Homestead Exemption
- Homestead exemption is $20,000 for up to age 65, and $30,000 for those 65 and over. Sale proceeds exempt for six months after sale.
- Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debt owed by only one spouse.
Insurance Exemption
- Group life insurance policies or proceeds.
- Other insurance proceeds to $200 per month for a maximum of two months for head of family or $60 per month for others.
- Fraternal benefit society benefits
- Life insurance policy proceeds if clause prohibits use for payment of creditors
Pensions for firefighters, police officers, public officers and employees.
Personal Property
- Books
- Burial plot to 250 sq. ft. plus tombstones, monuments and fencing on site
- Appliances and furnishings needed
- Clothing
- Jewelry to $1,000
- Automobile to $2,575
- Proceeds for sold or damaged exempt property (up to six months)
