Grantees of NC IOLTA closed 27,687 cases on behalf of clients in 2020. Family law matters, including services to prevent domestic violence, and housing law, including preventing eviction and foreclosure, remained the highest areas of need.
A provision in the state 2026 Appropriations Act sets new requirements for NC IOLTA, including redirecting IOLTA funds previously used to support civil legal aid to the state Office of Indigent Defense Services for its Private Assigned Counsel Fund. Information about the implementation of this legislation and updates to the website are forthcoming.
More information about the requirements set forth in the legislation is available here. Information about the Oct. 9, 2026, constitutional challenge to this provision is available here.
