SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959 — Extension of protections to dependents

Name: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959 — Extension of protections to dependents — machine-readable register
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scra-50usc-3959

SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3959 Extension of protections to dependents. Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

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    description: Upon application to a court , a dependent of a servicemember is entitled to the protections of this subchapter if the dependent’ s ability to comply with a lease, contract, bailment, or other obligation is materially affected by reason of the servicemember ’s military service . (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 8…
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      paragraph_quote: Upon application to a court, a dependent of a servicemember is entitled to the protections of this subchapter if the dependent’s ability to comply with a lease, contract, bailment, or other obligation is materially affected by reason of the servicemember’s military service.
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Verbatim regulatory text (2)

Verbatim provisions from SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959 — Extension of protections to dependents — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.

50 U.S.C. §3959

Upon application to a court, a dependent of a servicemember is entitled to the protections of this subchapter if the dependent’s ability to comply with a lease, contract, bailment, or other obligation is materially affected by reason of the servicemember’s military service.

Source: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959 · source URL · snapshot efe66e9af99ccbb3

50 U.S.C. §3959 note — source credit and editorial notes (not statute text)

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2851.)

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3959 note — source credit and editorial notes (not statute text) · source URL · snapshot efe66e9af99ccbb3

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