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Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
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Spanish / Español
Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
Stateside Legal
(Separate Website)
This national resource is for members of the military, veterans, their families and advocates. It goal is to help you:
-- access benefits
-- find free legal help, and
-- better understand your legal issues
This site indexes the best legal information available in one easy-to-use website that includes interactive forms, videos, and legal analysis.
Helpful Information from Stateside Legal
(Separate Website)
This national resource is for members of the military, veterans, their families and advocates. This link takes you to a page where you can locate information by general legal topics.
By: Stateside Legal
The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide: How to Cut Through the Bureaucracy and Get What You Need - and are Entitled To.
(Separate Website)
The American Servicemembers and Veterans Survival Guide describes in depth the problems of the vet and servicemember (and his or her family), the benefits and services available to him or her (and family) and the veterans and servicemembers issues that will be decided in the next several years. It helps the veteran and servicemember understand how various agencies work not just in theory but in practice and how he or she can cut through the bureaucracy and confusion and get the benefits and services to which he or she is entitled.
By: National Veterans Legal Services Program
YOUR APPEAL To The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
(Separate Website)
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program provides: free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). If an appellant has filed an appeal with the Court and has been unable to obtain his or her own attorney after 30 days, he or she can request assistance from The Veterans Consortium.
By: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Child Support and Alimony - Payment Information
(Separate Website)
Federal law authorizes the pay of active, reserve, and retired members of the military and the pay of civilian employees of the Federal government to be garnished (or attached) for the payment of child and/or spousal support. Go to this web page to find information about the process and location for getting a garnishment or wage attachment against any member of the military or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD).
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Child Support and Alimony - Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers about the collection of child support and alimony from military personnel.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Services
A Caseworker's Guide to Child Support Enforcement and Military Personnel
(Separate Website)
The purpose of this guide is to assist child support enforcement caseworkers when one of the parents in a case is an active duty member of the Armed Services.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Garnishment: Military
(Separate Website)
List of resources and sources of information regarding garnishment of military wages.
By: U.S. Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Uniformed Services Former Spouse's Protection Act
(Separate Website)
Information on the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act which recognizes the right of state courts to distribute military retired pay to a spouse or former spouse and provides a method of enforcing these orders through the Department of Defense. The Act also provides a method of enforcing current child support and/or arrears and current alimony awarded in the court order.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act Q&A
(Separate Website)
This document answers common questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act which covers enforcement of child support, alimony, and other obligations that members of the Armed Services have toward their spouses and children.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Veterans in the Child Support Caseload
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet focuses on veterans who are
noncustodial parents in the child support
caseload and how the program can help them.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Retired and Annuitant Pay Information
(Separate Website)
Information about retirement and annuitant pay.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Survivors Benefits - Compensation
(Separate Website)
Information about the wide range of benefits and services for the surviving spouse, dependent children and dependent parents of deceased veterans and military servicemembers.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Survivor Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information about Survivor Benefits avaialable to surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of veterans who died after active service.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Compensation and Benefit Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheets on numerous issues which are of interest to veterans, servicepersons (including Reserve and National Guard members), and their dependents and survivors. Many are offered in English and Spanish. Documents are in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. A link to a location offering a free Microsoft Word viewer appears on the page.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
(Separate Website)
The current edition of this booklet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Other Formats:
PDF File
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Spanish / Español
Survivors Benefits Plan (Department of Defense)
(Separate Website)
Information about the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP).
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Life Insurance
(Separate Website)
Information on insurance programs that were developed to provide insurance benefits for veterans and service members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved in military service, or a service connected disability.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Childcare for Military Personnel
(Separate Website)
Resources to help those who serve in the military find and afford child care that suits their unique needs.
By: National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
Child Care Assistance For Families of Severely Injured Military Members
(Separate Website)
Information on assistance available to families of severely injured military members to find and pay for safe, licensed child care services for a period of six months during their period of recuperation.
By: National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
Scholarships for Military Children
(Separate Website)
Information on the Scholarships for Military Children Program that was created to recognize the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community.
By: Scholarships for Military Children
Organizations Offering Assistance to Veterans Essential List of Organizations Helping Military Families in Need --compilation of organizations that provide help with disability claims, discharge disputes, VA guidance and legal conflicts. Some provide job training, continued education and connections to employers. Others offer medical care, psychological treatment, crisis counseling and emotional healing
By: Veterans United for Truth
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