The information contained in this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice from a lawyer or the legal aid organization. This website is intended to provide a general overview of civil laws and basic ordinances affecting service and family members stationed at the Hawaii Marine Corps base. You should use this website as a tool to avoid legal difficulties before they develop. If you access this website before taking any action, you should be able to make informed decisions. Avoiding a legal problem is always more desirable than trying to resolve a dispute after it has arisen. If you still have questions or are unsure after reading some of the documents in this document, you should contact the Legal Aid Office. The information in this guide is based on local laws and regulations and is current to October 2020. Use of this guide outside of the State of Hawaii is not recommended. The task of the Legal Aid Department is to provide professional and timely legal services and to represent the civil affairs of appropriate clients.

The mission is designed to enhance the following attributes of the military organizations and commands served by the LSSS-NCR: unit readiness, morale, discipline and overall quality of life. The Legal Services Support Team enhances the operational readiness of active and reserve personnel by providing high-quality criminal and administrative legal services, as well as legal assistance to military members (active and retired) and their dependents. The command`s legal training teams are available upon request for Marine Corps Base and tenant commandos. Please contact the Chief Legal Officer at (808) 257-7801 to make an appointment with a letter. Information on upcoming information sessions can be found below, please read carefully. If you are applying for naturalization or citizenship, you must complete and return the notification form to the client, otherwise you will not be able to participate in naturalization. You MUST REGISTER to attend the information sessions. Registration must be made by email to Ms.

Moreno at gena.moreno@usmc.mil on the subject line to indicate which LETTER you wish to attend or what type of appointment you are looking for. Due to COVID-19, places are limited to ten participants per week, registration closes on Tuesday 1200. Register by email at gena.moreno@usmc.mil provide the full name, phone number and letter you wish to attend. Registration by phone will not be accepted. Our top priority is the operational readiness of operational units, particularly operational units. Other services may be restricted or suspended for assignments. Pre-deployment services are also available for pre-deployment Reservists. Individualized legal services are available to a limited extent based on the following priority: • For legal resources and preventive legal information, please read the excellent resources on the Camp Lejeune website LAO also provides public notarial services and immigration and naturalization assistance.

LAO`s services are provided as resources and typically include assistance in the following areas: pre-posting legal preparation, estate planning, family law, consumer protection, debtor and creditor issues, and landlord-tenant issues. www.jag.navy.mil/legal_services/rlso/rlso_southwest.htm To schedule an information session on life skills, email PLMSLSSTLA@usmc.mil. The Power of Attorney Worksheet can be downloaded from this website or completed at the office. We are unable to certify real estate closing documents. Please allow longer wait times for notaries and powers of attorney. LAO provides a wide range of civil legal assistance services to eligible personnel (serving and retired military and their respective dependents) in accordance with the Naval Judge Advocate General`s Manual and the Navy and Marine Corps Supplementary Implementation Rules. The mission of the Legal Aid Office is to provide legal services free of charge to serving military personnel, retired military personnel, actively ordered reservists and their dependants. The Legal Assistance team is available to assist eligible clients with a variety of legal issues, including notaries, powers of attorney, wills and other matters listed below. Please contact us at 858-307-1656 ext.

1 and request information about this letter. We will provide you with an email with the steps and instructions to register for this information session. Remember that you must first consult the memorandum of dissolution in order to use our legal services. The Legal Services Support Team is responsible for providing free legal and paralegal assistance to uniformed members, their families and dependents, retirees and other eligible clients with personal legal matters. “Family Members” or “Dependents” means persons on the Sponsor`s service file and/or holding a valid United States uniformed service identification and privilege card. Legal aid lawyers are available to assist clients with stepparent adoption, child support, consumer matters, contracts, debt and credit matters, immigration counselling, living wills, name changes, marriage separation agreements, spousal support, and notarization. Due to staff turnover, we currently have only one full-time notary. Therefore, notarial services, including the preparation of powers of attorney, will only be available on the following days at the times specified until further notice: When you call to file your taxes, please note that the tax centre is closed. Services will no longer be provided. Questions answered during walk-in hours – Consumer rights issues (credit card debt, identity theft, car loans, foreclosures, auto contracts, etc.) – Contractual disputes – Disputes between landlords and tenants – Review of contracts (e.g. to buy a car) – Non-support issues – Family law issues – Wills (package, pickup/return) – Adoptions – Name change For services, each client MUST have a Present a military identification card issued by the armed forces. Legal assistance is a professional environment.

Customers requesting assistance should dress in appropriate civilian clothing in accordance with AirStaO 1020.3E. Clients are expected to demonstrate the same professionalism, respect and courtesy to legal aid staff as they would to a paid lawyer. This allows Legal Assistance to focus on the legal issue at hand and effectively analyze your options. LAO oversees the operation of the Tax Centre, which provides eligible clients with free tax preparation and electronic filing services.