No Fresh Start: Will States Protect Families from Wage and Asset Seizures as Debt Levels Soar? (2025)
December 17, 2025Every state has a set of exemption laws, intended to prevent creditors from pushing families into destitution. This report finds that few states’ exemption laws meet even the most basic standards.
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State Model Laws
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Model Family Property and Income Protection Act
January 23, 2026
Model Law for Home Equity Investment Loans
September 3, 2025
Model Medical Debt Protection Act
March 28, 2025
Model State Coerced Debt Law
May 1, 2024
Model Mortgage Servicer Duty of Good Faith
January 2, 2024
Model Manufactured Home Community Stability and Preservation Act
December 28, 2023
Model State Act Limiting Arbitration
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Statute of Limitations Reform Act
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