The Legal Hotline for Older Iowans is a special project of Iowa Legal Aid that provides legal advice and other services to Iowans who are 60 or older. If you need more legal representation than counsel and advice, the Legal Hotline can help you find an attorney in your area to provide the legal help that you need.

The Legal Hotline conducts free legal education presentations to organizations and community groups about legal issues of interest to older Iowans. Most presentations concern life planning issues such as wills, health care directives, avoiding probate, and paying for nursing home and other long-term care expenses. Other presentations are about protecting yourself from telemarketing fraud, debt collection problems and privacy issues.

If you need to contact the Legal Hotline for legal advice, other information or to schedule a legal education presentation:

• Call the Legal Hotline at 1-800-992-8161 on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  The local Des Moines number is 515-282-8161.
• Write the Legal Hotline at 1111 Ninth Street, Suite 230, Des Moines, IA 50314.
• E-mail the Legal Hotline by using the Contact Us link to your left.

The Legal Hotline and this web site are funded in part with grants from:

• Legal Services Corporation
• U.S. Administration on Aging
• State of Iowa
• Lawyer Trust Account Commission
• Aging Resources of Central Iowa
• Elderbridge Agency on Aging
• Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging
• Siouxland Aging Services
• Area XIV Agency on Aging
• Southeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
• Scenic Valley Area Agency on Aging
• Southwest 8 Senior Services, Inc.
• Northwest Aging Association
• Seneca Area Agency on Aging
• Northland Agency on Aging
• Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
• EMC Insurance Companies
• Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino