Code Civ. Proc., § 704.150 · Article 3. Exempt Property
Code Civ. Proc., § 704.150
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 708.410) of Chapter 6, a cause of action for wrongful death is exempt without making a claim.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an award of damages or a settlement arising out of the wrongful death of the judgment debtor’s spouse or a person on whom the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s spouse was dependent is exempt to the extent reasonably necessary for support of the judgment debtor and the spouse and dependents of the judgment debtor.
(c) Where an award of damages or a settlement arising out of the wrongful death of the judgment debtor’s spouse or a person on whom the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s spouse was dependent is payable periodically, the amount of such a periodic payment that may be applied to the satisfaction of a money judgment is the amount that may be withheld from a like amount of earnings under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 706.010) (Wage Garnishment Law).
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History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
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