1. Whether the Supremacy Clause and 38 U.S.C. § 5301(a) prohibit a state court from enforcing spousal support through contempt, garnishment, or equivalent coercive mechanisms when compliance is impossible without surrendering federally protected VA disability compensation.

2. Whether due process permits enforcement measures where the obligor lacks any lawful means of compliance other than the use of federally protected benefits.

Whether federal law protecting veterans' disability benefits preempts state court enforcement mechanisms that effectively require surrendering those protected benefits to satisfy spousal support obligations