Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§1440 Annuities not subject to legal process

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN › § 1440

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Title 10, §1440

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Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3)(B) of this title, no annuity payable under this subchapter is assignable or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 144037:378.Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 9, 67 Stat. 504. The words “either in law or equity” are omitted as surplusage.

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Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “1437(c)(3)(B)” for “1437(c)(3)”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3) of this title, no” for “No”. 1972—Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

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10 U.S.C. § 1440

Title 10Armed Forces

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73