Iowa Statutes
§ 236A.5 — Assistance by county attorney
Iowa § 236A.5
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Iowa Code § 236A.5 (2026).
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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.
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