Contacts

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
Yessica Y. Candanedo
Phone: 816-881-3926
Fax: 816-881-3635
E-mail: ycandanedo@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 Jennifer Hedrick, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-1720 E:mail: jhedrick@courts.mo.gov
Case Initiation - KC Keisha Williams, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-3917 E-mail: Keisha.Williams@courts.mo.gov	Case Initiation - IN Lea Ann Seiber, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-1664 E-mail: lseiber@courts.mo.gov
Case Action - KC Toi Findley, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-3914 E-mail: tfindley@courts.mo.gov	Post Filing - IN Christina Tann Supervisor Phone: 816-881-4497 E-mail: ctann@courts.mo.gov
Post Judgment- KC Toya Westbrook, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-3907 E-mail: toya.westbrook@courts.mo.gov	Protection Order Unit - KC Jessica Manning, Supervisor Phone: 816-881-3499 E:mail: jmanning@courts.mo.gov
Domestic KC- 816-881-3918 Child Support KC- 816-881-3913	Garnishments KC - 816-881-3913 INDEP - Christina Tann, Supervisor 816-881-4497 E-mail: ctann@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

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