Assistance by county attorney.

Iowa Code § 236.3B, under DOMESTIC ABUSE.

Iowa Code § 236.3B

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 individual 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 . 93 Acts, ch 157, §2 Referred to in §232.8 , 915.50