• Section 222.22(2) of the Florida Statutes..

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    Section 222.22(2) of the Florida Statutes protects Education Savings, Health Savings, and Hurricane Savings accounts from attachment or Garnishment by Creditors.

  • Article I, Section 4

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    Article I, Section 4 of the Florida State Constitution has an Exemption for Personal Property, wherein Creditors cannot attach more than $1,000 worth of your…

  • Florida has an unlimited Homestead Exemption..

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    Florida has an unlimited Homestead Exemption, in terms of the Fair Market Value of the Homestead. Provided you property sits on less than one-half acre…

  • State Exemptions of Florida

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    In the State of Florida, if you file Bankruptcy, you will most likely use the State Exemptions of Florida, rather than the Federal Exemptions, or…

  • Homestead Exemption, the Final Word

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    In 1998, In re McFadyen, a Bankruptcy Court decision in the Middle District of Florida, held that a Federal Tax Lien is enforceable against Homestead…

  • Protection Against Creditors..

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    Most Florida Courts have held that in order to claim the Homestead Exemption as a protection against Creditors, the homeowner must reside in the property….

  • For a Debtor to claim the Homestead Exemption..

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    In order for a Debtor to claim the Homestead Exemption in the State of Florida as a protection against his Creditors, he generally must be…

  • Chapter 222 Florida Statute

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    Chapter 222 is the Florida Statute, enacted by the Florida Legislature, that implements the Homestead Exemption protection, that is contained in the State Constitution of…

  • Florida Law in Homesteads

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    In Southern Walls, Inc v. Stilwell Corp, the 5th District Court in Florida, in discussing the Florida Homestead Exemption, stated, “although a castle to one…

  • Homestead Exemptions Further Explained..

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    The Judge in Public Health v Lopez, when discussing the Florida Homestead Exemption, as a protection against Creditors, stated that the purpose of the Homestead…

  • Homestead Exemptions

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    In order for a Debtor to claim the benefit of the Florida Homestead Exemption, against a Creditor, he must be a Resident of the State…

  • Homestead Exemption in Florida Continued..

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    If you live in the State of Florida and you own property, you may be able to claim that property as Exempt as your Homestead.  …