My husband is still paying child support and his 16yo son has been living here with us for the last 6 months. He has tried and tried to get a hold of DHS and lawyers in INdianola Iowa and they will not drop it. he has signed papers and faxed them to DHS like he was told and they still wont drop it. What now, we cannot afford a lawyer especially now since Coronavirus and he is laid off now from work.
If there is a case in Court concerning his child support obligation and he cannot afford to hire a lawyer, he has the option of filing a petition to modify child support for reason of the change in the child's residence representing himself. The Polk County Bar Association also has a Volunteer Lawyer Project. You could contact them and see if they can find a lawyer to take his case for free.
He’ll need a court order changing custody and support. Hiring an attorney is a good idea.
Perhaps he can contact Iowa Legal Aid for an attorney to help modify the child support order?
