Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§3938a Annual Notice to Members of the Armed Forces Regarding Child Custody Protections Guaranteed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Title 50 › CHAPTER 50 — SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL RELIEF › § 3938a
Summary
Military department leaders must give members with dependents annual and pre-deployment notice of the child-custody protections in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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Title 50, §3938a
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The Secretaries of each of the military departments shall ensure that each member of the Armed Forces with dependents receives annually, and prior to each deployment, notice of the child custody protections afforded to members of the Armed Forces under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).
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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, 54 Stat. 1178, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which comprises this chapter.
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50 U.S.C. § 3938a
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102