Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic (RLSO MIDLANT)
Mission
RLSO Mid-Atlantic is a customer service organization that supports fleet operational readiness by providing high-quality legal services to commands and authorized personnel including Sailors and their families.
Area of Responsibility
RLSO Mid-Atlantic provides legal services in North Carolina, Virginia (except the Washington, D.C. area), West Virginia, Maryland (except the Washington, D.C. area), Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and the Northeastern Territories of Canada.
Appointment and Consultation Information
Legal assistance clients should make an appointment to meet with an attorney using the contact phone number listed for the closest legal assistance office. Appointments and walk-in hours vary by location and type of service. Please call for appointments and current schedule for walk-ins and notary and power of attorney services. Clients must provide proof of eligibility for services by showing a valid military identification card upon check-in. Clients must arrive 20 minutes prior to their appointment to check in or risk not being seen. To reschedule or cancel an appointment, please give at least 24 hours notice by phone.
RLSO Mid-Atlantic provides legal consultation and command services support primarily for Navy commands without their own assigned judge advocate or general counsel. Command clients can contact the closest installation staff judge advocate (SJA) or a command services provider from the Command Services Department at the headquarters in Norfolk or Detachment Groton. Contact phone numbers are listed for each command services office.
Legal Services Provided
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) before evaluating the topics below.
- Legal Assistance
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Health Care Issues
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Powers of Attorney – Estate Planning
- Wills & Other Means of Passing Property
- Life Insurance
- Trusts
- Trusts for benefit of children
- Trusts for tax avoidance
- Wills
- Consumer / Financial Affairs
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- Command Services and Trial Services
- Administrative Law
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Privacy Act
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Administrative Separation Processing (Officer and Enlisted)
- Officer Misconduct and Separations
- Detachment for Cause
- Enlisted Separations
- Freedom of Expression and Grievance Process
- Freedom of Expression
- Procedures
- Request Mast / Redress of Wrongs / Complaints of Wrong (Art. 138 UCMJ/Art 1150)
- Hotline Complaints & Whistleblower
- Protection Act
- Congressional Inquiries
- EO/SH Complaints
- Environmental Issues
- Ethics
- Guidelines for Ethical Conduct
- Commercial Dealings Between Members
- Conflicts of Interest
- Fundraising
- Birthday Ball Fundraising
- Gambling
- Gifts between Employees
- Gifts from Outside Sources
- Government Property
- Outside Employment
- Political Activities – Military Active Duty
- Private Organizations and Spouse Clubs
- Travel Benefits
- Command Coins / Recognition & Retention Items
- Family Relationship Matters and Command Responsibility Actions
- Domestic Abuse Prevention
- Domestic Violence / Family Advocacy Incidents
- Paternity
- Homeland Security
- Investigations
- JAG Manual Administrative Investigations (Preliminary Inquiry, Command Investigation, Litigation Report Investigation)
- Training, Advice and Assistance to Investigating Officers
- Review by Convening Authority (CA)
- Line of Duty Investigations
- Inspector General Investigations (legal review)
- Military Justice Case Reviews and Post-trial Processing
- Case Review and SJA Advice
- Summary Courts-martial Assistance
- Advice and Training to Potential SCM Officers
- Timely Review and Advice Regarding the Convening Authority's Action
- Preparation of Courts-martial Promulgating Orders
- Forwarding of Records of Trial to Appellate Authority
- Provide Victim / Witness Assistance as Required
- Military Personnel Issues
- Alcohol Abuse Prevention
- Drug Prevention and Urinalysis Program
- Grievance Procedures
- Hate Crimes Issues
- HIV Issues
- Homosexual Conduct
- Indebtedness Complaints
- Mental Health Evaluations
- Officer / Enlisted Performance
- Pregnancy
- Reservists – Special Considerations
- Suicides, Attempts & Gestures / CACO
- Nonjudicial Punishment
- Preliminary Processing
- Conducting the NJP Hearing
- Preparing Letters of Censure
- Forwarding Appeals
- Operational Law
- Prosecution of Courts-Martial
- Advice Regarding the Preferral / Referral of Court-martial Charges
- Assistance for Pre-Preferral Investigation
- Coordination with NCIS
- Drafting of Charges
- Review of Preliminary Inquiries and Referral of Charges
- Litigation of Courts-Martial
- Preparation and Authentication of Records of Trial
- Provide Victim / Witness Assistance as Required
- Relations with Civilian Authorities
- Jury Duty
- Law Enforcement – Civilian Jurisdiction
- Law Enforcement – Support of Civilian Police Agencies
- Repossession of Personal Property
- Service of Process / Subpoenas
- Special Assistant United States Attorney
- Federal Magistrate Court
- Federal District Court
- Requests for Government Information
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Health Insurance and Portability Protection Act (HIPPA)
- Litigation Support
- Privacy Act/Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
- Search & Seizure
- Sexual Harassment, Fraternization & Hazing
- Sexual Harassment Prevention
- Sexual Harassment Incident
- Fraternization Prevention
- Fraternization Incident
- Hazing Prevention / Incident
- Administrative Law
Forms
Standardized Will Worksheet
Power of Attorney Worksheet
Telephone Policy
No legal advice may be provided to a prospective legal assistance client over the telephone or through third parties calling on behalf of the prospective clients absent exigent circumstances or authorized exceptions, such as prospective clients at remote locations. Legal assistance clients who are unable to come to one of our offices should call for further guidance.