Consumer Rights Screening Tool for DV Advocates & Lawyers
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Consumer Rights Screening Tool for DV Advocates & Lawyers (2011)
Leah A. Plunkett of National Consumer Law Center & Erika A. Sussman of Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
This screening tool aims to:
- provide a general overview of common consumer issues with which survivors grapple,
- offer concrete guidance on how to identify consumer law issues in the course of one’s client work.
Topics include:
- managing household income and expenses
- credit reporting
- debt collection
- foreclosure and eviction
- utilities access
- credit cards and high cost credit
- student loan debt
- auto access and ownership
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DV screening tool_0.pdf (1.43 MB) | 1.43 MB |