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Custody Questions and Answers

Who has custody when a child is born to an unmarried mother? How is paternity of a child established...

Divorce Questions and Answers

What should I know about divorce in Iowa? How long must I live in Iowa before I can file for a divor...

Foreclosure and Forfeiture Questions and Answers

I am worried that we might lose our house. We’re having trouble making payments. What can happen?

Landlord and Tenant Law Questions and Answers

Got Questions About Your Rights as a Renter in Iowa? Whether you're facing eviction, struggling with...

Custody Questions and Answers

Who has custody when a child is born to an unmarried mother? How is paternity of a child established...

Divorce Questions and Answers

What should I know about divorce in Iowa? How long must I live in Iowa before I can file for a divor...

Foreclosure and Forfeiture Questions and Answers

I am worried that we might lose our house. We’re having trouble making payments. What can happen?

Landlord and Tenant Law Questions and Answers

Got Questions About Your Rights as a Renter in Iowa? Whether you're facing eviction, struggling with...
TitleTopicsAudienceshf:tax:post_topichf:tax:post_audience
60 Month Lifetime Limit on FIP Benefitsother-public-benefits
A Spouse’s Right to Retirement Assets (including Pensions) in a DivorceDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Accidents with No (or Not Enough) Car Insuranceconsumer-debt
Accommodations for Veterans With Disabilities, People with Disabilities, Veteransother-housing veterans-issuespeople-with-disabilities veterans
Active Disaster Declarations in Iowadisaster-relief
Adoption Records in Iowa
Adult Guardianship and the Right to CommunicateOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesguardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Affidavits
Alternatives to Guardianship and Conservatorship, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Am I an “Employee” or “Independent Contractor” and Why It Really Matters, tax-issues work-employment
AnnulmentDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Appealing a Managed Care Organization (MCO) Decision, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights medicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Are Your Legal Affairs in Order?Older Iowans (60+)estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Assisted Living Program – Is This for Me?Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesother-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Assistive Technology and Protecting Rights in EducationPeople with Disabilitiespeople-with-disabilities
Assistive Technology and Rights of Persons With DisabilitiesPeople with Disabilitiesdisability-rightspeople-with-disabilities
Attorney, Court, and Guardianship or Conservatorship Fees, , Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights family-divorce-or-custody guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Automatic Payments from Your Bank Account: Know Your Rightsconsumer-debt
Avoid Housing Schemesother-housing
Avoiding Fake Check Scamsconsumer-debt
Avoiding Pitfalls of Tax Timetax-issues
Avoiding Ripoffs From Contractors and Insurance, consumer-debt disaster-relief
Bankruptcy Issues After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Be on the Lookout for Tax Preparer Fraudtax-issues
Benefits for SeniorsOlder Iowans (60+)other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60
Beware of Bad Tax Advice and Unreliable Return Preparationtax-issues
Beware of Free Trial Offersconsumer-debt
Beware of Tax ScammersImmigrantstax-issuesimmigrants
Bullying in Iowa
Business Contract and Commercial Lease Issues
Buying a Houseother-housing
Buying a Used Carconsumer-debt
Can I Expunge My Adult Criminal Conviction in Iowa?
Can the School Make Me Get a Guardianship in Order to Enroll Children I Am Taking Care Of?, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Can They Repossess My Car?consumer-debt
Car Titlesconsumer-debt
Caring for Our Minor Children After We’re Gonefamily-divorce-or-custody
Catching up on Filing Taxes Doesn’t Have to Be Hard …(It can even be rewarding!)tax-issues
Changing Your Name in Iowafamily-divorce-or-custody
Child Abuse Reports and Registriesfamily-divorce-or-custody
Child Care Assistance for Low Income Familiesother-public-benefits
Child Support Questions and Answerschild-support
Child Support Recipients May Have Funds Available for Withdrawal, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Children Have A Right To Education
Claim All the Tax Credits You Earned: What the Earned Income Credit Can Do for You at Tax Time!tax-issues
Common Issues in Qualifying for Unemployment Benefits:, unemployment work-employment
Common Myths About Family LawDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Consumer Issues When You Aren’t Married, consumer-debt family-divorce-or-custody
Consumer Title Loansconsumer-debt
Consumers and Bail Bondsconsumer-debt
Courts and Agencies Must Provide Interpreters for People Who do not Speak English
Credit Card Lawsuitsconsumer-debt
Creditor Threats – Are They for Real?consumer-debt
Criminal No Contact Orders and Civil Protection OrdersDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Custody Order for Parents with Open CINA Casesfamily-divorce-or-custody
Dealing With Medical Debtconsumer-debt
Debtor’s Examsconsumer-debt
Debts “Written Off” May Count as Taxable Income, consumer-debt tax-issues
Denying Housing to Survivors of Domestic Violence May Violate Fair Housing LawsDomestic Violence Survivorslandlord-tenantdomestic-violence-survivors
Determining if Guardianship or Conservatorship is Necessary, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Did You Pay For Divorce Forms?Domestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Disaster Declarations – State and Federaldisaster-relief
Disaster Documents Checklistdisaster-relief
Disaster Legal Hotlinesdisaster-relief
Disaster Mental Health Servicesdisaster-relief
Disaster Resourcesdisaster-relief
Disaster Struck My Rental Property, Now What?, disaster-relief landlord-tenant
Disaster Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (Disaster Food Stamps), disaster-relief food-assistance
Disasters Happendisaster-relief
Divorce in Iowa Without an AttorneyDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Divorced, Never Married and Non-traditional Families and Tax Credits, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Do I Have to Sell or Liquidate All of My Assets to Qualify for Medicaid?Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) OrdersOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesestates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Do You Have a Junk Mail Problem?consumer-debt
Do you really need a bankruptcy?consumer-debt
Doctor-Patient Privilege In Civil Court Cases
Domestic Abuse Questions and AnswersDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Domestic Violence and ImmigrantsDomestic Violence Survivors, Immigrantsimmigrationdomestic-violence-survivors immigrants
Don’t Let a Legal Question Turn Into a Legal Problemconsumer-debt
Don’t Make Things Difficult For Those You Love–Plan Aheadestates-end-of-life
Education and Schools After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Elderly Waiver Program Keeps People Out of Nursing Homes, Older Iowans (60+)medicare-medicaid other-housingolder-iowans-60
Emancipation and Minor Guardianships, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Employment Rightswork-employment
Eviction Diversion Help Deskslandlord-tenant
Facing Foreclosure? Tips to Help Restructure Debt and Deal with Mortgage Companiesforeclosure
Fact-Finding Hearings and Appeals for Unemployment Benefitsunemployment
Fair Housing Laws Protect ImmigrantsImmigrantslandlord-tenantimmigrants
Farmworkers’ RightsFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Fathers’ Rights in Unmarried SituationsDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
FEMA Appeals Processdisaster-relief
FEMA Application and Assistance Overviewdisaster-relief
FEMA Recoupmentdisaster-relief
Financial Matters for Older IowansOlder Iowans (60+)consumer-debtolder-iowans-60
Financing a Used Carconsumer-debt
Find a Location for Free Tax Helptax-issues
Finding a Nursing HomeOlder Iowans (60+)other-housingolder-iowans-60
Finding Housing with a Criminal Recordlandlord-tenant
Food Assistance in a Disaster (Food Stamps), disaster-relief food-assistance
Food Assistance: Helping Families Have Enough to EatOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesfood-assistanceolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Food Stamps and Immigrants, Immigrantsfood-assistance immigrationimmigrants
For-Profit Colleges: A Closer Look at Technical Schools and Employabilityconsumer-debt
Free Dental Care Available
Frequently Asked Questions about Guardianships and Conservatorships, , Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights family-divorce-or-custody guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Funeral Planning, Older Iowans (60+)consumer-debt estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Garnishment in Iowaconsumer-debt
Get Your FREE Credit Reportconsumer-debt
Getting a Temporary Restricted License (TRL), consumer-debt work-employment
Getting Emergency Medical Caremedicare-medicaid
Getting Medical Assistancemedicare-medicaid
Getting the Health Care Services You NeedOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Gifts and Qualifying for Medicaid for Nursing Home CareOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesother-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Grandparent Visitation in IowaOlder Iowans (60+)family-divorce-or-custodyolder-iowans-60
Guardianship and Conservatorship: Words to Know, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Guardianship and Conservatorship: Your Rights as a Protected Person, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
H-2A Workers and Tax WithholdingFarmworkerstax-issuesfarmworkers
Have You Applied for a Waiver of School Fees?
Having a Voice and Making a Choice in Where Your Child Goes to Schoolfamily-divorce-or-custody
Hawki Insurance for Childrenmedicare-medicaid
Help With Pension ProblemsOlder Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Help With Phone Equipment for Iowans with a Hearing DisabilityOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
HHS Overpaymentsconsumer-debt
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaid other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Home Insurance Issuesdisaster-relief
Homestead Exemption for 65 and olderOlder Iowans (60+)other-housingolder-iowans-60
Housing and Land Contractsother-housing
Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities, People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights landlord-tenantpeople-with-disabilities
How Can I Avoid Debt if I Am Facing Foreclosure?, foreclosure other-housing
How Can I Get a Civil Protection Order?domestic-abuse
How Can I Use My FEMA Money?disaster-relief
How Do I Fill Out My W-4?work-employment
How Do I Get My Landlord to Make Repairs?landlord-tenant
How do I get my stuff back? What to know about replevin cases in Iowa
How Do the Police Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse?Domestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-violence-survivors
How Immigration Laws Impact Immigrant Victims of Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence Survivors, Immigrantsimmigrationdomestic-violence-survivors immigrants
How Social Media Can Be Used Against People in Family Law CasesDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
How to Hire a Good Contractor, consumer-debt disaster-relief
How to Make Changes to Your Child’s Iowa Birth Certificatefamily-divorce-or-custody
How to Modify a Custody Orderfamily-divorce-or-custody
How to Recognize Employment DiscriminationPeople with Disabilitieswork-employmentpeople-with-disabilities
How to Talk to a Lawyer
Human Trafficking: Modern Day SlaveryDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
I Lost My House and Now I Owe Taxes?tax-issues
I Owe the IRS Money. Now What?tax-issues
Identity Theftconsumer-debt
Illegal Debt Collection Conductconsumer-debt
Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act’s Health Care MarketplaceImmigrantsother-public-benefitsimmigrants
Immigration and CitizenshipImmigrantsimmigrationimmigrants
Important Credit Card Protectionsconsumer-debt
Individual Education PlansPeople with Disabilitiespeople-with-disabilities
Intentional Program Violations Food AssistanceOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesfood-assistanceolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Involuntary Transfers from Nursing HomesOlder Iowans (60+)other-housingolder-iowans-60
Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-770-1650Domestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Programdisaster-relief
Iowa Legal Aid Disaster Legal Assistance Mobile Appdisaster-relief
Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesestates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Iowa’s County Veterans Relief ProgramVeteransveterans-issuesveterans
Iowa’s Domestic Violence Firearm LawDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Iowa’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Iowa’s Minor Guardianship Law, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Issues in Running Your Small Business
It is Illegal for Someone to Force you to Work or Have SexDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Just Say “No” to Unwanted Door-to-Door Salesconsumer-debt
Juvenile Court Questions and Answersfamily-divorce-or-custody
Juvenile Record Causing Problems? How “Sealing” Can Help
Know How to Hold it – Pros and Cons of Certain Types of Property Ownershipconsumer-debt
Labor Trafficking in AgricultureFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Landlord Notices of Clear and Present Danger-Protections for Victims of Domestic or Sex Abuselandlord-tenant
Law Lets Schools Help Fight Homelessness, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Legal Aid Helps Women Experiencing Violence
Legal Rights of Agricultural WorkersFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Legal Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesPeople with Disabilitiespeople-with-disabilities
Legal Separation – Separating Before DivorceDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Licensing Your Vehicleconsumer-debt
Life After a Juvenile Record
Lifeline Discounted Phone ProgramOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesother-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
LIHEAP Rules Require Social Security Numbers and Protect Deployed Servicemembersother-public-benefits
Limited Representation (Unbundled Legal Services)
Lost Pension PlansOlder Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Mechanic’s Lienconsumer-debt
Medicaid Payment for Nursing Home CareOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for People Who Get MedicaidOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA)Farmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Miller Trusts: Helping Pay for Nursing Home CareOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Misconceptions About Common Law Marriagefamily-divorce-or-custody
Mobile Homes in Iowaother-housing
Mortgage Foreclosures and Land Contract Forfeituresforeclosure
My Refund Was Taken – What Can I Do?tax-issues
My Spouse Lied to the IRS and I Got the Bill!, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Need Help With Medicare Expenses? Check Out the QMB and SLMB ProgramsOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
New Des Moines Location Effective November 7, 2022
Odometer Fraudconsumer-debt
Passports and Child CustodyDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Paternity Fraud, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Paternity Questions and Answers, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Payday Loans – a Convenience You Can’t Afford!consumer-debt
Paying Back an Overpayment of Unemployment Benefits, unemployment work-employment
Paying for Utilities, consumer-debt landlord-tenant
Payment Options for Nursing Home Care, Older Iowans (60+)medicare-medicaid other-housingolder-iowans-60
Payroll Cardswork-employment
Pension Rights: Mergers and AcquisitionsOlder Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements – Pros and Cons, Older Iowans (60+)consumer-debt estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Predatory Lending – Don’t Be a Victimconsumer-debt
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs – Free or Low Cost Medications
Prioritize Your Insurance Needsconsumer-debt
Private Rooms and Nursing Home Residents on Title 19, Older Iowans (60+)other-housing other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60
Programs and Services of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)disaster-relief
Property Tax Suspension for People Who Get SSI, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights other-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Protect Yourself with Affordable Car Insuranceconsumer-debt
Protecting Elderly Iowans from AbuseOlder Iowans (60+)older-iowans-60
Protecting Your 401(K) PlanOlder Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Protecting Your Defined Benefit PlanOlder Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Protecting Yourself from Telephone Marketing Fraudconsumer-debt
Public Benefits and Car Ownership, medicare-medicaid other-public-benefits
Questions and Answers About Adoptionfamily-divorce-or-custody
Questions and Answers About Limited Benefit Plansother-public-benefits
Questions and Answers for Tenants About Bedbugslandlord-tenant
Reasons Landlords Might Deny Your Rental Applicationlandlord-tenant
Refinancing a Loan, consumer-debt other-housing
Rent Reimbursement and Property Tax CreditsOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitieslandlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Renter’s Insurance, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisaster-relief landlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Repayment of Medicaid under Iowa’s Estate Recovery LawOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Replacing Lost Documents After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Repossession: The Rules a Creditor Must Follow to Take Your Personal Propertyconsumer-debt
Resolving Family Law Problems Through MediationDomestic Violence Survivorsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Review Your Medicare Part D Prescription, , Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights medicare-medicaid other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Rights of People in Civil CommitmentPeople with Disabilitiesdisability-rightspeople-with-disabilities
Risks of Paying Bills Onlineconsumer-debt
Safe at Home ProgramDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Salvage Vehiclesconsumer-debt
Selling Your Carconsumer-debt
Senior Citizens’ Guide to Fair HousingOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitieslandlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Settle your Tax debt for Cents on the Dollartax-issues
Sexual Assault and Civil Legal RemediesDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Sexual Harassment in the WorkplaceDomestic Violence Survivorswork-employmentdomestic-violence-survivors
Shopping for an Assistive Technology DeviceOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rightsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Shopping for Creditconsumer-debt
Should You Take Your Pension In A Lump Sum?Older Iowans (60+)work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Signer Beware! The Pitfalls of Nursing Home AgreementsOlder Iowans (60+)other-housingolder-iowans-60
Small Claims Informational Bookletconsumer-debt
Standards and Principles of Supported and Substitute Decision-Making, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Tax Reduction for Low Income Iowans Owning Mobile Homesother-housing
Tax refunds for 2022 are going, going, almost gone…tax-issues
Taxes and Marriage, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Teens Rights in Your Dating RelationshipDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Teens: The Healthy Relationship QuizDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Telephone Slammingconsumer-debt
Tenants: Protect Yourself in Rental Agreementslandlord-tenant
Termination of Parental Rightsfamily-divorce-or-custody
The Basic Rules of Credit Cardsconsumer-debt
The Criminal Process in Domestic Abuse CasesDomestic Violence Survivorsdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
The Effective Date of your Veterans Affairs Compensation or Pension ClaimVeteransveterans-issuesveterans
The Fair Labor Standards Act Helps Farmworks & Other Workers Get Their Fair PayFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
The Family and Medical Leave Actwork-employment
The Golden Years and DebtOlder Iowans (60+)consumer-debtolder-iowans-60
The Rights of H-2A WorkersFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
The Servicemembers Civil Relief ActVeteransveterans-issuesveterans
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Actfamily-divorce-or-custody
Towed Cars
Transfers and Discharges from Nursing HomesOlder Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesother-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Truancy
Types of Notices from Landlordslandlord-tenant
Unemployment Benefitsunemployment
Urgent Assistance for Migrant Workers, Farmworkersfood-assistance work-employmentfarmworkers
Utilities and Medical ConcernsPeople with Disabilitiesconsumer-debtpeople-with-disabilities
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: OverpaymentsVeteransveterans-issuesveterans
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: VA CompensationVeteransveterans-issuesveterans
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: VA Pensions, Veteransother-public-benefits veterans-issuesveterans
Wage Payment CollectionFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Waiting Lists and Public Housinglandlord-tenant
Warrantiesconsumer-debt
Water Service Shutoffsconsumer-debt
What Are The Policies at Your Child’s School?
What Can I Do When I Owe Taxes, Court Debt or Other Debts to the State of Iowa?, consumer-debt tax-issues
What do I do if I didn’t get my W-2 or the W-2 I got has errors?, tax-issues work-employment
What Filing Status Do I Use for my Taxes?tax-issues
What Happens with Child Custody when a Parent is Deployedfamily-divorce-or-custody
What is “Notice” in a Court Case and How Is It Done?
What is a “Durable Health Care Power of Attorney?”Older Iowans (60+)estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
What Is a Living Will?estates-end-of-life
What Is Discrimination in Housing?, People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights landlord-tenantpeople-with-disabilities
What Public Benefits are Available to Workers on Strike, , food-assistance other-public-benefits work-employment
What Should I Do If I Get Court Papers?
What to Consider Before Signing a Commercial Lease
What To Do If Someone Sues You After an Accidentconsumer-debt
What to Do if You Get a Notice About Your Public Housinglandlord-tenant
What You Need to Know about Property Taxes
Which State Can Make Decisions about Guardianships and Conservatorships?, Older Iowans (60+), People with Disabilitiesdisability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Who Are Iowa’s Farmworkers?Farmworkersfarmworkers
Wills and Probate Questions & AnswersOlder Iowans (60+)estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
You Have Rights When Your Work Ends!, Farmworkerslandlord-tenant work-employmentfarmworkers
Your Health in the FieldsFarmworkerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Your Health in the Workplacework-employment
TitleTopicshf:tax:post_topichf:tax:post_audience
60 Month Lifetime Limit on FIP Benefitsother-public-benefits
A Spouse’s Right to Retirement Assets (including Pensions) in a Divorcefamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Accidents with No (or Not Enough) Car Insuranceconsumer-debt
Accommodations for Veterans With Disabilities, other-housing veterans-issuespeople-with-disabilities veterans
Active Disaster Declarations in Iowadisaster-relief
Adoption Records in Iowa
Adult Guardianship and the Right to Communicateguardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Affidavits
Alternatives to Guardianship and Conservatorship, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Am I an “Employee” or “Independent Contractor” and Why It Really Matters, tax-issues work-employment
Annulmentfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Appealing a Managed Care Organization (MCO) Decision, disability-rights medicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Are Your Legal Affairs in Order?estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Assisted Living Program – Is This for Me?other-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Assistive Technology and Protecting Rights in Educationpeople-with-disabilities
Assistive Technology and Rights of Persons With Disabilitiesdisability-rightspeople-with-disabilities
Attorney, Court, and Guardianship or Conservatorship Fees, , disability-rights family-divorce-or-custody guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Automatic Payments from Your Bank Account: Know Your Rightsconsumer-debt
Avoid Housing Schemesother-housing
Avoiding Fake Check Scamsconsumer-debt
Avoiding Pitfalls of Tax Timetax-issues
Avoiding Ripoffs From Contractors and Insurance, consumer-debt disaster-relief
Bankruptcy Issues After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Be on the Lookout for Tax Preparer Fraudtax-issues
Benefits for Seniorsother-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60
Beware of Bad Tax Advice and Unreliable Return Preparationtax-issues
Beware of Free Trial Offersconsumer-debt
Beware of Tax Scammerstax-issuesimmigrants
Bullying in Iowa
Business Contract and Commercial Lease Issues
Buying a Houseother-housing
Buying a Used Carconsumer-debt
Can I Expunge My Adult Criminal Conviction in Iowa?
Can the School Make Me Get a Guardianship in Order to Enroll Children I Am Taking Care Of?, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Can They Repossess My Car?consumer-debt
Car Titlesconsumer-debt
Caring for Our Minor Children After We’re Gonefamily-divorce-or-custody
Catching up on Filing Taxes Doesn’t Have to Be Hard …(It can even be rewarding!)tax-issues
Changing Your Name in Iowafamily-divorce-or-custody
Child Abuse Reports and Registriesfamily-divorce-or-custody
Child Care Assistance for Low Income Familiesother-public-benefits
Child Support Questions and Answerschild-support
Child Support Recipients May Have Funds Available for Withdrawal, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Children Have A Right To Education
Claim All the Tax Credits You Earned: What the Earned Income Credit Can Do for You at Tax Time!tax-issues
Common Issues in Qualifying for Unemployment Benefits:, unemployment work-employment
Common Myths About Family Lawfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Consumer Issues When You Aren’t Married, consumer-debt family-divorce-or-custody
Consumer Title Loansconsumer-debt
Consumers and Bail Bondsconsumer-debt
Courts and Agencies Must Provide Interpreters for People Who do not Speak English
Credit Card Lawsuitsconsumer-debt
Creditor Threats – Are They for Real?consumer-debt
Criminal No Contact Orders and Civil Protection Ordersfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Custody Order for Parents with Open CINA Casesfamily-divorce-or-custody
Custody Questions and Answersfamily-divorce-or-custody
Dealing With Medical Debtconsumer-debt
Debtor’s Examsconsumer-debt
Debts “Written Off” May Count as Taxable Income, consumer-debt tax-issues
Denying Housing to Survivors of Domestic Violence May Violate Fair Housing Lawslandlord-tenantdomestic-violence-survivors
Determining if Guardianship or Conservatorship is Necessary, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Did You Pay For Divorce Forms?family-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Disaster Declarations – State and Federaldisaster-relief
Disaster Documents Checklistdisaster-relief
Disaster Legal Hotlinesdisaster-relief
Disaster Mental Health Servicesdisaster-relief
Disaster Resourcesdisaster-relief
Disaster Struck My Rental Property, Now What?, disaster-relief landlord-tenant
Disaster Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (Disaster Food Stamps), disaster-relief food-assistance
Disasters Happendisaster-relief
Divorce in Iowa Without an Attorneyfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Divorce Questions and Answersfamily-divorce-or-custody
Divorced, Never Married and Non-traditional Families and Tax Credits, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Do I Have to Sell or Liquidate All of My Assets to Qualify for Medicaid?medicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Ordersestates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Do You Have a Junk Mail Problem?consumer-debt
Do you really need a bankruptcy?consumer-debt
Doctor-Patient Privilege In Civil Court Cases
Domestic Abuse Questions and Answersfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Domestic Violence and Immigrantsimmigrationdomestic-violence-survivors immigrants
Don’t Let a Legal Question Turn Into a Legal Problemconsumer-debt
Don’t Make Things Difficult For Those You Love–Plan Aheadestates-end-of-life
Education and Schools After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Elderly Waiver Program Keeps People Out of Nursing Homes, medicare-medicaid other-housingolder-iowans-60
Emancipation and Minor Guardianships, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Employment Rightswork-employment
Eviction Diversion Help Deskslandlord-tenant
Facing Foreclosure? Tips to Help Restructure Debt and Deal with Mortgage Companiesforeclosure
Fact-Finding Hearings and Appeals for Unemployment Benefitsunemployment
Fair Housing Laws Protect Immigrantslandlord-tenantimmigrants
Farmworkers’ Rightswork-employmentfarmworkers
Fathers’ Rights in Unmarried Situationsfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
FEMA Appeals Processdisaster-relief
FEMA Application and Assistance Overviewdisaster-relief
FEMA Recoupmentdisaster-relief
Financial Matters for Older Iowansconsumer-debtolder-iowans-60
Financing a Used Carconsumer-debt
Find a Location for Free Tax Helptax-issues
Finding a Nursing Homeother-housingolder-iowans-60
Finding Housing with a Criminal Recordlandlord-tenant
Food Assistance in a Disaster (Food Stamps), disaster-relief food-assistance
Food Assistance: Helping Families Have Enough to Eatfood-assistanceolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Food Stamps and Immigrants, food-assistance immigrationimmigrants
For-Profit Colleges: A Closer Look at Technical Schools and Employabilityconsumer-debt
Foreclosure and Forfeiture Questions and Answersforeclosure
Free Dental Care Available
Frequently Asked Questions about Guardianships and Conservatorships, , disability-rights family-divorce-or-custody guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Funeral Planning, consumer-debt estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Garnishment in Iowaconsumer-debt
Get Your FREE Credit Reportconsumer-debt
Getting a Temporary Restricted License (TRL), consumer-debt work-employment
Getting Emergency Medical Caremedicare-medicaid
Getting Medical Assistancemedicare-medicaid
Getting the Health Care Services You Needmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Gifts and Qualifying for Medicaid for Nursing Home Careother-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Grandparent Visitation in Iowafamily-divorce-or-custodyolder-iowans-60
Guardianship and Conservatorship: Words to Know, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Guardianship and Conservatorship: Your Rights as a Protected Person, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
H-2A Workers and Tax Withholdingtax-issuesfarmworkers
Have You Applied for a Waiver of School Fees?
Having a Voice and Making a Choice in Where Your Child Goes to Schoolfamily-divorce-or-custody
Hawki Insurance for Childrenmedicare-medicaid
Help With Pension Problemswork-employmentolder-iowans-60
Help With Phone Equipment for Iowans with a Hearing Disabilityolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
HHS Overpaymentsconsumer-debt
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs, medicare-medicaid other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Home Insurance Issuesdisaster-relief
Homestead Exemption for 65 and olderother-housingolder-iowans-60
Housing and Land Contractsother-housing
Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disability-rights landlord-tenantpeople-with-disabilities
How Can I Avoid Debt if I Am Facing Foreclosure?, foreclosure other-housing
How Can I Get a Civil Protection Order?domestic-abuse
How Can I Use My FEMA Money?disaster-relief
How Do I Fill Out My W-4?work-employment
How Do I Get My Landlord to Make Repairs?landlord-tenant
How do I get my stuff back? What to know about replevin cases in Iowa
How Do the Police Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse?domestic-violence-survivors
How Immigration Laws Impact Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violenceimmigrationdomestic-violence-survivors immigrants
How Social Media Can Be Used Against People in Family Law Casesfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
How to Hire a Good Contractor, consumer-debt disaster-relief
How to Make Changes to Your Child’s Iowa Birth Certificatefamily-divorce-or-custody
How to Modify a Custody Orderfamily-divorce-or-custody
How to Recognize Employment Discriminationwork-employmentpeople-with-disabilities
How to Talk to a Lawyer
Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slaverydomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
I Lost My House and Now I Owe Taxes?tax-issues
I Owe the IRS Money. Now What?tax-issues
Identity Theftconsumer-debt
Illegal Debt Collection Conductconsumer-debt
Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act’s Health Care Marketplaceother-public-benefitsimmigrants
Immigration and Citizenshipimmigrationimmigrants
Important Credit Card Protectionsconsumer-debt
Individual Education Planspeople-with-disabilities
Intentional Program Violations Food Assistancefood-assistanceolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Involuntary Transfers from Nursing Homesother-housingolder-iowans-60
Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-770-1650family-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Programdisaster-relief
Iowa Legal Aid Disaster Legal Assistance Mobile Appdisaster-relief
Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Iowa’s County Veterans Relief Programveterans-issuesveterans
Iowa’s Domestic Violence Firearm Lawdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Iowa’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Iowa’s Minor Guardianship Law, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Issues in Running Your Small Business
It is Illegal for Someone to Force you to Work or Have Sexdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Just Say “No” to Unwanted Door-to-Door Salesconsumer-debt
Juvenile Court Questions and Answersfamily-divorce-or-custody
Juvenile Record Causing Problems? How “Sealing” Can Help
Know How to Hold it – Pros and Cons of Certain Types of Property Ownershipconsumer-debt
Labor Trafficking in Agriculturework-employmentfarmworkers
Landlord and Tenant Law Questions and Answerslandlord-tenant
Landlord Notices of Clear and Present Danger-Protections for Victims of Domestic or Sex Abuselandlord-tenant
Law Lets Schools Help Fight Homelessness, family-divorce-or-custody guardianship
Legal Aid Helps Women Experiencing Violence
Legal Rights of Agricultural Workerswork-employmentfarmworkers
Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilitiespeople-with-disabilities
Legal Separation – Separating Before Divorcefamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Licensing Your Vehicleconsumer-debt
Life After a Juvenile Record
Lifeline Discounted Phone Programother-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
LIHEAP Rules Require Social Security Numbers and Protect Deployed Servicemembersother-public-benefits
Limited Representation (Unbundled Legal Services)
Lost Pension Planswork-employmentolder-iowans-60
Mechanic’s Lienconsumer-debt
Medicaid Payment for Nursing Home Caremedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for People Who Get Medicaidmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA)work-employmentfarmworkers
Miller Trusts: Helping Pay for Nursing Home Caremedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Misconceptions About Common Law Marriagefamily-divorce-or-custody
Mobile Homes in Iowaother-housing
Mortgage Foreclosures and Land Contract Forfeituresforeclosure
My Refund Was Taken – What Can I Do?tax-issues
My Spouse Lied to the IRS and I Got the Bill!, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Need Help With Medicare Expenses? Check Out the QMB and SLMB Programsmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
New Des Moines Location Effective November 7, 2022
Odometer Fraudconsumer-debt
Passports and Child Custodyfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Paternity Fraud, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Paternity Questions and Answers, child-support family-divorce-or-custody
Payday Loans – a Convenience You Can’t Afford!consumer-debt
Paying Back an Overpayment of Unemployment Benefits, unemployment work-employment
Paying for Utilities, consumer-debt landlord-tenant
Payment Options for Nursing Home Care, medicare-medicaid other-housingolder-iowans-60
Payroll Cardswork-employment
Pension Rights: Mergers and Acquisitionswork-employmentolder-iowans-60
Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements – Pros and Cons, consumer-debt estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
Predatory Lending – Don’t Be a Victimconsumer-debt
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs – Free or Low Cost Medications
Prioritize Your Insurance Needsconsumer-debt
Private Rooms and Nursing Home Residents on Title 19, other-housing other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60
Programs and Services of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)disaster-relief
Property Tax Suspension for People Who Get SSI, disability-rights other-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Protect Yourself with Affordable Car Insuranceconsumer-debt
Protecting Elderly Iowans from Abuseolder-iowans-60
Protecting Your 401(K) Planwork-employmentolder-iowans-60
Protecting Your Defined Benefit Planwork-employmentolder-iowans-60
Protecting Yourself from Telephone Marketing Fraudconsumer-debt
Public Benefits and Car Ownership, medicare-medicaid other-public-benefits
Questions and Answers About Adoptionfamily-divorce-or-custody
Questions and Answers About Limited Benefit Plansother-public-benefits
Questions and Answers for Tenants About Bedbugslandlord-tenant
Reasons Landlords Might Deny Your Rental Applicationlandlord-tenant
Refinancing a Loan, consumer-debt other-housing
Rent Reimbursement and Property Tax Creditslandlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Renter’s Insurance, disaster-relief landlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Repayment of Medicaid under Iowa’s Estate Recovery Lawmedicare-medicaidolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Replacing Lost Documents After A Disasterdisaster-relief
Repossession: The Rules a Creditor Must Follow to Take Your Personal Propertyconsumer-debt
Resolving Family Law Problems Through Mediationfamily-divorce-or-custodydomestic-violence-survivors
Review Your Medicare Part D Prescription, , disability-rights medicare-medicaid other-public-benefitsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Rights of People in Civil Commitmentdisability-rightspeople-with-disabilities
Risks of Paying Bills Onlineconsumer-debt
Safe at Home Programdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Salvage Vehiclesconsumer-debt
Selling Your Carconsumer-debt
Senior Citizens’ Guide to Fair Housinglandlord-tenantolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Settle your Tax debt for Cents on the Dollartax-issues
Sexual Assault and Civil Legal Remediesdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Sexual Harassment in the Workplacework-employmentdomestic-violence-survivors
Shopping for an Assistive Technology Devicedisability-rightsolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Shopping for Creditconsumer-debt
Should You Take Your Pension In A Lump Sum?work-employmentolder-iowans-60
Signer Beware! The Pitfalls of Nursing Home Agreementsother-housingolder-iowans-60
Small Claims Informational Bookletconsumer-debt
Standards and Principles of Supported and Substitute Decision-Making, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Tax Reduction for Low Income Iowans Owning Mobile Homesother-housing
Tax refunds for 2022 are going, going, almost gone…tax-issues
Taxes and Marriage, family-divorce-or-custody tax-issues
Teens Rights in Your Dating Relationshipdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Teens: The Healthy Relationship Quizdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
Telephone Slammingconsumer-debt
Tenants: Protect Yourself in Rental Agreementslandlord-tenant
Termination of Parental Rightsfamily-divorce-or-custody
The Basic Rules of Credit Cardsconsumer-debt
The Criminal Process in Domestic Abuse Casesdomestic-abusedomestic-violence-survivors
The Effective Date of your Veterans Affairs Compensation or Pension Claimveterans-issuesveterans
The Fair Labor Standards Act Helps Farmworks & Other Workers Get Their Fair Paywork-employmentfarmworkers
The Family and Medical Leave Actwork-employment
The Golden Years and Debtconsumer-debtolder-iowans-60
The Rights of H-2A Workerswork-employmentfarmworkers
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Actveterans-issuesveterans
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Actfamily-divorce-or-custody
Towed Cars
Transfers and Discharges from Nursing Homesother-housingolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Truancy
Types of Notices from Landlordslandlord-tenant
Unemployment Benefitsunemployment
Urgent Assistance for Migrant Workers, food-assistance work-employmentfarmworkers
Utilities and Medical Concernsconsumer-debtpeople-with-disabilities
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: Overpaymentsveterans-issuesveterans
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: VA Compensationveterans-issuesveterans
Veterans’ Issues Fact Sheet: VA Pensions, other-public-benefits veterans-issuesveterans
Wage Payment Collectionwork-employmentfarmworkers
Waiting Lists and Public Housinglandlord-tenant
Warrantiesconsumer-debt
Water Service Shutoffsconsumer-debt
What Are The Policies at Your Child’s School?
What Can I Do When I Owe Taxes, Court Debt or Other Debts to the State of Iowa?, consumer-debt tax-issues
What do I do if I didn’t get my W-2 or the W-2 I got has errors?, tax-issues work-employment
What Filing Status Do I Use for my Taxes?tax-issues
What Happens with Child Custody when a Parent is Deployedfamily-divorce-or-custody
What is “Notice” in a Court Case and How Is It Done?
What is a “Durable Health Care Power of Attorney?”estates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
What Is a Living Will?estates-end-of-life
What Is Discrimination in Housing?, disability-rights landlord-tenantpeople-with-disabilities
What Public Benefits are Available to Workers on Strike, , food-assistance other-public-benefits work-employment
What Should I Do If I Get Court Papers?
What to Consider Before Signing a Commercial Lease
What To Do If Someone Sues You After an Accidentconsumer-debt
What to Do if You Get a Notice About Your Public Housinglandlord-tenant
What You Need to Know about Property Taxes
Which State Can Make Decisions about Guardianships and Conservatorships?, disability-rights guardianshipolder-iowans-60 people-with-disabilities
Who Are Iowa’s Farmworkers?farmworkers
Wills and Probate Questions & Answersestates-end-of-lifeolder-iowans-60
You Have Rights When Your Work Ends!, landlord-tenant work-employmentfarmworkers
Your Health in the Fieldswork-employmentfarmworkers
Your Health in the Workplacework-employment

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