Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§4027 Guarantee of Residency for Spouses of Servicemembers
Title 50 › Chapter 50— SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF › Subchapter VII— FURTHER RELIEF › § 4027
Summary
A spouse of a military service member can choose to count the service member’s home as the spouse’s legal residence for any purpose, including registering a business, and the date the couple married does not matter.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §4027
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For the purposes of establishing the residency of a spouse of a servicemember for any purpose (including the registration of a business), the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 117–81 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 116–92, § 1739(a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of of 2021 Amendment Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(c), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1922, provided that the amendment made by section 1081(c) is effective Dec. 20, 2019.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 4027
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60