Massachusetts S1147 provides civil legal remedies for victims of economic abuse.
Massachusetts S1147 establishes civil legal remedies for victims of economic abuse. It defines "Debt incurred through Economic Abuse" as a debt resulting from identity theft, fraud, duress, intimidation, threat, force, coercion, manipulation, undue influence, misinformation, or non-consensual use of personal information within the context of abuse. The bill exempts debtors from liability for such debts and allows them to raise this defense in any forum.
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