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Representing Yourself in Court
If you are acting as your own attorney, the following free Internet resources may be of assistance to you.
* PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER (BELOW) FIRST.


Representing Yourself in Missouri
Courts/Access to Family and Probate Courts

Litigant Awareness Program 
Motion and Affidavit to Proceed as Poor Person
Affidavit for Termination of Child Support and Modification
Small Claims Petition
Representing Yourself - Legal Forms
     - Dissolution of Marriage - Petitioner's Forms Package
     - Motion to Modify Child Custody (and Support)
     - Motion to Modify Child Support
     - Motion for Family Access (Visitation)
     - Petition for Child Custody
     - Paternity Forms


Limited Guardianship for Educational Purposes Forms

Missouri Law

Missouri Statutes
Missouri Code of State Regulations
Municipal Codes

Missouri Courts and Court Rules

Missouri Courts Home Page
Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure
Jackson County Circuit Court
Jackson County, Local Rules
Jackson County, Forms

Finding Representation

Legal Aid of Western Missouri 
Martindale-Hubbell 
Missouri Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service 
Missouri Bar Association, Directory of Lawyers 
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association 

Leon E. Bloch Law Library
Visitors are welcome to utilize most of our resources. Reference librarians will assist you in locating materials, but they cannot give you legal advice or help you in filling out paperwork or completing legal forms.

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* Disclaimer:

The Leon E. Bloch Law Library urges any person needing legal advice or counsel to consult with an attorney.

For those who wish to act as their own attorneys, we remind you of the following:

Missouri law prohibits our librarians from engaging in the practice of law, and from advising any person concerning the law as it may apply to that individual or to his/her circumstances.

We have posted these links solely as a public information resource; they do not constitute legal advice, nor do they serve to substitute for the advice of counsel.

Because the Library relies on other sources for the information made available through this site, we cannot guarantee the completeness, currency or accuracy of the information. It is the patron’s responsibility to verify that the information is reliable and/or suitable for the patron’s purposes.



If you have questions, please contact the Director of Public Services, Kathleen Hall, at hallks@umkc.edu  or 816-235-2688.
Leon E. Bloch Law Library, 500 East 52nd Street,  Kansas City, Missouri 64110,  816-235-1650