Legal Assistance

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• Caregiver Support During Military Deployment — Whether it’s a deployment or training, sometimes your military career will take you away from your family. Planning ahead and preparing can help everyone adjust a little more easily to the changes that a military deployment brings.
• Estate Planning — To safeguard your family’s financial future, consider taking steps to help you gain control of your property and other assets so you can provide for them for the long term.
• Family Legal Issues — Military OneSource provides guidance on a variety of legal issues at home or abroad.
• Navigating Divorce — Divorce can be hard on the whole family. Remember that your decisions now may have a lasting effect on your family.
• Support for Parents & Guardians — Family relationships require extra care when you’re in the military. You can find resources on Military OneSource to help.

Military OneSource offers a guide for resources to assist with matters such as immigration, citizenship and the naturalization process, as well as language interpretation and document translations. The Ansbach Legal Assistance Office offers services on immigration law including dual citizenship information.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is the federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. Some of the services provided include:

• Citizenship (includes the related naturalization process)
• Immigration of family members
• Working in the United States
• Verifying an individual’s legal right to work in the United States (E-Verify)
• Humanitarian programs
• Adoptions
• Genealogy

The Claims Office can assist with a variety of claims issues including those arising from household goods and privately-owned vehicle shipments. Remember, there are only 70 days from the date of household goods delivery to turn in the pink DD Form 184R to the Claims Office.

All claims must be filed within two years from the date of incident. A German attorney and an American attorney are available to assist. The American attorney can see clients at Storck Barracks by appointment.