Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 824 rules apply across Jackson County Circuit Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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    Financial statements

    In dissolution or legal-separation actions, each party must complete and file sworn Forms 1402A and 1402B and serve them on the opposing party within sixty days after service of the petition.

  • Applies to
    Financial statements

    In child-support, alimony, or maintenance modification motions, each party must complete and file sworn Forms 1402B and 1402E and serve them on the opposing party within sixty days after service of the motion.

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    Iv d income withholding notice

    In IV-D cases, written notice must be submitted by Circuit Court Form 1408 or letter to the specified Department of Civil Records contact and must state the circuit case number, identify the case as IV-D, identify the obligor's employer and address, state the arrearage amount, and state the order's entry or modification date.

Filing Timing

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  • Within 60 days after notice approving the final settlement and distribution order, the personal representative must distribute the estate assets and file receipts and a proposed discharge order.

  • The Request for Final Court Costs Estimate must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement.

  • An application for exempt property must be filed by verified petition within a reasonable time and before the property is distributed or sold.

Service

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  • Every withdrawal pleading and termination of limited appearance must include the client’s full address and be served on the client in addition to all other required recipients.

  • Absent the client’s written consent, the withdrawal motion must be served with hearing details, and withdrawal cannot occur until the client receives written notice and has reasonable time to retain or obtain another attorney.

  • Service
    Mail

    When the client cannot be located, the attorney may serve the required notice by mail to the client’s last address on file with the court and any additional address provided to the attorney; withdrawal remains subject to Rule 21.4.4.

Fees

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    In forma pauperis application

    When in forma pauperis status is granted, Jackson County must pay filing and publication costs unless the order granting leave specifically excepts them.

  • Applies to
    Proceedings

    Filing fees and cost deposits are set by schedules approved by the Presiding Judge, published on the Court’s website, and deposited when proceedings are instituted or requested.

  • Applies to
    In forma pauperis application

    A confined applicant seeking in forma pauperis status in a civil proceeding must submit the required motion and affidavit, except for specified Supreme Court proceedings and habeas corpus proceedings.

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About Judge Lauren D. Barrett

Circuit judge for Division 14, which hears probate matters. **Appointed to the bench:** 2024 **Current assignment:** Probate **Division email:** Div14.cir16@courts.mo.gov

Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E 12th Street, 9th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: (816) 881-3614 Fax: (816) 881-1556 **Judicial Administrative Assistant:** Brittany Everts, (816) 881-3614, Brittany.Everts@courts.mo.gov **Law Clerk:** Kymberly Miller, (816) 881-3659, Kymberly.Miller@courts.mo.gov **Court Reporter:** Benjamin Good, (816) 881-3714, Benjamin.Good@courts.mo.gov **WebEx room for the probate division:** https://mocourts.webex.com/meet/ct16.probatedivision

Common questions about Judge Lauren D. Barrett's rules

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Lauren D. Barrett?

Judge Lauren D. Barrett's formatting rule includes provide the court and opposing counsel an original and one copy consisting of one clean copy and one dirty copy, prepare the copies in accordance with missouri rule of civil procedure 70, and provide the court an electronic copy in word format. If applicable, the parties must provide the Court and opposing counsel with an original and one copy of proposed jury instructions, plus an electronic copy to the Court in Word format.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Procedures Pertaining to a Pre-Trial Conference and Other Related Pre-Trial Procedures

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Lauren D. Barrett?

Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. The trial will not be continued unless extraordinary circumstances are communicated to the Court as soon as possible.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Scheduling Order

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Lauren D. Barrett?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. If the parties do not prepare and submit their stipulated scheduling order within twenty days, the Court will enter its own scheduling order.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Scheduling Order
Complete rules summary for Judge Lauren D. Barrett

If the parties do not prepare and submit their stipulated scheduling order within twenty days, the Court will enter its own scheduling order.

The trial will not be continued unless extraordinary circumstances are communicated to the Court as soon as possible.

All motions in limine, deposition designations, and interrogatory designations must be provided to or filed with the Court no later than three days before the pre-trial conference.

Oppositions and objections to motions in limine, deposition designations, and interrogatory designations must be provided to or filed with the Court no later than two days before the pre-trial conference.

The Court will not consider motions in limine, deposition or interrogatory designations, or related objections that are not timely submitted.

If applicable, the parties must provide the Court and opposing counsel with an original and one copy of proposed jury instructions, plus an electronic copy to the Court in Word format.

Trial briefs, exhibit lists, and witness lists must be provided or filed with the Court as an original plus one copy, with copies also provided to opposing counsel.

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