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Kansas utility companies are only limited in turning off electricity or gas in the winter months if the temperature is below 35 degrees (no protection in summer months - unlike Missouri).

Income tax debt more than 3 years old may be discharged in a bankruptcy.  Income tax refunds may be lost in bankruptcy.

Hello from Adams Cross, LLC, see our tip for personal injury and our tip for bankruptcy regarding snow and ice-related incidents.

Bankruptcy death is inevitable, but receiving an inheritance is rare. Unfortunately, an inheritance can be lost to the bankruptcy court, if the relative dies within 6 months of the date bankruptcy was filed.

Hello from Adams Cross, LLC! Read our legal snapshot for August below.

Tax time has come and gone another year. Income taxes owed (either federal or state) can be discharged in a bankruptcy if 1) the tax is more than 3 years old, and 2) the actual tax return was filed.

A Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) can result from a shaking or strong rotation of the head, as with Shaken Baby Syndrome, or by rotational forces, such as with a car accident.

Slip and fall cases are very tough in Kansas as there is no recovery unless the property owner was more than 50% at fault for the fall.

A court-imposed fine or penalty is normally not dischargeable in bankruptcy unless it is considered "pecuniary in nature."

Generally, Kansas has a two-year statute of limitations on making a claim for personal injury damages.