Estate Planning for Armed Forces Members

One of the most common legal assistance service needs for members of the Armed Forces or retirees is estate planning. 

A special law, 10 USC 1044, now enables JAGs to provide worldwide legal assistance, and mandates that states give full effect to the wills, healthcare directives, powers of attorney, and notary services they provide.  Furthermore, JAGs may be intimately familiar with common military estate planning issues, such as owning property in multiple states, having domicile outside one’s state of residence, and having one’s family spread in jurisdictions across the country or the world. 

Armed Service members are not limited to legal assistance services just from their branch.  A JAG from the nearest legal can be of support with almost any estate plan. 

See Ian Holzhauer, Estate Planning Advice for Military Members and Veterans, Tailored Estate Planning, Nov. 10, 2014.