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50 U.S.C. 4027: Guarantee of residency for spouses of servicemembersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 50-SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF
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§4027. Guarantee of residency for spouses of servicemembers

For the purposes of establishing the residency of a spouse of a servicemember for any purpose (including the registration of a business), the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.

( Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888 , title VII, § 707, as added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1739(a) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1820 ; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(c) , Dec. 27, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1922 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021⁠—Pub. L. 117–81 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 116–92, § 1739(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(c), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1922, provided that the amendment made by section 1081(c) is effective Dec. 20, 2019.