The references to Connecticut statutes are to the Connecticut General Statutes Annotated.
| Connecticut Bankruptcy Exemptions |
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Exemption |
State Statute |
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| Homestead |
Real property or mobile or manufactured home for claims arising after
1993: up to $75,000; up to $125,000 if the debt arose
from services provided at a hospital. |
52-352a(e); 52-352b(t) |
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| Insurance |
Life insurance proceeds/avails: all. |
38a-453 |
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Life insurance proceeds: all if there is a clause forbidding the use of
proceeds to pay the beneficiary's creditors. |
38a-454 |
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Fraternal benefit society benefits: all. |
38a-637 |
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Disability and health benefits: all. |
52-352b(e) |
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Disability benefits paid to members from association: all. |
52-352b(p) |
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Life insurance (unmatured) policy avails: up to $4,000 if beneficiary is
a the debtor or someone on whom the debtor is dependent. |
52-352b(s) |
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| Miscellaneous |
Child support payments: all. |
52-352b(h) |
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Alimony payments: all to the extent payments are wages. |
52-352b(n) |
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Property of farm partnership: all animals and feed reasonably needed to
run farm when at least 50% of partners are members of the same family. |
52-352d |
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| Pensions |
Federal pension exemption. |
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State employee pensions: all. |
5-171; 5-192w |
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Municipal employee pensions: all. |
7-446 |
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Teacher pensions: all. |
10-183q |
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Medical savings accounts: all. |
52-321a |
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IRAs, Roth IRAs, Keoghs, and ERISA-qualified benefits: in the same
percentage as exempted wages. |
52-321a; 52-352b(m) |
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| Personal Property |
Spendthrift trust funds: all required for support of debtor and family. |
52-321(d) |
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Clothing, food, furniture, appliances, and bedding: all. |
52-352b(a) |
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Burial plot: all. |
52-352b(c) |
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Health aids: all required. |
52-352b(f) |
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Motor vehicle: up to $1,500. |
52-352b(j) |
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Wedding and engagement rings: all. |
52-352b(k) |
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Security and utility deposits for residence: all. |
52-352b(l) |
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Recovery for damaged exempt property: all. |
52-352b(q) |
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Transfers to nonprofit debt adjuster: all. |
52-352b(u) |
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| Public Benefits |
Unemployment compensation benefits: all. |
31-272(c); 52-352b(g) |
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Public assistance: all. |
52-352b(d) |
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Social Security benefits: all. |
52-352b(g) |
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Veterans' benefits: all. |
52-352b(g) |
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Workers’ compensation benefits: all. |
52-352b(g) |
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Crime victim compensation: all. |
52-352b(o); 54-213 |
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| Tools of Your Trade |
Tools, instruments, books, and farm animals: all needed for
trade. |
52-352b(b) |
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For military personnel, including arms, military equipment,
uniforms, and musical instruments: all. |
52-352b(i) |
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| Wages |
Wages: at least 75% of weekly disposable income that has been
earned but not paid or 40 times the minimum state or federal minimum hourly
wage, whichever is greater. |
52-361a(f) |
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| Wildcard |
Any property: up to $1,000. |
52-352b(r) |
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