{"id":1906,"date":"2010-06-27T03:20:18","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T03:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.covstravels.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2015-04-11T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T23:04:16","slug":"can-i-protect-my-retirement-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/can-i-protect-my-retirement-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Protect My Retirement Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"videopost\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JdgGSyhEczo<\/div>\n<p>Most personal property such as cash, bank accounts, furniture, clothes, and retirement plans can be protected by exemptions allowed by each state. Most people that file bankruptcy are allowed to keep most, if not all, of their personal property in <a title=\"Duncan Law Types of Bankruptcy | Greensboro NC &amp; Charlotte NC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/bankruptcy\/bankruptcy-types\/\" target=\"_self\">bankruptcy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most personal property such as cash, bank accounts, furniture, clothes, and retirement plans can be protected by exemptions allowed by each state. 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