The National Survivor Financial
Security Policy Map and Scorecard
How well does your state support survivorsʼ financial security?
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Alabama
Rank: 47th
little accountability
This state does not prioritize survivors’ financial security or consider their unique circumstances or needs.
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Rank: 23th
SOMe accountability
This state somewhat considers
survivors’ financial security in a few
policies, but has a lot of work to
docircumstances or needs
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0 STATES
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1 STATES
Financial Security Friendly
20 STATES
Taking Steps
8 STATES
Some Accountability
22 STATES
Little Accountability
STATES TO WATCH
Tennessee becomes the third state to define financial abuse in its lawsTennessee recently passed legislation that expands the state’s definition of domestic violence to include financial abuse and leads the way in the most robust definition of financial abuse in the nation. Senate Bill 979 (2023)
Rhode Island passed and signed into law litigation abuse protections that are among the robust protectionsRhode Island’s new law, in addition to preventing a harm-doer from abusive litigation and paying associated attorney’s fees, the harm-doer will be ordered to pay additional damages such as transportation costs, lost wages, and child care incurred due to the abusive litigation. SB 604A (2023)