Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Active Duty and Child Support
(Separate Website)
Are you a National Guard or Reserve service member with a child support order and have you recently been activated into full-time military service? Here is a helpful guide to protect your rights and your children during a period of active duty.
Healthy Parenting Initiative for Military Personnel and their Families
(Separate Website)
Step into your child's world. This toolkit is a user-friendly, diverse set of materials to help military parents with young children increase their parenting effectiveness. It is a collection of creative materials designed to take advantage of "teachable moments" and to inform parents about topics related to parenting in the context of deployment, relocation, and dangerous work, as well as general parenting information.
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
The "SCRA" is a federal statute passed by Congress to allow military members to suspend or postpone some civil obligations so the military member can devote his or her full attention to military duties.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Visitation Option for Parents on Active Duty
Under Iowa Code §598.41D, a parent serving in active duty may temporarily give their visitation rights to a family member of their child.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
The Iowa Legal Aid Website is a project of Iowa Legal Aid, the Volunteer Lawyer Projects of the Iowa State Bar and Polk County Bar Associations and HELP Legal Assistance.
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