u.s.s. Lancelot NCC-74410

diplomatic/JAG dEPARTMENT

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Legal assistance is the provision of personal legal services to personnel, their family members, and other authorized personnel. Legal assistance includes advice, representation, and the preparation of legal documents. Personal legal problems, if not attended to, may cause low morale, inefficiency, and disciplinary problems. Legal assistance judge advocates regularly participate in preparation for interplanetary movements (PIM) and emergency deployment readiness exercises (EDRE) to identify and address personnel personal legal problems that could affect adversely their ability to mobilize, deploy, and fight. Legal assistance services include, but are not limited to:

(1) Domestic relations law, which includes divorce, legal separation, annulment, custody, support obligations, and paternity.

(2) Wills and estates.

(3) Adoptions and name changes.

(4) Non-support and indebtedness.

(5) Landlord-tenant relations.

(6) Consumer affairs.

(7) Civil suits. Legal assistance attorneys usually cannot represent a client in court, but will explain the procedures and requirements of small claims and similar courts; will negotiate with adverse parties on the client's behalf; and will refer the client to a civilian attorney, if required.

(8) The Starfleet Civil Relief Act.

(9) Veterans' reemployment rights.

(10) Other services with approval of the staff judge advocate.

Should you have any questions or comments please e-mail the Chief Diplomatic/JAG Officer at the Diplomatic/JAG Department aboard the U.S.S. Lancelot.