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.
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SCRA is now North Carolina law and its protections are broader
It’s almost embarrassing how many posts we’ve done about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). (See here, here, here, and here, and also a bunch of others where it is at least mentioned). Actually, I’m just embarrassed that my colleagues did all that and I didn’t write any of them. But here I am, and my purpose here is simple: to notify you* of important new SCRA law specifically relevant to North Carolina. These changes became effective earlier this week.
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