Title 50War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§3959 Extension of protections to dependents

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, ASSIGNMENT, LEASES, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CONTRACTS › § 3959

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Title 50, §3959

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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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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 538 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.

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50 U.S.C. § 3959

Title 50War and National Defense

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73