Mission:

The mission of the legal assistance program is to assist eligible individuals in a timely and professional manner by meeting their needs for information on personal legal matters and resolving their personal legal problems whenever possible.

 

Persons eligible to receive legal assistance:

* Active Component members and their families.

* Reserve Component members who are serving on active duty for more than 29 days, and their family members;

* Retirees who are receiving military retirement and their family members;

* Surviving family members who would be entitled to legal assistance if the service or retired member were alive.

* DoD civilians (a) against whom pecuniary liability has been recommended under AR 735-5 or (b) who are deploying to a combat zone or on a contingency operation, but only on matters related to deployment.

* Primary next of kin as defined in AR 600-8 for matters related to settlement of an estate of Active Army or Reserve service members who die while in a military duty status.

 

Types of cases where assistance can be provided:

 

Family Law

             * annulments                                                * separation / divorce

             * custody                                                       * support (AR 608-99)

             * visitation                                                     * paternity

             * adoption                                                     * PINS (person in need of supervision) / JD (juvenile delinquent)

 

Estates

            * wills                                                              * advance medical directives

            * testamentary trusts                                   * designation of life insurance beneficiaries    

 

Real Property

            * leases                                                            * purchase

            * sale                                                                * warranty of habitability

            * landlord-tenant disputes                           * lease termination under SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act)

 

Personal Property

            * contracts                                                       * warranties

 

Economic

           * lending agreements                                     * Fair Debt Collection Act

           * Fair Credit Reporting Act                            * Unfair Acts & Deceptive Practices

           * SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act)             * USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act)

           * bankruptcy                                                    * insurance disputes  

 

Civilian Administrative

            * name change for adult                               * driving privileges

 

Military Administrative

            * line of duty                                                    * financial liability investigations

            * OER/NCOER appeals                                    * bars to reenlistment

            * driving suspensions                                      * chapter actions

            * memoranda of reprimand                          * suspension of favorable action (flags)

            * Article 138 complaints                                 * compassionate reassignments

            * Qualitative Management Program            * security clearance revocations

 

Torts

            * SCRA stay in proceedings                            * defenses

 

Taxes

            * real property tax                                           * personal property tax

            * federal income tax                                        * state income tax

 

Civilian Criminal Matters

            * traffic infractions                                          * violations

            * misdemeanors                                              * felonies

 

 

Related Link:

New York Attorney General’s Office:  https://ag.ny.gov/ ⚠

 

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