Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-10-11 (2026)
Exemptions in Federal Bankruptcy.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In cases instituted under the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, there shall be exempt from the property of the estate of an individual debtor only that property and income which is exempt under the laws of the State of Alabama and under federal laws other than Subsection (d) of Section 522 of Title 11 of the United States Code.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-569, p. 879, §1; Act 2015-484, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29
cases, 1981–2016 · leading case: In Re Poffenbarger, 281 B.R. 379 (Bankr. S.D. Ala. 2002).
In Re Poffenbarger, 281 B.R. 379 (Bankr. S.D. Ala. 2002). ““By virtue of the Ala.Code § 6-10-11 (1980), Alabama has ‘opted out’ of the federal exemption scheme set forth in 11 U.”
First Nat'l Bank of Mobile v. Alton A. Norris, 701 F.2d 902 (1st Cir. 1983). “Ala.Code § 6-10-11 (Supp.1982). 6 Thus, in Alabama, only state law exemptions (and non-subsection (d) federal exemptions) are available to a bankrupt.”
In Re Navarre, 332 B.R. 24 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2004). “Debtors who file petitions in bankruptcy pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, may set apart certain property as exempt from property of the estate, thereby preserving it for the debtor’s personal use, rather than having it distributed to creditors as is the case with…”
Brasher v. McGregor (In Re Brasher), 253 B.R. 484 (M.D. Ala. 2000). “See 1975 Ala. Code § 6-10-11 . Consequently, Alabama law governs the question of whether Brasher’s earned-income credit falls within an exemption.”
Dominion Bank of the Cumberlands, Na v. James R. Nuckolls Judy M. Nuckolls, 780 F.2d 408 (4th Cir. 1985). “1985); Colo.Rev.Stat. § 13-54-107 (Supp.1984); Del.”
In Re Shoemaker, 155 B.R. 552 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1992). “This Memorandum Opinion constitutes findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7052. 2 . Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 522(b)(2)(A), Alabama has chosen its own exemption scheme rather than the federal exemptions allowed by…”
In Re Harrell, 72 B.R. 107 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1987). “By virtue of Ala.Code § 6-10-11 (1980), Alabama has "opted out” of the federal exemption scheme set forth in 11 U.”
Daniel G. Hamm v. Tomeka Scott James, 406 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2005). “See Ala.Code § 6-10-11 (1975) (stating that in bankruptcy cases, “there shall be exempt from the property of the estate of an individual debtor only that property and income which is exempt under the laws of the State of Alabama and under federal law other than [§ 522(d)]”).”
Allen v. Jim Walter Homes, Inc. (In Re Hartley), 75 B.R. 394 (S.D. Ala. 1987). “See, Ala.Code § 6-10-11 (Supp.1986). 10 . It would appear that purusant to 11 U.”
In Re Rester, 46 B.R. 194 (S.D. Ala. 1984). “Prior Alabama law allowed an exemption of $2,000.00 for homestead, § 6-10-2 (1975), and $1,000.”
In Re Orso, 219 B.R. 402 (Bankr. M.D. La. 1998). “Alabama Code § 6-10-11 provides: In cases instituted under the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," there shall be exempt from the property of the estate of an individual debtor only that property and income which is exempt under the laws of…”
In re Middleton, 544 B.R. 449 (Bankr. S.D. Ala. 2016). “§ 522 (b)(2); Alabama Code § 6-10-11. Alabama bankruptcy debtors are thus limited to the state exemptions.”
— Ala. Code § 6-10-11(2008) — 1 case
In Re Tinkess, 459 B.R. 76 (Bankr. D. Alaska 2008).
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