Kansas City, MO Legal Guides
Consumer Law for Kansas City, MO
Missouri
Obamacare
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- What Missouri Residents Need to Know About Obamacare for 2021
- Get Help Finding a Health Insurance Plan in Missouri
- Obamacare for Self-Employed Missouri Residents
- Ways to Save Money on Obamacare in Missouri
- How Much Is the Obamacare Tax Penalty?
- Do I Have to Get Health Insurance in Missouri?
- How Obamacare Can Help Unemployed Missouri Residents
Missouri
Inheritance Law
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- What Missouri Residents Need to Know About Inheritance Law
- Does Missouri Collect Estate or Inheritance Tax?
- What Taxes Need to Be Filed After Someone Dies?
- Who Inherits When Your Spouse or Parent Dies Without a Will?
- How Probate Works in Missouri
- How to Handle a Small Estate in Missouri
- What Rights Do Creditors Have?
Missouri
Child Custody
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- What Missouri Residents Need To Know About How to Get Custody of a Child
- How Missouri Courts make Child Custody Decisions
- How Does Child Custody Work in Missouri?
- Who Claims a Child on Taxes After a Custody Case?
- Can You Change Child Support Payment Amounts By Moving to a Different State?
- How to Enforce a Child Custody Order in Missouri
Missouri
Unemployment
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ZipCode
- Coronavirus Update! -- What Missouri Residents Need to Know About Unemployment Benefits
- How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Kansas City, MO?
- Can I Appeal a Denial of Unemployment Benefits in Missouri?
- Am I Eligible for Unemployment Benefits in Missouri?
- How the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Affects Missouri Unemployment Benefits
- Do I Need a Lawyer to Get Unemployment Benefits in Missouri?
- How Can I Find a Good Unemployment Lawyer in Missouri?
- Paying an Unemployment Lawyer in Missouri
- COVID-19 and Unemployment Benefits in Missouri FAQ
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: Unemployment Benefits for Contractors, Gig Workers, and Self-Employed Workers in Missouri
- How Much Will I Collect in Unemployment Benefits in Missouri?
- How Long Will My Unemployment Benefits Last in Missouri?
- What Do I Have to Do to Keep Receiving Unemployment Benefits in Missouri?
Missouri
Wage&Hour
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ZipCode
- What You Need to Know About Missouri Minimum Wage and Overtime Law?
- Am I Entitled to Minimum Wage in Missouri?
- Am I Entitled to Overtime Pay in Missouri?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Missouri?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Missouri?
- Does My Missouri Employer Have to Give Me Breaks From Work?
- Am I Entitled to Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave, or Vacation Time in Missouri?
- Can My Employer Garnish My Wages in Missouri?
- What Can I Do If I Am Owed Pay in Missouri?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Missouri?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Missouri?
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At LegalConsumer.com (a.k.a. "Law by Zip"), we believe knowledge is power. Empowered consumers need clear, up to date, local information about practical, everyday legal questions affecting your life.
We offer information for Missouri and Jackson County on:
- Unemployment Benefits (including the latest COVID-19 updates from Missouri.)
- Wage & Hour (Wages, tips, paid time off, overtime, minimum wage, family and medical leave,COVID-19 policies in Missouri)
- Bankruptcy (How to file, means test for Jackson County, bankruptcy court, Missouri’s exemptions, lawyers)
- Obamacare (ACA -Affordable Care Act, Rates)
- Inheritance Law (Probate court in Jackson County, small estates, inheritance tax, expedited probate, Missouri’s intestacy laws)
- Child Custody Law (Visitation, custody of children, family court directory for Missouri and Jackson County, child custody lawyers)
- Democracy, (Voting Rights in Missouri, & Local Government for Jackson County and Kansas City)
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Our writers have spent their careers making the law understandable
Our writers and legal editors have years of experience explaining the law in plain English, as both authors and editors of books by Nolo, and writing for LegalConsumer.com.
Albin Renauer. author of our Bankruptcy and Democracy content is the co author of "How to File or Chapter 7 Bankruptcy" and was a key designer of WillMaker.
Liza Hanks has written books on estate planning and inheritance for Nolo and is the author of LegalConsumer's Inheritance Law area.
Lisa Guerrin and Deborah England are employment law experts who have authored and edited several books on employment law for Nolo. They are the authors of our Unemployment Law and Wage and Hour Law sections.
Shae Irving is a veteran editor and author of many Nolo products and is the author of our Obamacare and Child Custody area.
