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What Creditors Cannot Take

12 V.S.A. § 2740 — a vehicle up to $2,500, tools of the trade up to $5,000, a wedding ring, and household goods

  • A motor vehicle interest up to $2,500, and professional books or tools of the trade up to $5,000.
  • A wedding ring, and other personal jewelry up to $500.
  • Household furnishings, appliances, clothing, books, animals and the like up to $2,500, and growing crops up to $5,000.
  • A cooking stove, heating appliances, a refrigerator, a freezer and a water heater, and a supply of firewood or fuel.
  • 12 V.S.A. § 2740
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  1. 12 V.S.A. § 2740 — Goods and chattels; exemptions from

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