Naval Legal Service Office (NLSO) Central
Mission
To provide defense services to area Sailors, Marines and Coastguardsmen.
Area of Responsibility
Panhandle of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Walk-in Procedure
Defense:
Walk-ins accepted; call (850) 452-3737 for an appointment.Legal Assistance:
Walk-ins for active duty service members and their dependants on Tuesdays and Thursdays 0800-0930; call (850) 452-3734 for an appointment.Telephone Policy
It is Commander Naval Legal Service Command (CNLSC) policy that no legal advice to a prospective client may be given over the telephone or through third parties calling on behalf of the prospective clients absent exigent circumstances, such as when dealing with clients at remote locations. Service members who are unable to appear at our walk-in hours should call the office for further guidance.
Legal Services Provided
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) before evaluating the topics below.
Legal assistance in the Navy is provided to all active duty service members, reservists on active duty for 30 days or more, retirees from all branches of the service, and their lawful dependents. However, legal assistance is provided based upon available resources and personnel. In order to receive assistance, one would need to go to a legal assistance office in person and present his/her current military ID card. We cannot give advice/assistance via e-mail or over the phone. We appreciate your understanding of these legal requirements.To find a military legal assistance attorney nearest you, please use the following online locator: http://legalassistance.law.af.mil/content/locator.php.
Legal Assistance
Please complete our Legal Assistance Client Satisfaction Questionnaire.
- Consumer / Financial Affairs
- Automobiles
- Buying an Automobile
- Drivers License Extensions
- Leasing an Automobile
- Renting an Automobile
- Automobile Repairs
- Automobile Repossession
- Automobile Repossession – Redemption Rights
- Automobile Service Contracts
- Bankruptcy
- Consumer Fraud
- Contracts
- Co-signing a Loan
- Credit Protection
- Consumer Credit
- Contracts and Consumer Scams
- Door-to-door Sales
- Fair Credit Billing Act
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Federal Trade Commission
- Identity Theft
- Interest Rates
- Military Sentinel
- Money Matters
- Online Internet Auctions
- Telemarketing Fraud
- Automobiles
- Deployment Readiness
- Mobilization / Demobilization
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Adoption Overview
- Adoption Reimbursement Options
- Adoption Income Tax Credit
- Department of Defense (DoD) Adoption Reimbursement Program
- Foreign Adoption Issues
- Community Property
- Dependent Support
- Child & Family Support
- DoD Family Support Guidelines
- U.S. Air Force Family Support Guidelines
- U.S. Army Family Support Guidelines
- U.S. Coast Guard Family Support Guidelines
- U.S. Marine Corps Family Support Guidelines
- U.S. Navy Family Support Guidelines
- State Child Support Guidelines
- DoD Family Support Guidelines
- Child Custody
- Child Custody Overview
- Child Custody Relocation Issues
- International Child Custody Issues
- Paternity
- Child & Family Support
- Divorce and Separation
- Divorce & Separation Overview
- Separation Agreements / Property Settlement Agreements
- Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (USFSPA)
- Family Care Plans
- Garnishment
- Guardianship
- Involuntary Allotments
- Locating Service Members
- Modifications of Out-of-state Child Custody and Child Support Orders
- Marriage
- Name Change
- Navy Dependent Support
- Orders to Show Cause
- Adoption
- Immigration (See Immigration & Naturalization FAQ and Navy Immigration Guide)
- Family Member Citizenship & Travel
- Foreign Adoptions
- Immigration – Becoming a Legal Permanent Resident
- Immigration – Citizenship
- Military Benefits
- Article 139 Claims
- Casualty Assistance
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
- Education
- Family Advocacy Program
- Identification Cards
- Insurance
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Service Members Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Veteran Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
- Medical / Dental / Tricare
- Military Pay
- Social Security
- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act
- Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act: Benefits
- VA Survivor Benefits
- VA Education Benefits
- VA Mortgage Guarantees
- Notary
- Powers of Attorney (or see Power of Attorney Worksheet)
- Real Property
- Landlord-Tenant
- Lease Agreements
- Real Estate – Personal
- Renting
- Basics of Renting
- Eviction Process
- Habitability & Repairs
- Military Clauses and Leases
- Renting – Potential Problems and Pitfalls
- Rent Increases
- Security Deposits
- Terminating a Lease
- Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Small Claims Court
- Voting
- Absentee Voting
- Wills & Estate Planning
- Estate Planning Questionnaire – Questionnaire for Louisiana Residents
- Health Care Issues
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Powers of Attorney – Estate Planning
Defense
Branch Offices and Detachments
- Detachment Gulfport
- Mailing Address:
- NAV CONSTR BAT CTR GULFPORT
- 5301 Snead St.
- Gulfport, MS 39501-5009
- Phone Numbers:
- Comm: (228) 871-2726
- DSN: 868-2726
- Fax: (228) 871-2975
- Hours:
- 0730 – 1600
- Monday – Friday
- Branch Office New Orleans
- Mailing Address:
- NAS JRB New Orleans
- 400 Russell Avenue, Building 492
- New Orleans, LA 70143
- Phone Numbers:
- Comm: (504) 678-4692
- DSN: 678-4692
- Fax: (504) 678-4693
- Hours:
- 0730 – 1600
- Monday – Friday
- Detachment Corpus Christi
- Mailing Address:
- NAVAIRSTA CORPUS CHRISTI
- 320 Fifth St., SE, Ste 2A
- Corpus Christi, TX 78419-5031
- Phone Numbers:
- Comm: (361) 961-3765
- DSN: 861-3765
- Fax: (361) 961-4977
- Hours:
- 0730 – 1600
- Monday – Friday
- Branch Office Forth Worth
- Mailing Address:
- Branch Office Forth Worth
- 1515 Chennault Avenue
- Fort Worth, Texas 76127
- Phone Numbers:
- Comm: (817) 782-6007
- DSN:
- Fax:
- Hours:
- 0800 – 1600
- Monday – Friday
- Directions
- Entering Main Gate: Proceed on Military Parkway and turn left onto Doolittle Avenue. Our office is located in Building 1515 between Headquarters and the Navy Operational Support Center
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