A bipartisan group of state lawmakers wants to address an aspect of domestic violence that few people think of: the financial debt that victims are stuck with long after they leave an abusive relationship.
Advocates for the issue spoke at a news conference on Tuesday. Rachel Brummert of Charlotte says her ex-husband racked up more than $50,000 in debt while they were married mostly using her credit cards.
He started spending ridiculous amounts of money,” Brummert said. “And I wasn’t allowed to say anything, because I was under the threat of violence. Anything financial was my fault. So when I left the relationship in 1995, I couldn’t get a car in my name, I couldn’t get a new house in my name. My credit was absolutely shot.
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