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This depends on your state's laws. If it is not exempt, you can make a good argument to only include your "surrender value" not "cash value".

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Yes. absolutely.

Bankruptcy is a Federal Law process handled in a FEDERAL court, under Federal Laws. (Yes the federal distict your in may try ot handle things to facilitate local custom), but the State makes no difference really.

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