glasco, Jamestown, Miltonvale, and Simpson.
Coffey County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burlington, Gridley, LeRoy, Lebo, New Strawn, and Waverly.
Comanche County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Coldwater, Protection, and Wilmore.
Cowley County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Arkansas City, Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Dexter, Geuda Springs, Parkerfield, Udall, and Winfield.
Crawford County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Arcadia, Arma, Cherokee, Frontenac, Girard, Hepler, McCune, Mulberry, Pittsburg, and Walnut.
Decatur County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Clayton, Dresden, Jennings, Norcatur, and Oberlin.
Dickinson County: court help from 8th Judicial District Self-Help Center - Dickinson County, phone (785) 263-3142. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Abilene, Carlton, Chapman, Enterprise, Herington, Hope, Manchester, Solomon, and Woodbine.
Doniphan County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Denton, Elwood, Highland, Leona, Severance, Troy, Wathena, and White Cloud.
Douglas County: court help from Douglas County District Court Self-Help, phone (785) 330-2868. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Baldwin City, Eudora, Lawrence, and Lecompton.
Edwards County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Belpre, Kinsley, Lewis, and Offerle.
Elk County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Elk Falls, Grenola, Howard, Longton, and Moline.
Ellis County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Ellis, Hays, Schoenchen, and Victoria.
Ellsworth County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Ellsworth, Holyrood, Kanopolis, Lorraine, and Wilson.
Finney County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Garden City and Holcomb.
Ford County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bucklin, Dodge City, Ford, and Spearville.
Franklin County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Lane, Ottawa, Pomona, Princeton, Rantoul, Richmond, Wellsville, and Williamsburg.
Geary County: court help from 8th Judicial District Self-Help Center - Geary County, phone (785) 762-5221. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Grandview Plaza, Junction City, and Milford.
Gove County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Gove City, Grainfield, Grinnell, Oakley, Park, and Quinter.
Graham County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bogue, Hill City, and Morland.
Grant County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Ulysses.
Gray County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Cimarron, Copeland, Ensign, Ingalls, and Montezuma.
Greeley County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Horace and Tribune.
Greenwood County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Climax, Eureka, Fall River, Hamilton, Madison, Severy, and Virgil.
Hamilton County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Coolidge and Syracuse.
Harper County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Anthony, Attica, Bluff City, Danville, Harper, and Waldron.
Harvey County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, Newton, North Newton, Sedgwick, and Walton.
Haskell County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Satanta and Sublette.
Hodgeman County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Hanston and Jetmore.
Jackson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Circleville, Delia, Denison, Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Netawaka, Soldier, and Whiting.
Jefferson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers McLouth, Meriden, Nortonville, Oskaloosa, Ozawkie, Perry, Valley Falls, and Winchester.
Jewell County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burr Oak, Esbon, Formoso, Jewell, Mankato, Randall, and Webber.
Johnson County: court help from Johnson County District Court Self-Help Center. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bonner Springs, De Soto, Edgerton, Fairway, Gardner, Lake Quivira, Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, and Mission Woods.
Kearny County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Deerfield and Lakin.
Kingman County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Cunningham, Kingman, Nashville, Norwich, Penalosa, Spivey, and Zenda.
Kiowa County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Greensburg, Haviland, and Mullinville.
Labette County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Altamont, Bartlett, Chetopa, Edna, Labette, Mound Valley, Oswego, and Parsons.
Lane County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Dighton.
Leavenworth County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Basehor, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Easton, Lansing, Leavenworth, Linwood, and Tonganoxie.
Lincoln County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Barnard, Beverly, Lincoln Center, and Sylvan Grove.
Linn County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Blue Mound, La Cygne, Linn Valley, Mound City, Parker, Pleasanton, and Prescott.
Logan County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Oakley, Russell Springs, and Winona.
Lyon County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Admire, Allen, Americus, Bushong, Emporia, Hartford, Neosho Rapids, Olpe, and Reading.
McPherson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Canton, Galva, Inman, Lindsborg, Marquette, McPherson, Moundridge, and Windom.
Marion County: court help from 8th Judicial District Self-Help Center - Marion County, phone (620) 382-2104. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burns, Durham, Florence, Goessel, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Marion, Peabody, Ramona, and Tampa.
Marshall County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Axtell, Beattie, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Marysville, Oketo, Summerfield, Vermillion, and Waterville.
Meade County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Fowler, Meade, and Plains.
Miami County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Fontana, Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, and Spring Hill.
Mitchell County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Beloit, Cawker City, Glen Elder, Hunter, Scottsville, Simpson, and Tipton.
Montgomery County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Caney, Cherryvale, Coffeyville, Dearing, Elk City, Havana, Independence, Liberty, and Tyro.
Morris County: court help from 8th Judicial District Self-Help Center - Morris County, phone (620) 767-6838. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Council Grove, Dunlap, Dwight, Herington, Latimer, Parkerville, White City, and Wilsey.
Morton County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Elkhart, Richfield, and Rolla.
Nemaha County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bern, Centralia, Corning, Goff, Oneida, Sabetha, Seneca, and Wetmore.
Neosho County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Chanute, Earlton, Erie, Galesburg, St. Paul, Stark, and Thayer.
Ness County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bazine, Brownell, Ness City, Ransom, and Utica.
Norton County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Almena, Clayton, Edmond, Lenora, and Norton.
Osage County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burlingame, Carbondale, Lyndon, Melvern, Olivet, Osage City, Overbrook, Quenemo, and Scranton.
Osborne County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Alton, Downs, Natoma, Osborne, and Portis.
Ottawa County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bennington, Culver, Delphos, Minneapolis, and Tescott.
Pawnee County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Burdett, Garfield, Larned, and Rozel.
Phillips County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Agra, Glade, Kirwin, Logan, Long Island, Phillipsburg, Prairie View, and Speed.
Pottawatomie County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Belvue, Emmett, Havensville, Louisville, Manhattan, Olsburg, Onaga, St. George, St. Marys, Wamego, Westmoreland, and Wheaton.
Pratt County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Byers, Coats, Cullison, Iuka, Pratt, Preston, and Sawyer.
Rawlins County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Atwood, Herndon, and McDonald.
Reno County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Abbyville, Arlington, Buhler, Haven, Hutchinson, Langdon, Nickerson, Partridge, Plevna, Pretty Prairie, South Hutchinson, and Sylvia.
Republic County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Agenda, Belleville, Courtland, Cuba, Munden, Narka, Republic, and Scandia.
Rice County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Alden, Bushton, Chase, Frederick, Geneseo, Little River, Lyons, Raymond, and Sterling.
Riley County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Leonardville, Manhattan, Ogden, Randolph, and Riley.
Rooks County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Damar, Palco, Plainville, Stockton, Woodston, and Zurich.
Rush County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Alexander, Bison, La Crosse, Liebenthal, McCracken, Otis, Rush Center, and Timken.
Russell County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bunker Hill, Dorrance, Gorham, Lucas, Luray, Paradise, Russell, and Waldo.
Saline County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Assaria, Brookville, Gypsum, New Cambria, Salina, Smolan, and Solomon.
Scott County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Scott City.
Sedgwick County: court help from 18th Judicial District Family Law Self-Help Center, phone (316) 263-2251. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Andale, Bel Aire, Bentley, Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, Derby, Eastborough, Garden Plain, Goddard, Haysville, and Kechi.
Seward County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Kismet and Liberal.
Shawnee County: court help from Shawnee County Self-Help Center, phone (785) 251-6721. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Auburn, Rossville, Silver Lake, Topeka, and Willard.
Sheridan County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Hoxie and Selden.
Sherman County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Goodland and Kanorado.
Smith County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Athol, Cedar, Gaylord, Kensington, Lebanon, and Smith Center.
Stafford County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Hudson, Macksville, Radium, Seward, St. John, and Stafford.
Stanton County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Johnson City and Manter.
Stevens County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Hugoton and Moscow.
Sumner County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Argonia, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Conway Springs, Geuda Springs, Hunnewell, Mayfield, Milan, Mulvane, Oxford, South Haven, and Wellington.
Thomas County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Brewster, Colby, Gem, Menlo, Oakley, and Rexford.
Trego County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Collyer and WaKeeney.
Wabaunsee County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Alma, Alta Vista, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, McFarland, Paxico, St. Marys, Wamego, and Willard.
Wallace County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Sharon Springs and Wallace.
Washington County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Barnes, Clifton, Greenleaf, Haddam, Hanover, Hollenberg, Linn, Mahaska, Morrowville, Palmer, Vining, and Washington.
Wichita County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Leoti.
Wilson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Altoona, Benedict, Buffalo, Coyville, Fredonia, Neodesha, and New Albany.
Woodson County: court help from Kansas Self-Help. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Neosho Falls, Toronto, and Yates Center.
Wyandotte County: court help from Wyandotte County District Court Self-Help Center, phone (913) 573-2813, email wy.selfhelp@kscourts.org. Free legal aid from Kansas Legal Services, phone (316) 267-3975. Covers Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Kansas City, and Lake Quivira.
Where can I get free help with a family court case in Kansas without a lawyer? Start with Kansas Self-Help, run by Kansas Judicial Branch. 9 of 105 counties also have their own local court help listed on this page. For free legal advice, contact Kansas Legal Services if you qualify by income.
Does every Kansas county have its own self-help center? No. 9 of 105 counties have local court help listed here. Every other county is served by Kansas Self-Help, which you can call or visit online from anywhere in Kansas.
Who gives free legal aid in Kansas? Kansas is served by one federally funded legal aid office: Kansas Legal Services. Each one serves set counties, so check the listing for your county. Help is free for people who qualify, usually by income.
What is a court self-help center? It is a free help desk run by or for the court for people handling their own case without a lawyer. Staff can explain which forms you need, how to fill them out, how filing and service work, and what happens next. They are not your lawyer, so they cannot tell you what to ask for or how to argue your case.
What is the difference between a self-help center and legal aid? A self-help center helps anyone who walks in or calls, whatever their income, with forms and court steps. A legal aid office is a nonprofit law office that can give free legal advice and sometimes a free lawyer, but only to people who qualify, usually by income. Many parents use both.
What should I have ready before I call? Your county, your case number if you have one, the names of both parents and the children, any papers you were served, and any deadline or hearing date. Write down the date you called, who you spoke to, and what they told you.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get free help with a family court case in Kansas without a lawyer?
Start with Kansas Self-Help, run by Kansas Judicial Branch. 9 of 105 counties also have their own local court help listed on this page. For free legal advice, contact Kansas Legal Services if you qualify by income.
Does every Kansas county have its own self-help center?
No. 9 of 105 counties have local court help listed here. Every other county is served by Kansas Self-Help, which you can call or visit online from anywhere in Kansas.
Who gives free legal aid in Kansas?
Kansas is served by one federally funded legal aid office: Kansas Legal Services. Each one serves set counties, so check the listing for your county. Help is free for people who qualify, usually by income.
What is a court self-help center?
It is a free help desk run by or for the court for people handling their own case without a lawyer. Staff can explain which forms you need, how to fill them out, how filing and service work, and what happens next. They are not your lawyer, so they cannot tell you what to ask for or how to argue your case.
What is the difference between a self-help center and legal aid?
A self-help center helps anyone who walks in or calls, whatever their income, with forms and court steps. A legal aid office is a nonprofit law office that can give free legal advice and sometimes a free lawyer, but only to people who qualify, usually by income. Many parents use both.
What should I have ready before I call?
Your county, your case number if you have one, the names of both parents and the children, any papers you were served, and any deadline or hearing date. Write down the date you called, who you spoke to, and what they told you.