California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §703.040: A purported contractual or other prior waiver of the exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute, other than a waiver by failure to claim an exemption required to be claimed or otherwi

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A waiver of statutory exemptions is unenforceable unless made through failure to claim a required exemption or other specified method.

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A purported contractual or other prior waiver of the exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute, other than a waiver by failure to claim an exemption required to be claimed or otherwise made at the time enforcement is sought, is against public policy and void.

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