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White Paper on Federal Military Custody (Turner Amendment)
This paper addresses Rep. Mike Turner's (Ohio) proposed amendments to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 U.S. Code Appx. 501 et seq. which would federalize child custody cases in which the custodian is in military service. Also included are copies of Turner's bill; statements of opposition by the National Governors Association, the Adjutants General Association of the United States, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court judges, the Conference of Chief Justices and State Court Administrators, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Uniform Law Commission, and the National Military Family Association; and the American Bar Association's 2009 resolution opposing the bill
CLE Program Materials
These course materials are from programs presented for JAG Officers and other individuals who assist military personnel with family law issues. The programs contain information on divorce, domestic violence, custody, jurisdiction problems and more.
Military Divorce CLE - presented May 2006
A Short Course in Military Family Law Issues - presented September 2005
Fact Sheets
VA Payments and Family Support -- NEW!
LEGAL EAGLE Client Handouts
Military Custody and Visitation Legislation
The Section is working to support those states which want to update and improve their laws protecting military personnel and their children in visitation and custody cases. Here are some resources which may be useful in drafting such legislation.
Operation Stand-By
The ABA Section of Family Law Military Committee has partnered with the ABA Military Pro Bono Project to help create a single, password-secured Operation Stand-By. Attorneys who sign up agree to take calls or emails from JAG officers in need of attorney-to-attorney advice on state-specific legal information relating to the attorneys' legal area of expertise.
Operation Stand-By Lists
Volunteering for Operation Stand-By
For more information, please visit www.militaryprobono.org.
Relocation Resources
- "State Statutes on Relocation," Family Advocate, 28.4, 2006.
- "Relocation of the Custodial Parent: A State-by-State Survey," Divorce Litigation, 18. 6, June 2006.
- "Oh, the Places You'll (Possibly Go!) Recent Case Law on Relocation of the Custodial Parent," Divorce Litigation, 16. 9, September 2004.
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
This information is pertinent to the public, judges, and military personnel.
SILENT PARTNER Handouts
These handouts are a lawyer-to-lawyer resource for military legal assistance attorneys and civilian lawyers. It is an attempt to explain general issues about military family law - in plain English, without too many footnotes, and in a way that lawyers who are short on time and topic knowledge can easily understand. These information letters are written by Committee Chair Mark Sullivan of Raleigh, NC, and are listed in alphabetical order by title.
TAKE-1 Handouts
These handouts are client information letters prepared by Mark Sullivan for the North Carolina State Bar's Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel. They are available at all military legal assistance offices in North Carolina and may be reprinted and/or adapted by other states, by civilian practitioners and by other military legal offices with an acknowledgment as follows: This handout is based on a TAKE-1 information letter prepared by the North Carolina State Bar's Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel. It is reprinted with permission from the Committee.
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Committee Meeting Minutes
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