Economic restriction and exploitation are the silent partners of domestic abuse. The coerced debt that plagues consumer credit was addressed by the United States Supreme Court in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley. White examines where the Court’s 2023 ruling failed debtors who have been financially abused, and how debtors may still find relief in the United States Bankruptcy system.
Caroline Paige White, Navigating Bartenwerfer and Finding a Path of Protection: Helping Those with Coerced Debt Find Relief in Bankruptcy, 28 J. Gender, Race & Just. 115 (2025).