Testimony of Andrea Bopp Stark, National Consumer Law Center, to Massachusetts Legislative Committee of the Judiciary in Support of H1694/ S1147 — An Act Providing Civil Legal Remedies for Victims of Economic AbuseÂ
This bill establishes a legal process for victims of coerced debt, including survivors of domestic abuse, to find relief and restore their credit by defining economic abuse, pausing debt collection, and removing coerced debts from credit reports. It also incorporates crucial safety measures and legal recourse, empowering survivors while protecting them from potential retaliation.
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