Legal Question in Family Law in Iowa

My sister in law is in need of major help; she is currently married to a felon, with a sex offender charge, and assault charges on his record; her husband is verbally berating her and threatening to steal their 1 1/2 year old daughter. They are separated, but not legally. She cannot afford a lawyer for a divorce right now, but her husband has been breaking into the home she is staying in, and even broke into her storage unit to steal items. She said she called the police on numerous occations, but the Iowa ploice did not do anything. Her husband has a criminal record a mile long, and he is scaring her family and me. She is in fear of her life and her daughter's. How can she file for a restaining order, or a way to protect her from her husband contacting her, until they get the custody issue settled. Her residency is in Iowa. Please help me help her out, she needs good advice. Thank you so much for your help.

Asked on 3/10/11, 7:32 am

Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

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There's no good advice except you get what you pay for, and that means figuring out how to get a lawyer

Answered on 3/10/11, 7:57 am

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