50 U.S.C. § 3959 — Extension of protections to dependents

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 . (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2851 .) 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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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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