§ 1440 - Annuities not subject to legal process

CHAPTER 73— ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY › SUBCHAPTER I— RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN

Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3)(B) of this title, no annuity payable under this subchapter is assignable or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 144037:378.Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 9, 67 Stat. 504.

The words “either in law or equity” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “1437(c)(3)(B)” for “1437(c)(3)”.

1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3) of this title, no” for “No”.

1972—Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.