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Good News For Bankruptcy in New York
| Guest post by: Julio Portilla |
Article Overview: Former Governor Patterson gave people who are filing for bankruptcy something to celebrate. He passed a bill that raises the limits on several state property exemptions and allows debtors to choose between New York and Federal exemption limits. The bill may make this easier, but you always need to be careful when filing for bankruptcy.
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Good News For Bankruptcy in New York
On his way out of office
in December 2010, now former New York Gov. David Patterson signed legislation
giving
people filing for bankruptcy something
to celebrate. The bill raises the limits on several state property exemptions
andallows debtors to choose between New York and Federal exemption limits.
Property exemptions are the assets protected from creditors trying to satisfy a money judgment duringbankruptcy proceedings. New York’s exemptions fall into the following categories:
-Homestead
-Motor vehicle
-Cash
-Jewelry and art
-Tool of trade
-Cash, household goods and clothing
Gov. Patterson’s signing of the bill allowing increased exemption limits was unexpected, but certainly welcomed.
Old Exemptions vs. New Exemptions
Under the previous New York exemption scheme, creditors could not touch $50,000 of a person’s home equity
(doublethat for married couples filing jointly). Now, the limit is
$150,000 (doubled for married filing jointly), depending
on the county in which
the home is located.
The limit on a single
motor vehicle increased to $4,000 from $2,400 and the cash limit rose to $1,000
from $0
before. However, cash can be included in an aggregate exemption limited
at $10,000. This is up from $5,000 previously.The limit for jewelry and art
rose from almost nothing to $1,000. Up to $3,000 of the tools of one’s trade
are protected,which is up from a previous $600.
Impact on Those Filing for Bankruptcy
These increased exemptions apply to bothChapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings. Because Chapter 7 bankruptcy has more stringent asset requirements than Chapter 13, the new exemptions will help more people file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, with more property exempt. The higher exemptions may also allow Chapter 13 debtors to reduce their
monthly.
More people will choose to file bankruptcy knowing they can protect a significant number of assets from
More people will choose to file bankruptcy knowing they can protect a significant number of assets from
creditors. However, with the option of using either New
York or Federal exemptions, one must approach bankruptcy is acareful and strategic way.
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Julio Portilla is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Brooklyn Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, New York Criminal and Civil Court Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Queens County Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Bankruptcy Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
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