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| What Is ILAW? |
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"The Iowa Legal Aid Website" is a service of Iowa Legal Aid and other organizations working for fairness in our state. ILAW provides resources for low-income Iowans, seniors and others looking for help with a legal problem or seeking information on the law. Iowa Legal Aid cannot help with criminal problems and this website does not deal with criminal law. |
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| Need Help Using this Website? |
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Go back to ILAW Home and click the LiveHelp box for assistance to find what you need. Between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. you can have a live "chat" with an Iowa Legal Aid staff member who can help. The LiveHelp chat feature is not confidential - information entered here could be seen by other providers of legal information and services. This service is for use to find information only and should never be used for any information about a client or case, or for messages to or from an Iowa Legal Aid attorney.
At other times, you can leave a message and we will email a reply. Click here for details on using LiveHelp. |
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| Zip code and county |
| Enter the zip code or county of the person who needs help. Iowa Legal Aid provides legal assistance in all counties of the state through ten regional offices. Some special projects provide statewide help. Other agencies and organizations may serve just one county or community. |
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| Types of help |
There are several different ways in which an organization can provide help:
- Full Representation - by a lawyer or a legal advocate in court or at a hearing at a government agency.
- Brief Advice - in person or over the telephone.
- Self-Help - educational materials such as resources on this website, booklets, and the quarterly newsletter, The Equal Justice Journal.
- LiveHelp - this is a way for people using this web site to get help using this website online. Just click the LiveHelp box on any page between 8:30 and 4:00 p.m. weekdays.
- Other - eligible clients may be referred to private attorneys who take part in one of Iowa?s volunteer lawyers projects.
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| Income guidelines |
| Iowa Legal Aid has income and asset guidelines. The guidelines change periodically and may not apply in every case. Income guidelines use a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines. Some special projects of Iowa Legal Aid, such as The Legal Hotline for Older Iowans, The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and the Assistive Technology Project, have other criteria for who is eligible for services. Other organizations may have other guidelines for assistance. |
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| If I am income-eligible will Iowa Legal Aid take my case? |
| Not necessarily. Income is just one of the criteria that Iowa Legal Aid uses to decide on whether we can help. We provide different levels of service depending on the types of legal problems and the staff we have available. Helping persons with critical legal needs as is the primary focus of full representation. Helping victims of domestic violence, persons who may be homeless through the loss of their home or apartment, helping obtain public benefits like unemployment SSI, food assistance or welfare and preventing utility shut offs are examples of the types of cases Iowa Legal Aid handles. |
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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
Comunity Legal Education booklets Iowa Legal Aid printed material is available to clients and the public. Click here for a publications order form.
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