Other federal bankruptcy exemptions that you can use to protect your assets in Pennsylvania include a federal insurance exemption of $ 12,250 in the loan value of a life insurance policy, $ 3,675 to protect a car, and a $ 1,225 wildcard exemption (plus $ 11,500 from an unused homestead exemption (maximum $ 12,725).
You can not use these if you are using
the federal bankruptcy exemptions.
The exemption limit varies based on state laws, but some states allow you to use
a federal bankruptcy exemption list.
In some cases, if you want to protect your home and you are filing with your spouse, using
the federal bankruptcy exemptions will be the best option for you.
The good news is that bankruptcy filers in Pennsylvania may choose to use either the state or
the federal bankruptcy exemptions.
Next, you will want to review whether or not you can protect your home using
the federal bankruptcy exemption scheme.
In Connecticut, debtors have a choice of electing
the federal bankruptcy exemptions or the Connecticut state exemptions.
Massachusetts allows debtors to choose between the state and
federal bankruptcy exemptions, allowing petitioners to examine both sets and select the exemptions that better protect their assets.
The exemptions listed below are
the federal bankruptcy exemptions.
Those states that do not allow their citizens to use
the federal bankruptcy exemptions, like the Commonwealth of Virginia, are said to have «opted out» of the federal bankruptcy exemptions contained in Section 522 (d) of the Bankruptcy Code.