The Idaho House voted 38-32 to approve the legislation. It generates money through a $10 court filing fee to help Idaho Legal Aid Services provide representation in certain cases, which can also involve veterans' issues and foreclosures.
The bill narrowly survived the state House, where lawmakers set a clear precedent early in the 2011 session that tax and fee increases were unwelcome when dumping a small fee hike to help the state police academy.Republican Rep. Cliff Bayer, of Boise, says Idaho is the only state that doesn't provide financial assistance to its statewide legal aid provider.
Bayer's bill now goes to the Senate.
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Idaho bill Provides Free Legal Help in Some Cases
This is an important bill and I hope it gets signed into law,
ReplyDeleteOne of the problems victims of unlawful guardianship face is the cost of litigating against the injustice.
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ReplyDeleteLegal aid in all states should come to the aid of guardianship victims and their families. I am very disappointed in the reports I hear about people getting turned down.
ReplyDeleteLegal Aid/Services may not be willing to take guardianship cases because of the unnecessary long litigation.
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