New Hampshire Bankruptcy Exemption Information
Bankruptcy trustees are required to assess claimants' belongings in order to determine if any assets are available for liquidation. There are assets that are exempt under the law from liquidation; use our quick reference page to find out some of the New Hampshire bankruptcy exemptions that are claimed most often.
Homestead
$100,000 homestead exemption.
Wages
50 times the federal minimum hourly wage per week.
Automobiles
One automobile to the value of $4,000.
Other Property
Clothing; beds, bedsteads and bedding; household furniture to the value of $3,500;
one stove, refrigerator, and utensils; one sewing machine; provisions and fuel
in the value of $400; service uniforms; bibles, school books and library
books to the value of $800; tools of trade to the value of $5,000;
1 hog, 1 pig, 6 sheep, 1 cow or horse; one church pew and burial plot;
jewelry to the value of $500; and a "wild card" exemption of any
property, not to exceed $1,000 in value, plus up to $7,000 of any
unused amount of other exemptions.
Note: Exemptions may have changed since our last update.
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