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Trusted public resources for Missouri courts, legal aid, lawyer search, civil legal questions, public agencies, housing support, veterans, and community assistance.

Resource directory only: Citizens Law Library is not a law firm and does not recommend a particular attorney, legal-aid provider, government agency, or legal strategy. Always confirm eligibility, services, fees, deadlines, and current requirements directly with the provider.

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Use the right resource for the kind of help you need.

Some legal questions require an attorney. Some people may qualify for civil legal aid. Others may need a court website, a public agency, a consumer-protection resource, a local library, or a community organization.

This directory is designed to help Missourians locate credible starting points. Availability, qualifications, service areas, income rules, case types, and current capacity can change, so contact the organization directly for the most current information.

Urgent matters

Do not wait for a directory search if time or safety is limited.

If you have a court date, filing deadline, eviction notice, foreclosure concern, protection-order issue, domestic-violence concern, criminal charge, immigration matter, child-safety concern, or immediate risk of losing housing or benefits, seek qualified help promptly.

Citizens Law Library cannot calculate deadlines, determine what legal action applies, provide emergency assistance, or evaluate an individual case. In an immediate safety emergency, call 911 or your local emergency service.

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Court Information

Find Missouri Courts, Case.net, local court contacts, public records, forms, and court-navigation information.

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Free or Low-Cost Legal Help

Locate Missouri legal-aid programs, pro bono information, and civil legal-question resources.

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Find a Lawyer

Use Missouri Bar public tools to search for a lawyer, verify a lawyer, and learn about limited-scope representation.

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Public Agencies & Support

Explore consumer, housing, veteran, senior, disability, and community-resource starting points.

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Missouri Courts

Official court information and public case resources.

The Missouri Courts website is the primary source for statewide court information, local court contacts, court news, court rules, forms, and public case-information services. Local court practices, forms, filing procedures, remote-hearing instructions, and accessibility processes can vary.

Use court resources for official information. For legal advice about what a court document means, what to file, a deadline, evidence, or legal strategy, consult a qualified attorney or authorized legal-aid provider.

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Court resource starting points

  • Missouri Courts statewide website
  • Case.net public case-information search
  • Local court and circuit contact information
  • Official court forms and instructions
  • Local court rules and procedures
  • Self-representation and court-navigation information
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Online civil legal questions

Missouri Free Legal Answers

Missouri Free Legal Answers is a free virtual legal-advice clinic for qualifying users with civil legal questions. Volunteer attorneys may answer qualifying users’ questions through the online service. The program does not promise an answer before a court date or deadline, so do not wait if your matter is urgent.

Visit Free Legal Answers

Private legal help

Search for or verify a Missouri lawyer.

A private lawyer may provide legal advice, review documents, negotiate, appear in court, or offer limited-scope representation depending on the lawyer, the matter, the county, and the services agreed upon.

Before hiring a lawyer, ask about the type of cases handled, consultation fees, estimated costs, availability, communication practices, and whether limited-scope representation is available.

Missouri Bar public tools

  • Search lawyers by practice area and location
  • Check a lawyer’s Missouri standing
  • Find public legal-topic guides
  • Learn about limited-scope representation
  • Locate discounted and pro bono service information
Missouri LawyerSearch Verify a Lawyer

Public agencies and support services

Additional Missouri resource starting points.

The following resources may be useful depending on the subject. These links are general public-service starting points, not an endorsement or a determination that a program applies to an individual situation.

Housing & Tenant Resources

Missouri Tenant Help provides eviction and tenant resources; the Attorney General provides landlord-tenant and consumer information.

Missouri Tenant Help

Consumer Protection

Missouri Attorney General consumer resources include complaint information for certain fraud or deception concerns.

Missouri Consumer Protection

Veterans & Military Families

Find Missouri veteran service information and national legal-resource directories for veterans, service members, and military families.

Missouri Veterans Commission

Senior & Disability Resources

Explore Missouri’s statewide Aging and Disability Resource Center for help locating local aging and disability services.

Missouri ADRC Network

Missouri Libraries

Public and academic libraries can be valuable starting points for public information, computers, printing, local-resource directories, and research assistance.

Missouri State Library

211 Community Resources

United Way 211 can help connect people to local food, shelter, housing, utility, health, veteran, crisis, and social-service resources.

Visit 211

Prepare before you call

Organize information for a more productive conversation.

A legal-aid provider, attorney, court, agency, or community organization will decide what information it needs. A general preparation folder can help you gather the details often needed to explain your situation clearly.

General preparation checklist

  • Names, contact information, and the county involved
  • Court papers, notices, letters, and agency documents
  • A dated timeline of key events and communications
  • Relevant contracts, receipts, records, and photographs
  • Hearing dates and deadlines you need to verify
  • A short list of questions for qualified help

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Citizens Law Library provides general legal-information education and court-navigation resources for everyday Missourians. We do not provide legal advice or legal representation.

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