Debt in the Context of Safety: Coerced Debt & Debt Defense for Survivors

04/29/2016 by Adrienne Adams, Angela Littwin, Ariana Lindermayer, Matt Schedler
On April 29, 2016 CSAJ hosted a panel of esteemed faculty - Adrienne Adams, Angela Littwin, Matt Schedler, Ariana Lindermayer - to discuss coerced debt for survivors and available legal remedies. Faculty describe how coerced debt manifests in survivors’ lives, engage attendees in identifying coerced debt, review available legal strategies to address coerced debt, and discuss the unique safety and privacy implications for survivors. Opportunities for broad coalition building to advance coerced debt and other debt defense strategies will also be discussed.

  • Authors

    • Adrienne Adams
    • Angela Littwin
    • Ariana Lindermayer
    • Matt Schedler

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