Legal Assistance

The Kaiserslautern Legal Service Center provides free legal assistance to Service Members, Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Family Members. Attorneys provide assistance on matters ranging from:

• Marriage and divorce
• Claims and contracts
• Personal financial problems
• Wills

Contact and Appointment Information

Legal assistance clients are seen Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Individual attorney visits are by appointment only. Powers of attorney, notary services and those needing certified copies are seen on a walk-in basis during the same hours. The KLSC is located on Kleber Kaserne on the first floor of Building 3210 and can be reached by calling 011-49-631-536-8848 or DSN 314-483-8848.

Claims

Claims are filed by appointment only, except on Wednesday which has walk-in services. Dropping off claim forms, DD Forms 1840 and 1840-R can be done anytime during office hours at Building 3210. The office can be contacted by calling 011-49-631-411-8414, 011-48-631-411-8862, DSN 314-483-8414 or DSN 314-483-8862. If you annotate damages on DD Form 1840 and 1840 R after your household and hold baggage properties are delivered, you are required to report these damages within 75 days from date of delivery. This time requirement is not required if forms showing damages are both signed by you and the moving company representative at time of delivery. When you visit the Legal Assistance office’s claims section you are provided a short information brief on what you need to know about the claims process. Claimants have two choices on how to file a claim. If a full replacement of items is desired, a claim must be put in directly to the moving company. The other way is to file a claim with the Military Claims office, but you are required to sign a waiver for full replacement.