Contents
- (a) Definitions.—25 changes
- (b) Effective Service of Process.—5 changes
- (c) Authority for Court To Treat Retired Pay as Property of the Member and Spouse.—4 changes
- (d) Payments by Secretary Concerned to (or for Benefit of) Spouse or Former Spouse.—12 changes
- (e) Limitations.—9 changes
- (f) Immunity of Officers and Employees of United States.—2 changes
- (g) Notice to Member of Service of Court Order on Secretary Concerned.—2 changes
- (h) Benefits for Dependents Who Are Victims of Abuse by Members Losing Right to Retired Pay.—15 changes
- (i) Certification Date.—1 change
- (j) Regulations.—1 change
- (k) Relationship to Other Laws.—1 change
- (l) Garnishment To Satisfy a Judgment Rendered for Physically, Sexually, or Emotionally Abusing a Child.—1 change
(b)For the purposes of this section—
(1)service of a court order is effective if—
(A)an appropriate agent of the Secretary concerned designated for receipt of service of court orders under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (i) or, if no agent has been so designated, the Secretary concerned, is personally served or is served by facsimile or electronic transmission or by mail;
(B)the court order is regular on its face;
(C)the court order or other documents served with the court order identify the member concerned and include, if possible, the social security number of such member; and
(D)the court order or other documents served with the court order certify that the rights of the member under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) were observed; and
(2)a court order is regular on its face if the order—
(A)is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(B)is legal in form; and
(C)includes nothing on its face that provides reasonable notice that it is issued without authority of law.
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