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| Exemptions:
For the purpose of judgment enforcement or in a bankruptcy proceeding, a debtor is generally entitled to certain statutory exemptions under state laws or federal laws, or both. Under the laws of Kansas, a judgment debtor may claim homestead exemption to the extent of 160 acres of farming land, or of one acre within the limits of an incorporated town or city, or a manufactured home or mobile home, that is occupied as a residence by the owner and his family. Other exemptions include certain public or retirement benefits, and personal property that are necessary to sustain the basic needs of the judgment debtor and his family. Specifics of these exemptions are prescribed under K.S.A. 60-2301 et seq. In a bankruptcy proceeding, a debtor, who is a resident of Kansas, is not permitted to elect the exemptions provided under federal law (K.S.A. 60-2312) even though the federal exemptions may be more beneficial in his situation, and some other states permit such election. However, such debtor may exempt, in addition to those exemptions provided under Kansas laws, certain property which are permitted under the federal bankruptcy law (11 U.S.C. Section 522).
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