| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Series | DAFI |
| Publication date | 2026-02-12 (0.5 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | AF/JA |
| Source of record | AF e-Publishing |
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This publication contains authority, policy, and procedures and defines responsibilities for the legal assistance, notary, preventive law, and tax programs. The Department of the Air Force provides legal assistance concerning personal, civil legal affairs to eligible beneficiaries. The purpose of the legal assistance program is to support and sustain command effectiveness and readiness. Additionally, the Department of the Air Force is authorized to provide certain notarial services to el igible members. Preventive law programs focus on education. These programs recommend preventive measures in legal areas where the Department of the Air Force has a direct interest in the outcome, as well as in legal areas likely to impact base readiness and morale.
This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include updating AFPD, AFI, and DAFI numbers and titles; adjusting inspection tiering requirements; clarifying persons who can perform and receive legal assistance and notary services; adding education law legal assistance; addressing the scope of legal assistance regarding employment ma tters and education law practice; providing guidance for the provision of remote legal assistance; providing guidance for the execution of a will drafted by a private attorney (under limited circumstances); clarifying the authority of military attorneys who have not yet been designated as judge advocates; requiring that legal assistance services be offered to eligible beneficiaries unless excepted; modifying terminology to include the Space Force; and adding new definitions. In addition, a new chapter onE ducation Law legal assistance has been added
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