Armed Forces Legal Assistance

The Legal Assistance Offices aboard military installations can provide eligible clients with a wide range of services, but these services are subject to availability of resources and the expertise of the Legal Assistance Attorneys. Specific services offered by the Program may vary from installation to installation.

http://legalassistance.law.af.mil

 

Services

Typically, Legal Assistance Attorneys offer advice and/or services on the following topics:

  • wills, testamentary trusts, advanced medical directives (living wills), and estate planning
  • domestic relations to include divorce, legal separation, marriage annulments, child custody, and paternity cases
  • adoption and legal name changes
  • notarization of documents
  • financial nonsupport and indebtedness issues to include communication, correspondence, and negotiations with collection agencies, lawyers, or other parties
  • immigration and naturalization issues
  • basic tax advice and assistance on federal, state, and local taxes
  • review of landlord-tenant contracts and leases
  • civil suits to include preparation of legal correspondence, documents, and, in limited cases, preparation of pleadings
  • Service members' rights and responsibilities under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  • general advice on misdemeanor criminal matters or traffic offenses

Additionally, the installation Legal Assistance Offices may provide advice and/or services related to power of attorney, real estate, bankruptcy, contracts, and consumer affairs.

 

Excluded Services

There are some circumstances under which Legal Assistance Attorneys are not allowed to provide legal services to clients. These include:

  • providing legal advice to opposing parties on the same issue
  • providing legal advice on business ventures or matters that are not of a personal nature
  • providing legal advice on issues or interests in conflict with or opposed to the interests of the United States
  • providing legal advice over the telephone or through email
  • providing legal advice on military justice proceedings (i.e., courts-martial, nonjudicial punishments, administrative boards or proceedings, etc.)
  • providing advice to third parties

http://legalassistance.law.af.mil