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The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse and to do so quickly and accurately.
To determine whether you, as a senior are at risk, or whether a loved one who is a senior is at risk, please visit our Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector to answer some questions:
Social Security income is a lifeline for most seniors. Because it is considered so essential for survival, it has traditionally been protected from attachment by creditors. However, there are some exceptions.
Please review the guide below for more information.
Idaho courts can assist a victim of domestic violence through protection orders which restrict or prohibit contact between the victim of abuse and the abuser. Idaho Code Section 39-6301, et seq. Domestic violence includes physical injury, sexual abuse, forced imprisonment or the threat thereof.
We also have specific county guides available for Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties regarding the civil protection order process. Please view these guides below.
Know about Elder Abuse
What is “elder abuse?”
Elder Abuse has many forms. It can mean any mistreatment of a senior. Examples include confinement, neglect, abandonment, bodily injury, unwanted sexual contact, verbal intimidation and threats, and financial exploitation.
Myth: “We don't have that problem in our community.”
Fact: Abuse is often not seen or recognized.
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Five Different Sample Letters to Send Debt Collectors
Wondering how to respond to a debt collector?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created the following sample letters to help if you:
Emergency Help
If you or someone you know is being abused, get help as soon as possible. You can find the following kinds of help:
Legal Help
24-hour domestic violence hotlines
Shelters
Legal Help
Call the ILAS domestic violence hotline
208-746-7541
For too many years, the criminal justice system ignored the rights of crime victims. In Idaho, that changed with the overwhelming voter ratification of the Victims Rights Amendment to the Idaho Constitution in November 1994.
Claim of Exemption from Levy Form blank template for use in the State of Idaho where someone has sued you and intends to levy your property
Head Start is a success in Idaho! Thirteen programs across our state have been producing true success stories since the 1960s.
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