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Kansas judicial branch expands online self-help portal and opens 21 physical centers
Summary
Marissa Bayless told the Committee on Judiciary that the branch's virtual self-help center (self-help.kscourts.gov) launched in 2025 and complements 21 new physical self-help centers opened in 20 counties; the branch is also piloting partnerships with public libraries to broaden access.
TOPEKA — Marissa Bayless, special counsel to the chief justice, briefed the Committee on Judiciary on the judicial branch's virtual self-help center and recent expansion of physical sites.
"So 1 initiative that chief justice Rosen spoke about yesterday... was our virtual online self help center," Bayless said, identifying the site as self-help.kscourts.gov. She said the portal, launched in 2025, provides forms, tools, a self-help center directory, hearing search and filing portals designed to help people who are unrepresented feel more prepared…
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