Q: I live in Florida. A judgement was ruled against me on May 27th, 2015. I only own a vehicle worth 2 thousand dollars
And motorcycle worth 2 thousand dollars. Can I sell either? I have 45 days to turn in my personal financial information to the third party lawyer who sued me. I own nothing else and do not have a job. Judgement was for 5 thousand. Can they take my car or motorcycle?
A: You can claim up to 1000 dollars of equity in a single motor vehicle. They cannot seize both, because you will claim the exemption for one of them. It will cost them quite a bit of money to do that.
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