Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Loans for Survivors
Sexual abuse lawsuit loans are for survivors with a lawyer and a filed civil suit or pending deal.
An advance can be $500 to $250,000+. It’s non-recourse, so losing the case costs you nothing.
Apply online or call us. We talk to your lawyer, so you don’t have to retell your story.
Do I qualify?
You can, if a lawyer is handling your civil case.
- Your civil sexual abuse case has a lawyer, most often paid with a cut of what it wins.
- Your lawsuit is filed, or a settlement agreement is in progress. Bankruptcy trust claims (a claim paid from a fund set up in a bankruptcy) also count. A criminal case alone isn’t enough.
- The case names a defendant that can pay, such as a church, school, company or its insurer.
- Your case is filed in a state we fund, and we cover 41. Your home state isn’t the test.
People call it a lawsuit loan. It’s a non-recourse advance, not a loan: if you lose, you owe nothing.
We don’t check your credit, income or work history. Old debts or a bankruptcy don’t count against you, and there’s no minimum case value to apply.
How it works
1. Apply
Share your name, your lawyer’s details and the basics of the case. You won’t need bank or tax papers, and the form costs nothing. Apply once your lawsuit is filed, or a settlement agreement is in progress; trust claims count too.
2. We contact your lawyer
Their office confirms the case and sends what we need. We won’t ask you to describe the abuse.
3. Review the terms
You and your lawyer get a chart showing what you’d owe by each likely date. Nothing is signed until you both agree.
4. Get your money
Once you sign, we pay you by wire or check. Your lawyer repays us from the settlement. No settlement, no repayment.
What Shapes Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Loans
These cases take time, and defendants know it. A simple case may settle within a year. Cases against a diocese, a school or a large company often run two to four years.
The longer it runs, the more pressure builds to take a low offer. An advance doesn’t change your case. It changes what the wait feels like, so your lawyer isn’t rushed into a cheap deal.
Civil, not criminal
A criminal case can punish the abuser, but it doesn’t pay you. A civil suit does, and that’s the case we fund. A police report or a criminal trial on its own isn’t enough.
Lookback windows and deadlines
Abuse claims often come to light years later. Many states opened windows that let older claims be filed, and some of those windows have closed. Your lawyer knows whether your claim was filed in time, and we check that it was.
Who is being sued
Claims against the group that let abuse happen are often worth more. When an institution knew and did nothing, its share of the blame grows. Some, like many dioceses and the Boy Scouts, went bankrupt and now pay through a trust.
Trust claims
When a defendant goes bankrupt, claims often move to a trust. The trust scores each claim and may pay it in parts. BSA survivors, for example, file with the Scouting Settlement Trust, and many dioceses have their own.
We can fund once your claim is in and your lawyer confirms where it stands.
Details from your lawyer
We ask whether the suit is filed or the trust claim is in, and who is being sued. We also ask about insurance and where the case is filed. If a trial date or a mediation is set, that helps too.
What can shrink an advance
A defendant with no money or insurance limits what the case can bring in. A bankruptcy plan may pay only part of each claim, or pay it in rounds. If your trust payment is close, you may need only a small advance.
When waiting may be better
When the deal is already signed and payment is weeks away, an advance may cost more than it helps. Ask your lawyer when the money should arrive. If an advance doesn’t make sense for you, we’ll say so plainly.
What the money is for
You can spend it however you need. Survivors often spend it on counseling, housing, doctor bills, groceries, transport or a move to stay safe. Many also cover lost pay when trauma makes full-time work hard.
Read our pre-settlement loan basics, or see what non-recourse means for you.
Sexual Abuse Cases We Fund
Clergy & Church Abuse
For claims against a diocese, church or religious order. These defendants have deep pockets and gain from delay, and cases can take two to five years. Many dioceses are now in bankruptcy.
Boy Scouts of America Claims
For survivors with a pending or approved claim in the BSA trust. Many wait months for a payment, and a confirmed claim can be funded while you wait.
MacLaren Hall
For former residents of the Los Angeles County children’s shelter. Their claims are part of the county’s 2025 settlement.
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
For survivors abused as kids at the county juvenile hall in Downey, California. These claims fall under the state’s lookback window (a set time when a law let old abuse claims be filed).
Camp Scott
For girls and young women abused at the Los Angeles County probation camp near Santa Clarita. Claims are against the county that ran it.
Youth Development Center (YDC)
For people held as youths at the New Hampshire center. Claims can go to court or to the state’s fund.
New Jersey Detention Centers
For survivors of abuse at New Jersey’s state youth sites, including its training school. The state is the party being sued.
Maryland Detention Centers
For abuse in Maryland youth jails. Claims are brought under the state’s 2023 child victims law.
Nursing Home Abuse
For residents, or their families, suing a care home or chain over abuse or neglect. A pattern of harm makes the claim stronger.
Medical & Care Provider Abuse
For abuse by a doctor, therapist or other provider. Hospitals and clinics that ignored warnings can be sued too.
Childhood & School Abuse
For abuse in schools, youth programs, sports, foster care or juvenile sites. When the group knew and failed to act, the claim gains value.
University & College Cases
For suits against schools that enabled abuse by a professor, coach or staff member. Discovery (the stage where both sides swap evidence) often lasts years, which is when funding helps most.
Workplace Harassment & Assault
For assault or ongoing harassment by a boss or coworker. The company failed to act, or punished you for reporting it.
Rideshare & Transportation Assault
For assault by a rideshare driver or transit worker. Thousands of these claims are grouped in an MDL (similar federal cases grouped before one judge) against Uber.
Questions About Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Loans
What are sexual abuse lawsuit loans?
They’re a non-recourse cash advance for survivors with a filed civil case. It’s paid back from the settlement if the case wins, and a loss erases the balance. Nothing is due month to month, and your credit isn’t touched.
How much does it cost?
We can’t quote a price here: it depends on the amount and how long the case runs. Your written offer shows the exact total before you sign. If a funder won’t show you that total, walk away.
Will this affect my lawsuit or my lawyer’s control of it?
No. Your lawyer stays in charge of the case, and you decide whether to settle, with no say from us. Our only role is to be repaid when the case closes.
Will my information stay private?
Yes. We use your details only to weigh your request, working with your lawyer. We don’t sell your data or share your name, and funding puts your name in no public record.
Is funding available in my state?
We fund survivor cases filed in 41 states. We can’t take cases filed in Kentucky, Arkansas, Connecticut, Nevada, Illinois, Colorado, West Virginia, Missouri or Louisiana. What matters is the court’s state, not your address, and the state guide explains more.
Apply for Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Loans
You filed the case, and money shouldn’t decide how it ends. Give us the basics and your lawyer’s name. We’ll settle the details with their office, and everything you share stays private.
Want to talk first? Call us with any question. Calling costs nothing, and you’re under no obligation to apply.
Since our advances are non-recourse, only a recovery can repay them. We are a funding company, not a law firm, and we don’t give legal or tax advice.
Sources
Reviewed October 21, 2026. For what they mean for you, ask your lawyer.
- Claim status and payment updates, Scouting Settlement Trust
- Uber passenger assault cases in federal MDL counts, JPML report, September 2026