A judge's benchbook for the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
By: John S. Odom, Jr
Contributors: American Bar Association. Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel
Publisher: American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781614380146
Subjects: United States; Soldiers; Civil status
Table of contents: title: Basic concepts of SCRA practice; title: Jurisdiction of the SCRA; title: Protection of persons secondarily liable; title: Extension of protections to citizens serving with allied forces; title: Extension of rights and protections to reserves ordered to report for military service and to persons ordered to report for induction; title: Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement; title: Legal representatives; title: Protection of servicemembers against default judgments; title: Stay of proceedings when the servicemember has notice; title: Fines and penalties under contracts; title: Stay or vacation of execution of judgments, attachments, and garnishments; title: Duration and term of stays; codefendants not in service; title: Statute of limitation; title: Maximum rate of interest on debts incurred before military service; title: Evictions and distress; title: Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease; title: Mortgages and trust deeds; title: Settlement of stayed cases relating to personal property; title: Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases; title: Termination of telephone service contracts; title: Protection of life insurance policy; title: Enforcement of storage liens; title: Extension of protections to dependents; title: Taxes respecting personal property, money, credits, and real property; title: Residence for tax purposes; title: Inappropriate use of act; title: Certificates of service; persons reported missing; title: Interlocutory orders; title: Anticipatory relief; title: Professional liability protection; title: Business or trade obligations; title: Enforcement by the attorney general; title: Private right of action; title: Preservation of remedies; title: Child custody and SCRA protections.