Interactive Form - SCRA Letter from Commanding Officer

You and your family have certain legal protections when you are called into active duty military service. These laws apply to  members of the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard and other uniformed services.

A law providing many of these protections is called the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). This law helps protect members of the military and their families from financial and legal harm because of military service.

For example, if you are sued while on active duty, you can get a 90-day stay of the lawsuit. But you have to request this delay. To request either the original 90-day delay or an additional delay, you will need a "motion" and some supporting documents.

Do I qualify for this benefit?
Most members of the uniformed services on active duty are covered by this law.

About This Resource
This is an easy-to-use interactive form. The program will create a letter and instructions to be used with your Motion for Stay of Proceedings.

The letter provides the required explanation from your Commanding Officer - that because of your military service you cannot go to court and you cannot take military leave.

A CO can refer to the sample form below to help with drafting a letter in support of your Motion to Stay Proceedings. Or you can use the Interactive Form Packet to draft a letter for your CO to review.

• Go to Interactive Form Packet: Letter from Commanding Officer for a Stay of Proceedings
• Go to Sample Form: Letter from Commanding Officer for a Stay of Proceedings
• Go to Interactive Form Packet: Motion for a Stay of Proceedings
   

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Use an Internet Explorer browser to complete the interactive form. Sorry but it won’t work with other browsers (such as Firefox, Safari or Chrome).

Resource Date: June 2010