North Carolina Economic Abuse Prevention Act.
What changed between versions
Documentation requirements for coerced debt were changed to require police reports or FTC reports to specifically indicate domestic violence or elder abuse, rather than just identifying the debt as coerced.
Court orders now must explicitly state that debts were incurred due to abusive coercion from specific family members, rather than simply relating to domestic violence statutes.
A new definition for 'secured debt' was added, clarifying that collection actions on debts backed by collateral are included in the economic abuse prevention protections.
The list of qualified third-party professionals was expanded to include clinical social workers, domestic violence professionals, and noncredentialed domestic violence workers, while removing some previously listed categories like guardians ad litem and board-certified psychiatrists.