Contacts

Please note that we are updating our phone system in the Kansas City office.  We are in the office and working; if you have difficulty reaching a staff member by telephone, please consider sending an email to civilrecords@courts.mo.gov.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kansas City Courthouse
415 East 12th Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-881-3522
Fax: 816-881-3635 

 

Independence Courthouse
308 West Kansas, 1st Floor
Independence, MO 64050
Phone: 816-881-4537
Fax: 816-881-4410

 

 

 

Director
Angela E. Werkowitch
Phone: 816-881-3926
Fax: 816-881-3635
E-mail: awerkowi@courts.mo.gov

Secretary
Daudlil Oingerang
Phone: 816-881-3926
Fax: 816-881-3635
E-mail: doingera@courts.mo.gov

 

Assistant Director-KC
Swanetta Williams
Phone:  816-881-3927
E-mail:  swillia2@courts.mo.gov

 Assistant Director - IN
Donisha Riddle
Phone:  816-881-4650 
E-mail: driddle@courts.mo.gov
Assistant Director-KC
Lisa Searcy
Phone:  816-881-3929 
E-mail: lsearcy@courts.mo.gov		 Protection Order Unit/Child Support - IN
Toi Findley, Supervisor
Phone: 816-881-1720
E-mail: tfindley@courts.mo.gov

Case Initiation - KC
Vacant, Supervisor
Phone:  816-881-3917
E-mail: CivilRecords@courts.mo.gov

 Case Initiation - IN
Lea Ann Seiber, Supervisor
Phone:  816-881-1664
E-mail:  lseiber@courts.mo.gov
Case Action - KC
A. Ted Aubut, Supervisor
Phone:  816-881-3914
E-mail: AAubut@courts.mo.gov
 Post Filing - IN
Anne Tiller, Supervisor
Phone:  816-881-4497
E-mail: Anne.Tiller@courts.mo.gov
Post Judgment- KC
Anna Turpen, Supervisor
Phone:  816-881-3907
E-mail: ATurpen@courts.mo.gov

Protection Order Unit - KC
Cheryl Mayweather, Supervisor
Phone: 816-881-3499
E-mail:  Cheryl.Mayweather@courts.mo.gov

Domestic KC- 816-881-3918

Child Support KC- 816-881-3913
 
Garnishments
KC - 816-881-3913
INDEP  -  816-881-4497
E-mail: CivilRecords@courts.mo.gov
   

 

Frequently Inquired / Reference Numbers


Circuit Civil
Phone Numbers: Kansas City/Independence

Civil Records
816-881-3522 / 816-881-4537		 Civil Case Information
Case.net
Summons Inquiries
Case Initiation
816-881-1375 / 816-881-1656		 Service Inquiries
Case.net
CD / Tape Copies of Hearings 
 816-881-3907 / 816-881-1664		 Executions/Garnishments
Garnishments
816-881-3953 / 816-881-4490
Monies Received on Garnishments
Case.net		 Mechanics' Lien Information
Garnishments
816-881-3953 / 816-881-1710
Levy on Property
Garnishments
816-881-3953 / 816-881-4490		 Certified Copies
Post Judgment
816-881-3913 / 816-881-1710
Legal Files
Post Judgment
816-881-3913 / 816-881-1710		 Filing of Notice of Appeal
Case Initiation - KC
816-881-3655/ 816-881-1722
Motion for Examination of Judgment Debtor (Circuit)
Garnishments
816-881-3953/ 816-881-4554		 Head of Household (90% Release)
Garnishments
816-881-3953 / 816-881-4490 
 
  

 

Associate Circuit
Phone Numbers: Kansas City/Independence

New Case Filing
Case Initiation
816-881-1375 / 816-881-4667		 Case Information
Case.net
Summons Inquiries
Case Initiation
816-881-1375		 Service Inquiries
Case.net
Monies Received on Garnishment
Case.net		 Motion for Examination of Judgment Debtor (Associate)
Post Filing
816-881-1360 / 816-881-4554
Landlord Complaint Information
Case.net		 Small Claims Information
Case Initiation
816-881-1375 / 816-881-4493
CD / Tape Copies of Hearings
816-881-3907/ 816-881-1664		  

 

Domestic Relations
Phone Numbers: Kansas City/Independence

Case Information
Case.net		 Protection Order Unit Information Line
816-881-3522
Protection Order Unit
816-881-3974 / 816-881-4555		 Motions to Modify
Domestic Docketing
816-881-3918 / 816-881-1656
Termination of Child Support
Case.net		 Motion to Amend Birth Certificate/Change of Name
Domestic Docketing
816-881-6433 / 816-881-1656

 

Child Support

Child Support Information
816-881-3920		 Child Support Payment Information 
FSPC
1-800-225-0530

 

General Information

Bondsman Qualifications
816-881-3602		 Private Process Server Application/Affidavit
16thcircuit.org/Civil Records/Forms/Miscellaneous Forms
Adoption Information - Family Court
816-435-4736/ 816-435-4891		 Legal Aid
816-474-6750
Landlords Association
816-753-2606 / 816-461-0115		 Birth Certificates
816-513-6309

The Missouri Bar- 573-635-4128

http://missourilawyershelp.org/find-lawyer/

 Naturalization 
816-257-0516
Fictitious Name Inquiries - State Building
816-889-2925		  

Traffic Ticket Contacts

Contact information on traffic tickets:

City Issued Traffic Tickets

816-513-2700 (Kansas City)             816-325-7235 (Independence)

County or State Issued Traffic Tickets

816-881-4357