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Asked on: 5/18/11, 7:30 am

I need to file for bankruptcy and I was in a car accident almost a year ago and an attorney is handling that case. Can bankruptcy take my settlement from car accident if say it was for $9000?

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Bankruptcy law allows you to keep some assets no matter what; these are called "exemptions". Whether you could keep the settlement depends on what other assets you have and your c...

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There is a federal exemption for about $20,000 for a personal bodily injury (as opposed to pain/suffering). This is under Section 522(d)(11)(D)....

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