Updated September 3, 2026. Quick answer: $250,000 of fair market value less any statutory or consensual lien. Reduced to $75,000 specifically for a money judgment arising from a claim of sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor, sexual assault, or other wilful, wanton or reckless misconduct by a natural person.
Connecticut’s statute sets a lower exemption for one class of judgments. For a money judgment arising from a claim of sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor, sexual assault, or other wilful, wanton or reckless misconduct committed by a natural person, the statute names $75,000 rather than the general $250,000.
This is protection against an ordinary money judgment creditor under Connecticut General Statutes § 52-352b(21), a different question from a property tax bill or exemption, which this page does not cover.
How it works in Connecticut
- Filing rule not addressed in the cited source. Confirm with a local attorney or your county recorder before relying on this being automatic.
- Married couples and joint owners: Not addressed in this source. The statute speaks only of "the exemptioner" and does not state whether joint owners each get a separate $250,000.
What it does not protect against
Statutory or consensual liens (including a mortgage) reduce the protected value; they are subtracted from fair market value rather than exempted separately.
Read it yourself
Verbatim from Connecticut General Statutes § 52-352b(21): “The homestead of the exemptioner to the value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, provided value shall be determined as the fair market value of the real property less the amount of any statutory or consensual lien which encumbers it, except that, in the case of a money judgment arising out of a claim of sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor, sexual assault or other wilful, wanton, or reckless misconduct committed by a natural person, to the value of seventy-five thousand dollars.” Read the full official text before relying on any figure here. Exemption law is fact-specific, and this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.