Dec. 27, 2018
Military service doesn’t automatically stay proceedings
Family law proceedings almost exclusively deal with state law. At times, however, federal law issues come into play and when they do, the parties’ and attorneys’ unfamiliarity with these concepts will unnecessarily disrupt the proceedings. One area is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Hirbod Rashidi
Riverside County Department of Child Support Services
2041 Iowa Ave
Riverside , CA 92507-2414
Phone: (951) 955-4236
Email: hirbodrashidi@hotmail.com
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Hirbod Rashidi practices, teaches and writes about law in Southern California
Family law proceedings almost exclusively deal with state law. At times, however, federal law issues come into play and when they do, the parties' and attorneys' unfamiliarity with these concepts will unnecessarily disrupt the proceedings. Once such area is of course bankruptcy, and another is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Sections 3901-4043. Counsel unfamiliar with SCRA will often simply think that military service automatically means stay of proceed...
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