Division 5 handles civil actions pursuant to Chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. This includes a wide range of cases including name changes, claims of negligence, breach of contract, malpractice, wrongful death, and more. 

Additionally, Judge Simpson handles cases filed under the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons and oversees the county’s Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program (AOT). In the AOT program, the court collaborates with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to engage participants who have severe mental illnesses in mental health treatment in the community after they are released from inpatient treatment. 

Division 5 is also the home of the Douglas County Drug Treatment Court. The Drug Treatment Court’s goal is to reduce recidivism in people with felonies related to substance use disorders by offering treatment as an alternative to incarceration. To learn more about Douglas County’s Drug Treatment Court visit our website. (https://www.douglascountyks.org/drug-court)

Resources

Expungements

Name Change

Drug Treatment Court

Self Help Office