Legal Opinion
In re the Marriage of Herridge
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 2, 2012No. 66525-1-IPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, J.
¶1 The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act1 (SCRA or Act) entitles a member of the United States armed services to a mandatory stay of court proceedings in circumstances where the servicemember is precluded from participating in such proceedings due to active military duty. However, in order to be entitled to such a stay, the servicemember must present to the court certain statutorily specified information regarding his or her military duty. Where the servicemember fails to do so, the SCRA does not entitle the servicemember to this relief. Although the court may issue a stay of proceedings on its…
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