Rule 3 - Pleadings
Rule 3.4 - Filing of Pleadings-Where Made
1. Civil cases may be filed either in Kansas City or Independence. After civil cases are filed, the case number and division will be assigned as set forth in these rules. All pleadings and papers subsequent to the petition shall be filed in the Department of Civil Records in either Kansas City or Independence, with the following exceptions:
a. Motions filed during a hearing in open court are to be filed with the judge's clerk.
b. All pleadings pertaining to probate shall be filed in the probate division in either Kansas City or Independence, as determined by Section 478.473 RSMo.
Adopted 4/19/13 Effective 5/17/13