Legal Help

Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

This video explores the questions many of us may have about Medicaid and how it can help pay for long term care costs. If you are unsure about how Medicaid works, what it can cover, who can qualify, or similar questions, this video may benefit you. 

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Idaho Legal Aid Services' (ILAS) offices provide the following kinds of help with public benefits:

• denial or termination of Medicaid, food stamps, Temporary Assistance to Families in Idaho (TAFI), Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP)
• denial or termination of Unemployment Compensation Benefits
• denial or termination of Social Security
• denial or termination of Public Housing Assistance
• denial or termination of Title II

In order to be eligible, you must be one of the following:

• over 60 years of age
• a victim of domestic violence
• a low-income household
• a low-income Tribal member

Some exceptions are:

• If ILAS does not have enough resources and/or staff to help, they may not be able to take the case.

Contact your local ILAS office for more information.