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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-1439

  • Act: means Kan. See Kansas Statutes 39-1430
  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or older alleged to be unable to protect such person's own interest and who is harmed or threatened with harm, whether financial, mental or physical in nature, through action or inaction by either another individual or through such person's own action or inaction when:

    (A) Such person is residing in such person's own home, the home of a family member or the home of a friend;

    (B) such person resides in an adult family home as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 39-1430

In any proceeding in district court pursuant to provisions of this act, the district court shall appoint an attorney to represent the involved adult if the adult is without other legal representation.