In this post from 2015, https://civil.sog.unc.edu/servicemembers-civil-relief-act-applies-to-family-cases-too/, I wrote about the first appellate opinion in North Carolina to address the requirements of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, now codified at 50 USCA sections 3901-4043 (the SCRA). In In re: Branch, 367 N.C. 733 (2015), the North Carolina Supreme Court examined the requirements of the SCRA that apply when a defendant has not made an appearance in a civil proceeding. The opinion was a reminder that the SCRA applies to all civil cases, including family law cases, and that we have servicemembers throughout our state, not just in areas with military facilities.