Client Legal Services

Client Legal Services provides a wide array of legal assistance to active duty Servicemembers and their dependents, government civilian employees and their dependents, and contract permitting, to civilian contractors. These services include, but are not limited to: family law issues, including marriage, separation, divorce, financial non-support, child custody and visitation, and adoption; estate law, including wills and advance medical directives; economic matters, such as debt and non-governmental claims; and military administrative issues pertaining to line of duty investigations, financial liability investigations, and evaluation reports. While many of the services provided by Client Legal Services require clients to schedule an appointment with an attorney, patrons may also have documents notarized, obtain powers of attorney, and take advantage of many other minor services on a walk-in basis.

Tax preparation services will no longer be available in person at Client Legal Services in Korea starting with the 2023 filing season, as per HQDA. Moving forward, Soldiers, families, and retirees can find tax preparation assistance through Military One Source, (MilTax) or through the Internal Revenue Service. Although tax preparation services are no longer offered, our legal assistance attorneys remain available to answer substantive tax questions (e.g. tax controversies or issues pending before the IRS).

Client Legal Services provides the below formats and procedures to assist with A-3 Visa/SOFA Stamp process. The links below provide additional information.

Client Legal Services assists all Service Members, DoD/DoDDS civilian employees, and invited contractors (if DoD is contractually obligated to provide legal services-service can be limited), who are seeking to be married in Korea by ensuring they have the appropriate required documentation, comply with USFK Regulation 600-240 (if applicable), and ensuring they meet the requirements set forth under Korean Law. The provided services include providing initial guidance on required documentation, reviewing the applications and supporting documents, notarizing and serving as witnesses on required documentation, and creating and distributing handouts which detail the requirements of the entire marriage process.

Client Legal Services does not personally handle Immigration related issues, but does provide limited information, as acquired, to assist the community with inquires we typically receive. The links below provide additional information.

Immigrant Visas for Immediate Foreign Family Members of USFK Personnel:

**Only for U.S. Active duty military assigned to U.S. Military bases in Korea
U.S. Embassy Seoul may accept filing of the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by qualified U.S. Active duty military to U.S. Military bases for any immediate relative case, when active duty military service member is stationed permanently at a military base in Korea.

This benefit is only applicable when both the petitioner and the beneficiary reside in Korea and are able to attend both the I-130 and immigration visa interviews.

The petitioner must personally file it at the US embassy in Seoul with a physical packet. DO NOT FILE ONLINE.

CClient Legal Services does not personally handle Naturalization related issues, but does provide limited information, as acquired, to assist the community with inquires we typically receive. The links below provide additional information.