North Carolina legislation would remedy coerced debt for domestic abuse victims

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A bill known as the North Carolina Coerced Debt Relief Act would provide victims of domestic violence civil relief from coerced debt. It would create an out of court and civil process to seek relief to help survivors more quickly overcome the barriers of financial abuse. State Representative Terry Brown, who represents District 92 in Mecklenburg County, introduced it Tuesday. “This bill will give domestic violence survivors the mechanism to get that debt removed through the financial service institution and then give the financial service institution to go after the abuser to recoup the expense,” Representative…