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Bankruptcy Exemption Manual covers federal bankruptcy and nonbankruptcy exemptions, exemptions provided by each state, and exemption changes included in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. You ll also find: A history of exemption law; A thorough discussion of substantive and procedural issues with respect to exemption claims and possible abuse; A review of the debtor s power to avoid judicial liens on exempt property; An extensive appendix that charts the exemptions provided by each of the 50 states plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and forms for use in claiming and objecting to exemptions are included.