The Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Hello sir, I am Josh Hazlewood. I am form Boston. I want you to help me by giving me some information about the “The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)”. Can you give me details about it?

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly called the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act) is a type of United States federal law.

It protects soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, commissioned officers in the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from being sued while in active military service of their country and for up to a year after active duty.

This meant that any legal action involving a civil matter was put on hold until after the soldier or sailor returned from the war.
Examples of civil matters included breach of contract, bankruptcy, foreclosure or divorce proceedings.

The present-day statute, essentially a reenactment of the 1918 law, was passed in 1940 to protect the rights of the millions of service members activated for World War II.

The major difference between it and the 1918 version, other than minor modifications, was there was no provision for the Act to expire, as it did after World War I.
Thus, since 1940, service members have received uninterrupted coverage under the Act.
And indeed, congressional commitment and support for the Act has remained so strong, the Act has been amended more than 12 times since 1940 to keep pace with a changing military and a changing world, with the last amendments added, in 2003, through the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Courts will generally require litigants to provide proof that an individual is not on active duty before adverse action is taken, i.e. foreclosures, garnishments, attachments, evictions, and judgments.
It is important to note that the benefits conferred upon servicemembers extend after active duty. Verification of active military duty may be achieved on-line via the Defense Manpower Data Center only if the social security number or date of birth of the individual is known.
If the social security number is not known and only the date of birth is supplied, the DMDC will place a disclaimer in its status report saying that the report may not be relied upon, in which event the Courts are likely to reject it

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