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legal financial obligations
Also known as: LFOs
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The Impacts of Individual and Household Debt on Health and Well ... apha.org Oct 25, 2021 21 facts
claimTypes of unsecured debt include student loans, medical debt, credit card debt, high-cost credit, legal financial obligations, and child support debt.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs), which include fees, fines, and other monetary sanctions imposed by a court in addition to a criminal sentence, are a source of unsecured debt.
perspectiveThe American Public Health Association recommends that states remove or limit the authority of city and county courts to impose legal financial obligations and instead fund court systems directly through general tax revenues.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) are fees, fines, and other monetary sanctions imposed by a court in addition to a criminal sentence, serving as a source of unsecured debt.
claimSpecific forms of debt, including student loans, medical debt, credit cards, high-cost credit (such as payday loans), legal financial obligations, and child support debt, are predictors of poor health in addition to overall levels of unsecured debt.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) are fees, fines, and other monetary sanctions imposed by a court in addition to a criminal sentence, and they represent a source of unsecured debt.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) have an adverse effect on the health outcomes of debtors and their family members who are often relied upon to pay these obligations.
claimSpecific forms of debt, including student loans, medical debt, credit cards, high-cost credit (such as payday loans), legal financial obligations (LFOs), and child support debt, are predictors of poor health.
perspectiveThe American Public Health Association (APHA) policy brief recommends that states remove or limit the authority of city and county courts to impose legal financial obligations and instead fund court systems through general tax revenues.
measurementPeople with low incomes are more likely to experience legal financial obligations and court debt, with 10% of those earning less than $40,000 reporting court debt compared to 3% of those earning more than $100,000.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) can have an adverse effect on the health outcomes of debtors and their family members who are often relied upon to pay these obligations.
claimSpecific forms of debt, including student loans, medical debt, credit cards, high-cost credit (such as payday loans), legal financial obligations, and child support debt, are predictors of poor health.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) are associated with longer periods of homelessness.
measurementLegal financial obligations and court debt are more prevalent among low-income individuals: 10% of those earning less than $40,000 report having court debt, compared to 3% of those earning more than $100,000.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) have an adverse effect on the health outcomes of debtors and their family members who are often relied upon to pay these obligations.
claimTypes of unsecured debt include student loans, medical debt, credit card debt, high-cost credit, legal financial obligations, and child support debt.
claimWhen legal financial obligations (LFOs) are not paid, they become debts that many courts turn over to debt collection agencies.
claimTypes of unsecured debt include student loans, medical debt, credit card debt, high-cost credit, legal financial obligations, and child support debt.
perspectiveState governments should remove or limit the authority of city and county courts to impose legal financial obligations and instead fund court systems through general tax revenues.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) are associated with longer periods of homelessness.
claimLegal financial obligations (LFOs) are associated with longer periods of homelessness.