Homestead Exemption
- Real property, mobile home or houseboat used as primary residence to $25,000, or to $33,000 for joint ownership. Up to 1 block in town or city or 160 acres elsewhere.
Insurance Exemption
- Life insurance proceeds if you are not the insured
- Annuity contract benefits to $500 a month
- Fraternal benefit society benefits
- Group life insurance policy or proceeds not payable to the insured.
Pensions for public employees, public officers and teachers, ERISA. Aid for the blind, aged or disabled and AFDC. Unemployment compensation. Worker’s compensation.
Personal Property
- Books, Bibles, pictures, and musical instruments to $600 (husband and wife may double)
- Furniture, household goods to $3,000 total
- Clothing, jewelry and personal items to to $1,800 (may double)
- Bank deposits to $7,500
- Burial plot
- Domestic animals, poultry with food to last 60 days up to $1,000
- Food and fuel to last 60 days if debtor is head of household
- Tools of trade, library, team with food to last 60 days up to $3,000 (husband and wife my double)
- Automobile or truck to $1,700 (husband and wife may double)
- Firearm to $1,000
