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Provides legal representation in civil cases for low-income eligible Story County residents. Services include civil protective orders (domestic, sexual, and elder abuse), dissolution of marriage, child custody, visitation, will, power of attorney, paternity, guardianship, conservatorship, debtor/creditor, landlord/tenant, unemployment benefits appeals.

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Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Consumer Law
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Protective/Restraining Orders
Labor and Employment Law
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Manages and maintains all trial court records; process fines, fees, and court costs owed to the state; child support checks and civil judgments owned to litigants; and maintain record of liens on property.

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County Government Departments/Offices
County Clerk of the Courts Offices
Courts
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Child support services are available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support, regardless of income.
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Protective/Restraining Orders
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
The Child Support Recovery Office establishes child support and medical orders, collects payments, and locates non-custodial parents. In addition, this office establishes paternity when necessary.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Paternity Suits
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Representation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Child Support Enforcement Unit enforces and/or establishes child support orders, medical support for minor children.

Monitors the collection of payments made by the absent parent, if necessary. No custody or visitation issues.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening
Aassistance to custodial and non-custodial parents by establishing paternity and establishing, enforcing, and modifying child support obligations to strengthen families emotionally and financially.
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Debt Management
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Tax Information
Elder Law
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Advance Medical Directives
Legal Counseling
Labor and Employment Law