Can you get your Missouri court filing fee waived?
Missouri decides fee waivers using a judge's decision on your sworn affidavit. There is no published income cutoff, so no calculator can tell you the answer. What follows is the actual standard a judge applies.
Ways to qualify in Missouri
- Inability to pay. You explain your income, expenses and debts on a sworn form, and the court decides whether paying the fee would leave you unable to cover basic needs. This route has no income cutoff.
No fixed percentage. People represented by a qualifying legal aid or nonprofit organization can have costs waived by certification, without filing a motion.
What to file
Missouri uses the Motion and Affidavit in Support of Request to Proceed as a Poor Person (GN-10). File it at the same time as your petition or response, not after.
This page explains how Missouri decides fee waivers. It is not legal advice, and it cannot tell you how a judge will rule on your case. Virdix is a document preparation service, not a law firm.
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