source:
  type: regulation
  id: scra-50usc-3959
  authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959 — Extension of protections to dependents
  description: 'SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3959 Extension of protections to dependents.
    Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
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  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3959-full
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3959
  description: 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. 8…
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  tags:
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  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3959
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3959
    snapshot_id: 13e57b6b10467b4f
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
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    paragraph_quote: 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
      .)
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim subsection of 50 U.S.C. §3959 from Cornell LII snapshot 13e57b6b10467b4f;
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  judgment: false
