Areas of Practice

• Dissolution + Divorce

• Modification

• Grandparent Visitation + Custody

• Maintenance + Alimony

• Child Custody

• Adoption

• Name Changes

• Child Support

• Paternity

• Guardian Ad Litem

• Minor and Adult Guardianship + Conservatorship

• Estate Planning

• Probate

• Traffic Tickets

Meet the Attorney

Jessica N. Foxx was born and raised in Independence, Missouri.  She attended William Chrisman High School where she was active in Varsity tennis and other organizations.  After high school, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.  Jessica then attended the University of Missouri – Kansas City where she graduated with honors and an emphasis in Family Law. 

Prior to starting Foxx Law, L.L.C., Jessica was law clerk to the Honorable Jack R. Grate with the Jackson County Circuit Court.  During law school, she interned with the Jackson County Circuit Court and the Department of Homeland Security.  Jessica was also active in the UMKC Child and Family Services Clinic, where she represented clients under Rule 13 certification in family law matters.  She served as president of the Family Law Society, Secretary of the Animal Law Society, and as a staff member for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Law Journal.  She is a published author in the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the UMKC Law Review.  Prior to law school, she worked for seven years as an estate planning and probate paralegal at Stewart, Cook, Constance & Minton, LLC.

Jessica is the current assistant director at UMKC Law School’s Child and Family Services Clinic, where she supervises law students in dissolution matters, paternity actions, adoptions, minor guardianships, and name changes.

Jessica is licensed to practice law in Missouri and is a certified Guardian ad Litem.  Her practice is mainly dedicated to family law.  She represents clients in dissolution of marriage (divorce), modification of custody and child support actions, establishment and termination of child support actions, adoption matters, grandparent’s rights cases, paternity actions, name changes, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, estate planning, decedents’ estates administration, and traffic tickets.