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Forms: Enforcement of Judgment Exemption (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Assembly Bill 688 (Calderon; Stats. 2017, ch. 529) amended Welfare and Institutions Code section 4880 to provide an exemption from enforcement of judgments for funds in special savings accounts for persons with disabilities. The amount exempted is $100,000. To assist court users and to help implement this legislation, the exemption must be added to the Judicial Council form that lists exemptions to enforcement of judgments.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective September 1, 2018, revise Exemptions From the Enforcement of Judgments (form EJ-155) to add an exemption from enforcement of judgments, not to exceed $100,000, for funds in savings accounts established under the federal Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE Act); to update the information box on amounts of exemptions; and to make the form a mandatory form.