Iowa Code § 236A.5

Current through bills signed by governor as of 5/17/2024
Section 236A.5 - Assistance by county attorney

A county attorney's office may provide assistance to a person wishing to initiate proceedings pursuant to this chapter or to a plaintiff at any stage of a proceeding under this chapter, if the person or plaintiff does not have sufficient funds to pay for legal assistance and if the assistance does not create a conflict of interest for the county attorney's office. The assistance provided may include but is not limited to assistance in obtaining or completing forms, filing a petition or other necessary pleading, presenting evidence to the court, and enforcing the orders of the court entered pursuant to this chapter. Providing assistance pursuant to this section shall not be considered the private practice of law for the purposes of section 331.752.

Iowa Code § 236A.5

Added by 2017 Iowa, ch 121, s 8, eff. 7/1/2017.

Referred to in §915.50