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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "50 U.S.C. § 3959"
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description: "Extension of protections to dependents"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 50
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title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
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chapter_number: "50"
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chapter_name: "SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF"
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section: "3959"
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citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3959"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 50 U.S.C. § 3959 - Extension of protections to dependents
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## Text
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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.
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(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2851.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 538 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection 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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