On this page you can find all of the exemptions for Connecticut. Exemptions are the property that you can keep when you file bankruptcy.
CATEGORY
PROPERTY
AMOUNT
STATUTE
Homestead
Homestead consisting of owner-occupied real property or mobile or manufactured home used as primary residence
$75,000
($125,000 for hospital claims)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(t)
Motor Vehicle
1 motor vehicle
$3,500
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(j)
Wild Card
Interest in any property
$1,000
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(r)
Wages / Wage Garnishment
Hospital claims
$125,000
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-361a(f)
Wages / Wage Garnishment
Disposable earnings (earnings less deductions required by law)
75% or 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage per week, WHICHEVER IS GREATER
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-361(f)
Insurance
Health and disability insurance payments
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(e)
Insurance
Proceeds of life insurance policies not payable to the insured
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-453
Insurance
Fraternal Benefit Society benefits
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-637
Insurance
Interest in unmatured life insurance policy
$4,000
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(s)
Insurance
Benefits payable on account of sickness or infirmity
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(p)
Personal Property
Wedding and engagement rings
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(k)
Personal Property
Necessary health aids
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(f)
Personal Property
Family burial plot
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(c)
Personal Property
Necessary apparel, bedding, food, household furniture and appliances
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(a)
Personal Property
Insurance proceeds from policies covering exempt property
Amount of exemption for covered property
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(q)
Personal Property
Residential utility deposits and one residential security deposit
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(l)
Pensions / Retirement Accounts
Retirement funds-tier II pensions: state employees
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 5-192w, 5-171
Pensions / Retirement Accounts
Teachers', state employees' and city employees retirement benefits
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 10-183q, 5-171, 7-446
Pensions / Retirement Accounts
Interest or assets in and amounts payable or paid from retirement plan or IRA qualified under I.R.C.
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(m)
Tools of the Trade
Arms, military equipment, uniforms and musical instruments of members of militia or U.S. armed services
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(i)
Tools of the Trade
Tools, books, instruments, farm animals and livestock feed necessary for occupation, profession or farming operation
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(b)
Public Benefits
Public assistance payments and wages earned by public assistance recipient under incentive earnings or similar program
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(d)
Public Benefits
Awards under crime reparations act
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(o)
Public Benefits
Worker’s compensation, social security, veteran’s and unemployment benefits
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(g)
Miscellaneous
Irrevocable transfers to a licensed non-profit debt adjuster for the benefit of the debtor's creditors
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(u)
Miscellaneous
Farm partnership-livestock feed, animals, books, instruments, money due from insurance
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352d
Miscellaneous
Specific partnership property
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-328
Miscellaneous
Liquor permits
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-14(a)
Miscellaneous
Alimony and support payments other than child support
Extent of earnings exempt under CGS § 52-361 (see below)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(n)
Miscellaneous
Court approved child support payments
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-352b(h)
Miscellaneous
Property transferred to a trustee of a trust providing support for the debtor and the debtor's beneficiaries
100%
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-321(d)
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