The information contained on this website is designed to educate and inform service members and their families on their personal legal affairs. Nothing contained in the website is a substitute for the competent legal advice of a licensed attorney. Service members and their families seeking legal advice should consult the staff of the nearest installation Legal Assistance Office.
When legal issues arise, service members and their families have several resources at their fingertips, much of it free. Legal assistance is available whether you need an expert to review a contract, help with estate planning, finalize deployment-related legal documents, or understand divorce or child custody laws as they apply to you. Here are some of your options.
Your installation’s legal assistance office can help in many situations when you need legal guidance or help completing legal documents. Active and retired service members and family members are eligible for free legal assistance advice – but not representation in court – on a range of matters, including:
The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library on the Military OneSource website provides a wide selection of state and multistate-specific legal forms to help users draft specialized documents in many legal subject areas. The library also offers a comprehensive state directory of attorneys and a dictionary of legal definitions.
Military defense counsel are legal offices separate from your local legal assistance office who provide independent legal representation and confidential legal advice to service members suspected of an offense or facing prosecution by the military.
Find the contact information for your nearest defense counsel in your installation telephone directory. Your installation Trial Defense Service office, Defense Service Office or Area Defense Counsel office may have a local website with helpful information.
The American Health Lawyers Association offers several resources of importance around military medical research and other patient care.
The information contained on this website is designed to educate and inform service members and their families on their personal legal affairs. Nothing contained in the website is a substitute for the competent legal advice of a licensed attorney. Service members and their families seeking legal advice should consult the staff of the nearest installation Legal Assistance Office.
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