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• I have a son who is 16 and we went out yesterday and bought a car that is obviously not worth what he paid for it, what can I do?
• What happens if I default on my rent-to-own contract?

Criminal Law

• If I do not want to press charges will the County Attorney still prosecute for domestic abuse?

Employment Law

• Can I be fired without a reason?

Family Law

• I want to get married and I am not sure if the law will allow me to because I am 16, can I?
• I have only been married for a few weeks and now I have realized it was a mistake can I get an annulment?
• I got married but we did not have a license and we were not married by a judge or clergy, will our union be recognized?
• Does it take seven years to have a common law marriage?
• I have a son who is 16 and we went out yesterday and bought a car that is obviously not worth what he paid for it, what can I do?
• How do I change my child’s name as it appears on their birth certificate?
• I want to move to another state, can I file for divorce there or do I have to do it here in Iowa?
• I am going to file for divorce and I want to know what I can do in the meantime?
• How can I get my children’s child support order changed?
• My ex-spouse has not been paying child support so I figure that I do not have to let him have his visits anymore, is that true?
• I just moved to Iowa and I want to change my divorce decree/custody order, can I do that in an Iowa court?
• My child has just been accepted at a college and I am not sure how I am going to pay for it. Can I get my ex to help pay the bills?
• Do I as a grandparent have any rights regarding visiting my grand children?
• I just found out that my ex-husband is going to declare bankruptcy and he pays child support on our two children, will he not have to pay the support anymore?
• I feel that I am in better shape then I was when my wife got custody and now I want custody, what will I have to do?

General Financial

• Can I get my bank or credit card company to stop selling my personal information to telemarketers?

Landlord Tennant Law

• How much time must a landlord give before eviction for such causes as failure to pay rent?
• For what reasons may a landlord withhold a deposit when the tenant moves out?

Lawsuits

• Can I file a small claims action, and if so how do I do it?
• What do I need to do if I get served with court documents?
• How long do I have to file a lawsuit?

Wills

• Will my own handwritten will be recognized by Iowa courts?
• Do I need to get an attorney to have a will that a court will enforce?
• My parents want to change or make a new will but I am concerned that they are not mentally able to anymore. Are they still going to be allowed to make a new will?
• How can I undo a will that I previously made?
• My husband died and he left our house, car and everything else to his family and nothing to me, is there any way to get some or all of our things back?
• What if my dad wrote his will 15 years ago when he was married to my mom and now they are divorced, can she still collect under the will?
• My husband recently died without a will, and I want to know what possessions I have a right to?
• My parents recently died and we just found out that they had no will, what will the courts do regarding their assets?

Date last updated: GENDATE
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