# Planning out asset protection early

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-out-asset-protection-early/659255>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 24, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-out-asset-protection-early/659255 "2013-05-24T19:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![uphigh09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@uphigh09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uphigh09)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-out-asset-protection-early/659255/21 "2013-06-03T20:56:12Z")

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Thank you everyone, a ton of great advice in here.

I had another somewhat related question. I know in certain states, ones house can be seized to satisfy a judgment. I believe California is one of these states. Is there any persay “legal way” around this. Obviously, I do not have a home now, but hope to have one in the future once I am married and such.

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-out-asset-protection-early/659255/22 "2013-06-03T21:48:08Z")

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> [@uphigh09](#):
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> Thank you everyone, a ton of great advice in here.
> 
> I had another somewhat related question. I know in certain states, ones house can be seized to satisfy a judgment. I believe California is one of these states. Is there any persay “legal way” around this. Obviously, I do not have a home now, but hope to have one in the future once I am married and such.

Yes, there is a homestead exemption in California, but according to [Code](http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=704.710-704.850) it is only $75,000, or $100,000 if another family member lives with you in the home, unless certain other conditions (over age 65, disabled, etc.) are met. Florida is considered a haven from judgments because it has no limit on the size of the homestead exemption.

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