RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV/Office of Va. Attorney General Press Release) A new law from Attorney General Mark Herring and Delegate Hala Ayala will ensure that the $600 economic support payments help Virginians support themselves and their families during the pandemic rather than getting swept up by debt collectors and creditors, a press release from the attorney generals office says.
The release says the bill passed in this years special legislative session after it was discovered that the initial round of $1,200 support payments issued by Congress as part of the CARES Act was left vulnerable to seizure or garnishment.
We knew that thousands of Virginia families would struggle to support themselves during this economic crisis, and that every …
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