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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

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

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening

Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Public Counsel
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Recovery Unit is a program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.
Represents people who cannot afford to hire an attorney. Public defenders are appointed by the court to represent people in felony, misdemeanor, traffic, child abuse and neglect, child delinquency, post-conviction, and other offenses.

Categories

Crime Victim Support
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Public Counsel
Protective/Restraining Orders
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

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

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

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.
Assistance to establish paternity, establish child support orders, and collect child support payments.

Voice Response Unit provides information regarding:
Option 1: Payment Information available Mon-Sun 24 hours - Caller must have a Nebraska Court Order number to use this option (otherwise caller must press option 2); payment information; and current balance.

Option 2: Questions Regarding Child Support Case - Case status; review and modification; intergovernmental cases (out-of-state court orders); enforcement actions (income withholding, credit reporting, etc.); license suspension; payment history requests; address/name/employment changes.

Option 3: Questions Regarding Payments/Employers - Direct deposit or auto withdrawal, electronic payment card (EPC), credit card user ID; website or online payments; requests for user ID's and passwords for website; lost, stolen, or damaged checks; payments received and/or disbursed; and billing statements.

Option 4: General Information - General information regarding child support; enforcement offices, hours of operation and locations.
Offices that are listed include:
Nebraska Child Support Payment Center
Nebraska Customer Service Call Center
Child Support Enforcement Offices; and
Clerk of the District Court Offices.

Option 5: Another IV-D Agency - Information provided to other State Child Support Enforcement agencies.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening
Provides a collaborative platform to address child support matters in an environment of respect, honesty, humility, and compassion.

Assistance to custodial and non-custodial parents by establishing paternity and establishing, enforcing, and modifying child support obligations to strengthen families emotionally and financially.

The Clerk of Court provides a resource for County residents who choose to represent themselves in court or have questions on divorce, child custody, paternity, grandparent rights. Information on legal fees and costs for hiring attorneys is also available. The Clerk of Court does not give legal advice.

Categories

Contested Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Paternity Suits
Legal Counseling
Family Law Courts
Grandparent Rights
Self Representation Assistance
Paralegal Counseling
Legal Information Services

Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Public Counsel
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support

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

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

- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.

- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

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

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

Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Public Counsel

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.

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 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

Genetic Testing and Screening
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Official record keeper of the Court. All Civil, Probate, Traffic, Criminal, and Juvenile cases are filed through the Clerk's office. Also collects and disperses all monies ordered to be paid by the court.

Categories

County Clerk of the Courts Offices
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
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.