Idaho Legal Aid Services 2023 Case Priority Survey

1.

Page1 / 3

33% of survey complete.

Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS) serves the civil legal needs of low income Idahoans. We are re-setting our case priorities in 2023 and want to know what cases or legal problems we should prioritize with our limited resources. You can take the survey anonymously and skip any questions you'd like. Please complete this survey by May 26,2023.

Thank you for your time and insights.

Jim Cook, Executive Director, Idaho Legal Aid Services.

Question Title

* 1. About you:

Name (optional)

County

Question Title

* 2. Your position:

Crisis center advocate

Current/former ILAS client

Elected official

Government attorney

Housing provider

ILAS Board Member

ILAS Staff

Judge or other court system employee

Low income member of the public interested in ILAS services

Private attorney

Prosecutor/public defender

Public employee not part of the judicial system

Public interest legal organization

Social service agency employee

Other (please specify)

Which of the following cases and legal problems should we prioritize?

Question Title

* 3. Consumer

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy High Priority	Bankruptcy Medium Priority	Bankruptcy Low Priority
Consumer scams/rip-offs	Consumer scams/rip-offs High Priority	Consumer scams/rip-offs Medium Priority	Consumer scams/rip-offs Low Priority
Contract warranties (often defective products)	Contract warranties (often defective products) High Priority	Contract warranties (often defective products) Medium Priority	Contract warranties (often defective products) Low Priority
Contracts (for example wireless phone contract disputes)	Contracts (for example wireless phone contract disputes) High Priority	Contracts (for example wireless phone contract disputes) Medium Priority	Contracts (for example wireless phone contract disputes) Low Priority
Credit report problems (often fixing errors on reports)	Credit report problems (often fixing errors on reports) High Priority	Credit report problems (often fixing errors on reports) Medium Priority	Credit report problems (often fixing errors on reports) Low Priority
Debtor services (collections, exemptions, garnishments, repossessions, harassment)	Debtor services (collections, exemptions, garnishments, repossessions, harassment) High Priority	Debtor services (collections, exemptions, garnishments, repossessions, harassment) Medium Priority	Debtor services (collections, exemptions, garnishments, repossessions, harassment) Low Priority
Identity theft	Identity theft High Priority	Identity theft Medium Priority	Identity theft Low Priority
Loans/installment purchases (typically auto)	Loans/installment purchases (typically auto) High Priority	Loans/installment purchases (typically auto) Medium Priority	Loans/installment purchases (typically auto) Low Priority
Predatory lending practices (not mortgages)	Predatory lending practices (not mortgages) High Priority	Predatory lending practices (not mortgages) Medium Priority	Predatory lending practices (not mortgages) Low Priority
Public utilities (often billing disputes and shut-offs for non-payment)	Public utilities (often billing disputes and shut-offs for non-payment) High Priority	Public utilities (often billing disputes and shut-offs for non-payment) Medium Priority	Public utilities (often billing disputes and shut-offs for non-payment) Low Priority
Unfair and deceptive sales practices (e.g. auto and door to door sales - but not real estate)	Unfair and deceptive sales practices (e.g. auto and door to door sales - but not real estate) High Priority	Unfair and deceptive sales practices (e.g. auto and door to door sales - but not real estate) Medium Priority	Unfair and deceptive sales practices (e.g. auto and door to door sales - but not real estate) Low Priority

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 4. Education

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Discipline (including expulsion and suspension)	Discipline (including expulsion and suspension) High Priority	Discipline (including expulsion and suspension) Medium Priority	Discipline (including expulsion and suspension) Low Priority
Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, language access, sexual orientation or religion	Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, language access, sexual orientation or religion High Priority	Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, language access, sexual orientation or religion Medium Priority	Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, language access, sexual orientation or religion Low Priority
Special education and learning disabilities	Special education and learning disabilities High Priority	Special education and learning disabilities Medium Priority	Special education and learning disabilities Low Priority
Violations of Title IX (rights while in a school setting related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, or discrimination in programs based on sex)	Violations of Title IX (rights while in a school setting related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, or discrimination in programs based on sex) High Priority	Violations of Title IX (rights while in a school setting related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, or discrimination in programs based on sex) Medium Priority	Violations of Title IX (rights while in a school setting related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, or discrimination in programs based on sex) Low Priority

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 5. Elder Abuse

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Attorney appointed guardian ad litem (to ensure guardianship or conservatorship is appropriate)	Attorney appointed guardian ad litem (to ensure guardianship or conservatorship is appropriate) High Priority	Attorney appointed guardian ad litem (to ensure guardianship or conservatorship is appropriate) Medium Priority	Attorney appointed guardian ad litem (to ensure guardianship or conservatorship is appropriate) Low Priority
Financial exploitation	Financial exploitation High Priority	Financial exploitation Medium Priority	Financial exploitation Low Priority
Modification or termination of guardianship or conservatorship	Modification or termination of guardianship or conservatorship High Priority	Modification or termination of guardianship or conservatorship Medium Priority	Modification or termination of guardianship or conservatorship Low Priority
Neglect by others (e.g. caregiver not providing adequate food, medication, hygiene)	Neglect by others (e.g. caregiver not providing adequate food, medication, hygiene) High Priority	Neglect by others (e.g. caregiver not providing adequate food, medication, hygiene) Medium Priority	Neglect by others (e.g. caregiver not providing adequate food, medication, hygiene) Low Priority
Nursing home assistance (e.g. overbilling)	Nursing home assistance (e.g. overbilling) High Priority	Nursing home assistance (e.g. overbilling) Medium Priority	Nursing home assistance (e.g. overbilling) Low Priority
Physical abuse	Physical abuse High Priority	Physical abuse Medium Priority	Physical abuse Low Priority
Scams/rip offs targeted to seniors	Scams/rip offs targeted to seniors High Priority	Scams/rip offs targeted to seniors Medium Priority	Scams/rip offs targeted to seniors Low Priority
Self-neglect	Self-neglect High Priority	Self-neglect Medium Priority	Self-neglect Low Priority

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 6. Employment

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Employee rights	Employee rights High Priority	Employee rights Medium Priority	Employee rights Low Priority
Employment discrimination based on race/color, gender, disability, age, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual harassment	Employment discrimination based on race/color, gender, disability, age, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual harassment High Priority	Employment discrimination based on race/color, gender, disability, age, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual harassment Medium Priority	Employment discrimination based on race/color, gender, disability, age, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual harassment Low Priority
Pensions and benefits	Pensions and benefits High Priority	Pensions and benefits Medium Priority	Pensions and benefits Low Priority
Unemployment benefits (typically challenges to denial of benefits)	Unemployment benefits (typically challenges to denial of benefits) High Priority	Unemployment benefits (typically challenges to denial of benefits) Medium Priority	Unemployment benefits (typically challenges to denial of benefits) Low Priority
Wage claims (e.g. non-payment of wages)	Wage claims (e.g. non-payment of wages) High Priority	Wage claims (e.g. non-payment of wages) Medium Priority	Wage claims (e.g. non-payment of wages) Low Priority

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 7. Family

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Adoption	Adoption High Priority	Adoption Medium Priority	Adoption Low Priority
Child support (e.g. establishment, enforcement, modification, defense)	Child support (e.g. establishment, enforcement, modification, defense) High Priority	Child support (e.g. establishment, enforcement, modification, defense) Medium Priority	Child support (e.g. establishment, enforcement, modification, defense) Low Priority
Domestic abuse (e.g. protection orders)	Domestic abuse (e.g. protection orders) High Priority	Domestic abuse (e.g. protection orders) Medium Priority	Domestic abuse (e.g. protection orders) Low Priority
Family law (Divorce/custody/paternity/visitation) where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking	Family law (Divorce/custody/paternity/visitation) where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking High Priority	Family law (Divorce/custody/paternity/visitation) where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking Medium Priority	Family law (Divorce/custody/paternity/visitation) where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking Low Priority
Family law (Divorce/Custody/paternity/visitation), no abuse	Family law (Divorce/Custody/paternity/visitation), no abuse High Priority	Family law (Divorce/Custody/paternity/visitation), no abuse Medium Priority	Family law (Divorce/Custody/paternity/visitation), no abuse Low Priority
Guardianship and/or conservatorship for persons with development disabilities	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for persons with development disabilities High Priority	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for persons with development disabilities Medium Priority	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for persons with development disabilities Low Priority
Guardianship and/or conservatorship for seniors	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for seniors High Priority	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for seniors Medium Priority	Guardianship and/or conservatorship for seniors Low Priority
Modification of family law orders where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking	Modification of family law orders where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking High Priority	Modification of family law orders where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking Medium Priority	Modification of family law orders where there is domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking Low Priority
Modification of family law orders where there is no abuse	Modification of family law orders where there is no abuse High Priority	Modification of family law orders where there is no abuse Medium Priority	Modification of family law orders where there is no abuse Low Priority
Name change	Name change High Priority	Name change Medium Priority	Name change Low Priority
Parental rights termination	Parental rights termination High Priority	Parental rights termination Medium Priority	Parental rights termination Low Priority

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 8. Sexual Violence and Stalking


Civil protection orders	Civil protection orders	Civil protection orders	Civil protection orders	Civil protection orders	Civil protection orders
Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)	Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)	Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)	Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)	Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)	Title IX accommodations for survivor safety (may relate to education, housing, employment, etc.)
Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)	Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)	Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)	Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)	Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)	Housing issues (VAWA transfers, Title IX transfers)
Victims compensation fund assistance	Victims compensation fund assistance	Victims compensation fund assistance	Victims compensation fund assistance	Victims compensation fund assistance	Victims compensation fund assistance
Victims rights advocacy in criminal process	Victims rights advocacy in criminal process	Victims rights advocacy in criminal process	Victims rights advocacy in criminal process	Victims rights advocacy in criminal process	Victims rights advocacy in criminal process