Many military service people have a need for routine legal services.? Whether he’s a power of attorney, the need to draft a will, signing a contract or a lease, or even just to have a documented notarized seal, all of us need legal help from time to time.? The good news is, these and other services are available for Service members free from their local JAG office. Judge Advocates are the title that military lawyers use. (JAGs).
The good thing is that their services are free and available to Service members and their families. They can offer help on a variety of things, both legal and non-legal matters.? Even little things like purchasing a vehicle or choosing to rent an apartment, even paying taxes it is a good idea to know that you have a place to go where you can get free legal advice. Legal Offices are available for assistance on almost every installation, ship and base.? A Judge Advocate is member of the bar, and someone who has graduated from an accredited law school. They are licensed to practice before federal or state courts, and also in military court issues.? If a judge advocate helps an individual with personal legal issues they are referred to as Legal Assistance Lawyers.
Do You Have What It Takes?
For the most part the services of Judge Advocates and their staff is reserved for the use of Active Duty personnel, but in some rare cases certain services may be available to Reserve and Guard members during annual training periods or TDY duty serving on active duty.? Each branch of the service has its own Judge Advocate Generals staff, and each are ran a little bit differently.? Each service also has different rules as to what specific legal help and assistance they provide Service members and their families.
If a military legal assistance attorney is not able to resolve your situation, they can often refer you to an attorney in the civilian community that may specialize on your issue or situation. Legal assistance offices can help often with the following:
-Preparing and Drafting Wills.
-Preparing Power of Attorney documents.
-As Counsel and Advocate for wronged clients.
-Making and dealing with complex legal issues
-Dealing with and negotiating with other attorneys or the government.
-Family and domestic affairs (pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, adoption, custody issues.)
-Consumer Affairs that involve the Service member.
-Estate Planning and executing wills.
-Reviewing Contracts before signing.
These services and others are available at your local JAG office, and best of all they are absolutely free.
my name is jose rivera i am a soldier, stationed out of wheeler army airfield [hawaii]…i am currently on tdy duty it was for my wife/son my wife was pregnant she gave birth 2 days ago to our son who prior to comming out to philadelphia we knew had a congenital heart defect. we were told that if the baby were to have surgery we could be compassionately reassigned..however in the last 48 hours our son has decreased, we have been told by the doctors that it is unlikely he will make it until the morning, i have been in touch with my supervisors and they dont seem to know the protocol, but i feel i cant go back to that post…there are too many memories and i have lost too much, both my wife and i in the time we were stationed there. i guess i want to know if there is anything we can do to get reassigned somewhere else. the intensity for not wanting to go back makes me think about going awol, as much as i know it is a bad decesion for my future, i know i will not perform well as a soldier that far away from my family, or wife because my wife is insistant she doesnt want to leave again.
Dear Sirs,
I am trying very hard to find an attorney that can look into my fathers plane Crash back in the late 1950’s. He was a naval test pilot by the name of Lt. Jg Howard J. Brown Jr. I was only 4 years old when he crashed his plane in San Diego. My family has tried and tried to get government to investigate this crash and also there is no known info we ever can get from the Government nor the Navy. How can you help? My Mother who is in her 70’s now is not happy with any results about this.
Please if you can refer me or what can be done.
Thank you
Gregory A. Brown
Denver, CO
I am in the national guard currently on ADSW orders (active duty special work) and i am having an issue with my ex-finace. I signed a car loan for my ex-fianc
the best way to approach any of these situations is by locating the JAG lawyers closest to your post. They will have the most specific information related to you and can tell you where to go from there.
MY SON DELEGATED HIS CHILD VISITATION TO ME WE HAVE A NOTERIZED AND WITNESSED POWER OF ATTORNEY. DOES THE SOLDIER HAVE TO BE DEPLOYED OR OUT OF THE STATES FOR THE P.O.A. TO BE EFFECTIVE? MY SON IS IN FORT KNOX,KENTUCKY FOR BASIC TRAINING.HE WILL BE STATIONED IN KANSAS AFTER BT. THE POA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL HE IS DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY. MY EX-DAUGHTER INLAW’S ATTORNEY SAYS IN HIS OPINION THE POA IS NOT EFFECTIVE. HER AND HER LAWYER SAID THEY WERE CONTESTING THE POA.THEREFORE I CAN’T HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER EVERY WEEKEND LIKE THE PARENTING PLAN STATES. MY SON’S LAWYER SENT ME A COPY OF TITLE 15 UNIFORM PROBATE CODE 15-5-104. SHE STATES I CAN PICK UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER.WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST ME TO DO?
I need a Representative to help me with a military discharge board. Is there someone that can help me?
My ex is stationed in NC and we have joint custody, him being primary. He was sent to afganistan for a year. I just found out and he has been gone for 7 months already. I was not notified at all. His parents are caring for my son in NC at this time. Why was i not notified and why didnt my son come to me? My son will be visiting next month for summer vacation. Do i have a right to keep him until his dad returns?
I’m a 100% disabled Vietnam Vet. Our son has autism and I need a legal revocable trust prepared. Who do I contact?
Dear Sir/Ma’am, I am trying to re-enlist with with the army national guard out of Wa State, and am having no luck, I was originally in basic training and injured myself then sent home for convelesant leave, when I did not return on time i was considered A.W.O.L and then discharged from the Service, not having waited the appropiate time lot given to me by my recruiters, I am being told i have to complete further schooling to re-enlist otherwise i cannot re-enlist. I went through the first time under the G.E.D Plus progam and now they are telling me I cannot be considered a eligible recruite considering me Education and that college would be the only thing to do to re-enlist? I have no time between work and my children to get school done for the credits i need, isn’t there anybody who can help me re-enlist with this situation I am In?
Can A JAG attorney help me. My situation is this I’m retired from the navy. I was in 15years and 5 reserve, Anyhow in 2009 my famil and I we’re victims of a crime and all our confidental paper work was stolen had all personal, information on it all ssi numbers driver’s licenes etc. That same year We hired a credit card company that we we’re paying for monthly. The company ended up sending us back all the forums so we could do the work. which was needless too us. we ended it trying too do it our selves. Got some response not much. Can A JAG please help us . I just had surgey and my wife is ill too from all this. Can you help? Or point us in the right direction? When I ordered my Credit Report it was un believeable.. Can you please help us? Thank you Mr R L.
My husband had some land that he owned back taxes on and while he was deployed overseas the county sold the land for the back taxes without notifying he. They sent him a notice that the land had been sold but never sent one saying it was up for sale. Is this legal? Is their any way to get the property back or get compensated for the value of the property? Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
Thanks,
Melissa
i am in the navy my wife and i are now divorced she is getting half of my retirement of which i have agreed but i just got more paperwork in the mail stating that she wants the rights to survival death benefits for me by the sounds of the paper work i have recieved it makes it like i have no choice but it just doesnt sound right to me why should she get thoes benefits please help thank you
My son is in the process of a divorce. He is currently deployed at the border. He hired an attorney here in Texas, however she didn’t help him in time. Now he is told he needs to hire another attorney out of Oklahoma, since that is where his soon to be ex-wife lives. I am looking for Jag attorney to help him with this divorce. Please help. They are wanting him to appear for court over the phone without representation.
My son is in the Military, he has requested my assistance to straighten out his child support issues. He has 2 children from a previous relationship w/o a support order and 1 child from his current but separated wife. Current wife gets his BAH support. Is it possible to get his BAH prorated to include 2/3 to 2 children and 1/3 to 1 child? He is out of country and communication is limited. He has been separated from his current wife for over a year but has not started divorce procedings. At this time he just wants to give fare support to all his children. According to the Military web site he is entitled to free legal consultation and wants me to get this taken care of.
Thank you,
To Who This May Concern, My name is Loriann Meister. My son is 13 going on 14. He is in desperate need of your help. When he was 11 he got sucked into a bad situation that got him put on probation for a year. He was almost finished and a kid at school knowing he was on probation beat him up. He did nothing in return he just took the beating. But because of that they violated his probation and put him in a placement facility. He have been in placement for a year an three months. The reason for my e-mail is because he really wants to join the Military. My husband was in for ten years, my oldest son is currently in, he is an E2 his MOS is M1A1 Abrams. My brother is also in Fort Bragg as a Lieutenant Colonel, he runs the OR out of Fort Bragg. My sons current lawyer is not the sharpest tool in the shed. If anything I think he is Making matters worse.
I am in the Army Reserve I have just been issued a letter of seperation from the military
due to my inability to pass the APFT (Army Physical fitness Test). The reason for that is I have two injuries preventing me to complete my run. Until last month I was never told about the process to make it military approved for a profile. I have been in the process to make it a profile since last month but this month was given this letter. I love the military and I want to stay a part of my unit they are a part of my family what can I do
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I’m astounded to see how many people think this is the proper forum to ask personal legal questions. This is an informational article. If you are active service or retired or family of such, contact your local JAG office to ask questions or seek advice. If you aren’t contact the specific branch you have questions regarding. This is NOT a place where some JAG Lawyer will be reading comments to provide PRIVATE advice!!!!!
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