Legal Assistance

Navy Legal Services Office Mid-Atlantic's primary mission is to provide legal services to support fleet operation readiness. Legal assistance is available to eligible clients seeking assistance with personal civil legal matters. Assistance may include advice, analysis, research, negotiation, notary services and document review or preparation. Legal assistance also provides services to educate eligible persons and command representatives regarding personal legal rights and responsibilities.

Legal Assistance attorneys counsel clients on numerous topics, but not on any that involve military justice or actions against the United States government (e.g., no felony cases and no military-to-military issues). This list is not intended to be comprehensive, and attorneys may provide assistance on additional matters.

• Adoptions and name changes
• Attorney referral
• Consumer Law
• Criminal matters
• Domestic relations
• Immigration and naturalization
• Landlord-tenant Issues
• Military rights and benefits
• Notary service/powers of attorney (walk-in)
• Other personal issues (walk-in)
• Preventative law
• Real estate
• Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
• Wills and estate planning (walk-in)

Eligibility for Services

The Legal Assistance Department provides legal assistance services to active duty members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard, and their dependents. Assistance is provided to retirees as resources permit. Two forms of ID are required, one as a proper valid military ID, to receive services.

Legal Assistance Office

There is no Legal Office on NSA Northwest Annex, but the Legal Offices at NAS Oceana, JEB Little Creek/Fort Story, and Naval Station Norfolk are available to meet the needs of service members stationed at Northwest Annex. For information, call Norfolk at 757-341-4489, JEB Little Creek-Fort Story at 757-462-7224 and NAS Oceana 757-433-2946.

Family Law

NLSO encourages clients to walk in for family law information, with family law brief on Monday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Attorneys can provide basic information about separation, divorce and custody ONLY as it applies to Virginia law. They also can advise on topics such as wills, estate planning, and powers of attorney. Walk in at Norfolk legal on Monday and Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. They are closed daily from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and on Friday afternoons. Call Norfolk Legal for more information at 757-341-4489 or visit https://www.jag.navy.mil/legal-services/mid-atlantic/.

Children and Divorce

Fleet & Family Support Center offers a four-hour workshop that addresses the pain and loss of a family breakup from the child's perspective. This class meets the Virginia State Law mandate requiring divorcing parents of minors to attend four hours of parent education. Several other parenting classes are also available at FFSC.

Claims Assistance

Contact:

• Office of the Judge Advocate General
• Tort Claims Unit Norfolk
• 9620 Maryland Avenue, Suite 205 Norfolk, VA 23511-294
• Commercial: 757-350-3085
• Fax: 757-341-4563
• Email: TORTCLAIMSUNIT@us.navy.mil

NLSOs provides needed assistance to claimants who require further help with unresolved claims.