CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
KAREN HUBBARD ADDRESS: P.O. Box 493
655 Second St., 2nd Floor
Osceola, Mo. 64776
Phone: 417-646-2226 Or 417-646-2421
Fax: 417-646-2401
Current Term: Jan. 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2014
The responsibilites of the Circuit Court Clerk is to maintain a record of all court cases for the Associate Court, Circuit Court and Municipal Courts of Appleton City, Lowry City and Osceola.
Circuit Court law days are the 1st Monday of each month (excluding holidays).
Records available for family research are circuit and probate records from 1841 to present.
All cases, including traffic cases, since Jan. 1, 2003 may be found on Casenet online at www.courts.mo.gov. Fees and Costs
Filing Fee and Cost Deposit
1) Court Case Deposit
Unless waived by the Court or otherwise provided by rule or law, and before a case is filed, there shall be deposited with the Court, the following sums:
(a) Circuit Division
Civil Division
Civil Case,except domestic realtions $100.00
cases
Domestic Relations Cases
For Dissolutions $102.00
For Modifications, Legal Seperations, $102.00
Family Access Motions, and
Paternity Cases
Adoptions $150.00
Registration of Foreign Judgements $ 98.00
Applications for Trial DeNovo from $ 30.00
Municipal Divisions
Applications for Trial De Novo in $ 60.00
Chapter 517 cases and Small
Claims Appeals
(b) Associate Division
Civil Cases $ 50.00
Small Claims $0 - $3,000 $ 20.00
(c) Probate Cases
Conservatorships for Minors $ 78.00
Conservatorships, except minors $ 93.00
(Both include one certified copy of letters)