Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Common Law Marriage in Iowa
Under Iowa law, there are two ways for a couple to be legally married.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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"On Your Own" - Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities as an Adult
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Some of the many laws/legal issues teens and young adults need to understand. It is important to remember that if you find yourself in trouble there is help available. You are not alone.
By: Iowa State Bar Association
Adoption Records in Iowa
Most states have closed adoption records. Iowa is one of those states. If the adoption took place after July 4, 1941 the record is closed. Even though adoption records are closed in Iowa, there are laws that let people affected by adoption get information.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Caring for Our Minor Children After We're Gone
As parents, we worry about our children, especially about things that we have no control over.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Changing Your Name in Iowa
There are times in our lives when we may want to change our names or the names of our children. There are steps required in order to legally change a name. In Iowa, these procedures are different for adults and children.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Consumer Issues When You Don't Say I Do
A variety of issues can come up when a couple lives together but is not married. This resource takes a look at consumer issues that can arise.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Emancipation
Iowa statutes clearly describe how a minor can be emancipated before he or she turns eighteen.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Fathers' Rights in Unmarried Situations
If parents are not married at the time of a child?s birth, a father?s participation in making many important decisions may be limited until paternity is established.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
How Do I Make Changes to My Child's Birth Certificate?
Answers to common questions about changing names and correcting errors on a child's birth certificate.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
How to Make Changes to Your Child's Birth Certificate
When and how a parent or guardian can make changes to a child's birth certificate.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Internet Safety
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There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer or Internet.
By: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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Iowa Legal Aid Reaching Out to Young People
Youth Link is a Council Bluffs project of Iowa Legal Aid to assist young people facing problems with issues such as poverty, divorce, custody, school performance, abuse and neglect, and teen pregnancy.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Iowa's Child Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse Registries
Many people do not know much about two Iowa Abuse registries, the Child Abuse Registry and the Dependent Adult Abuse Registry. Unlike the Sex Offender Registry, a person can end up on Iowa's Child Abuse or Dependent Adult Abuse registries without ever having been charged with, let alone convicted of, any crime.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Juvenile Court Basics
The court system in Iowa is a unified court system which includes Juvenile Courts. Juvenile Courts generally handle cases dealing with children under the age of eighteen. This resource is a summary of Iowa's Juvenile Court system.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Misconceptions About Common Law Marriage
Questions often arise about the legal rights of persons who are, or were, part of a couple, but who have not gone through a marriage ceremony. This resource looks at some misconceptions about common law marriage.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Name Change
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Form for an adult to use for a name change.
Questions and Answers About Adoption
An overview of adoption law and related issues in Iowa.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Questions and Answers About Iowa's Juvenile Justice System
Common questions and answers about how cases involving minors are handled in the Iowa judicial system.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Questions and Answers About Terminating Parental Rights
The easiest way to understand parental rights is to look at what happens when your parental rights to a child are terminated. When your parental rights to a child are terminated, you stop being that child's parent in the eyes of the law.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Same-Sex Marriage: What the Varnum Decision Means for Iowans
People who are married have many advantages, and the Varnum decision says Iowa must make those benefits available to gay couples as well as straight couples.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Teens Rights in Your Dating Relationship
You have many rights in your relationship with your girlfriend or boyfriend, including the right to say no to sex or anything you don?t want to do. You have the right not to be abused.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Termination of Parental Rights
When you have "parental rights" to a child, you are that child's parent in the eyes of the law. When your parental rights to a child are terminated, you stop being that child's parent.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
The Uniform Child Custody and Parental Kidnapping Protections Acts
These days, people move around a lot more than they used to. It is not unusual for a child to live in two or more different states before he or she turns eighteen. These federal laws address many issues that arise when parents and children live in different states.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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