Collection Laws & Exemptions
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- Alaska: $716/wk (head of family) or $456/wk (non-head of family)
- Florida: 100% (head of family only) or 75% for non-head of household
- Iowa: 75%, but yearly total limited
- California: $50k (single), $75k (married), $125K (65 or disabled)
- Delaware: 85% of disposable
- Illinois: 85% of gross
- New Jersey: 90% of gross, unless judgment-debtor earns more that 250% of federal poverty level, then court has discretion to use federal 25% exemption.
- New York: Account contains directly deposited exempt benefits, including Social Security, SSI, Veterans benefits, disability, pensions, child support, spousal maintenance, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, Public Assistance, Railroad Retirement benefits, and Black Lung benefits. Otherwise, $1,740 on all other accounts. See the New York LawHelp Consortium for more information.
- Tennessee: Up to $4,000 of any personal property, including a financial account, can be exempted. See Tennessee § 26-2-103 for details.
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