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A judge's benchbook for the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act /

John S. Odom, Jr.

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Main Author: Odom, John S.
Published: Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel, c2011.
Topics: Soldiers - Civil status - United States. | United States. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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Basic concepts of SCRA practice -- Jurisdiction of the SCRA -- Protection of persons secondarily liable -- Extension of protections to citizens serving with allied forces -- Extension of rights and protections to reserves ordered to report for military service and to persons ordered to report for induction -- Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement -- Legal representatives -- Protection of servicemembers against default judgments -- Stay of proceedings when the servicemember has notice -- Fines and penalties under contracts -- Stay or vacation of execution of judgments, attachments, and garnishments -- Duration and term of stays; codefendants not in service -- Statute of limitation -- Maximum rate of interest on debts incurred before military service -- Evictions and distress -- Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease -- Mortgages and trust deeds -- Settlement of stayed cases relating to personal property -- Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases -- Termination of telephone service contracts -- Protection of life insurance policy -- Enforcement of storage liens -- Extension of protections to dependents -- Taxes respecting personal property, money, credits, and real property -- Residence for tax purposes -- Inappropriate use of act -- Certificates of service; persons reported missing -- Interlocutory orders -- Anticipatory relief -- Professional liability protection -- Business or trade obligations -- Enforcement by the attorney general -- Private right of action -- Preservation of remedies -- Child custody and SCRA protections.

Table of Contents for: A judge's benchbook for the Servicemembe