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Child Support: Collects child support on behalf of households receiving public assistance not only to eliminate their dependence on assistance programs, but also to reimburse the State for the benefits provided to these families.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Support: Collects child support on behalf of households receiving public assistance not only to eliminate their dependence on assistance programs, but also to reimburse the State for the benefits provided to these families.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Handles child support payments and records in Polk County. Can also send required Child Support Payments to one of the Child Support Recovery Unit collection centers of the Iowa Department of Human Services. Visit the website https://secureapp.dhs.state.ia.us/customerweb/offices to find local collection centers.
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.

- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Saline County.

- Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Saline County.

- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.

- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
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).

Services

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

Works closely with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and other agencies and advocacy organizations to ensure that families throughout the state receive the support they need to raise their children.

Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Life Span attorneys provide civil legal services to victims of sexual assault and their families in order to provide them with safety and perpetrator accountability. Legal Services covered include divorce, child custody/visitation/child support, orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and more.

Services

Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Divorce Mediation
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic's Parentage and Child Support Advice Desk helps self-represented litigants with paternity and child support issues in judicial (court) and administrative cases. The Desk can assist with establishing or contesting paternity. The Desk can also help with child support issues, including modifying support, arrears contests, and vacating orders due to service issues, as well as motions to reconsider and appeals of administrative cases.
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).

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Debt Management
Legal Representation
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
Elder Law
Tax Information
Housing Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Counseling
General Legal Aid
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Gallatin County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Gallatin County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
Responsible for locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity, establishing child and medical support orders, monitoring and enforcing compliance with child and medical support orders, reviewing and initiating modification of support orders and distributing support collections.
Child Support: Collects child support on behalf of households receiving public assistance not only to eliminate their dependence on assistance programs, but also to reimburse the State for the benefits provided to these families.
Responsible for locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity, establishing child and medical support orders, monitoring and enforcing compliance with child and medical support orders, reviewing and initiating modification of support orders and distributing support collections.
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.

Services

Advance Medical Directives
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Consumer Law
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Welfare Rights Assistance
General Legal Aid
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Legal Representation
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in White County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of White County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
State's Attorney
- Prosecutes felony, misdemeanor and traffic offenses committed by adults. - Presents delinquent and abuse and neglect petitions to the judge in Juvenile Court. - Advises county officials in legal matters. - Defends the county against civil lawsuits. - Assists in the involuntary commitment of mentally ill persons into a mental health facility. - Provides an advocate to assist crime victims and witnesses throughout the course of a criminal prosecution.

Services

Protective/Restraining Orders
State's Attorney
Crime Victim Support
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Saline County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Saline County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders