Legal Opinion
In Re Bennett
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided October 8, 2008No. 8:07-bk-11881-MGW, 8:08-bk-03071-MGW, 8:07-bk-10637-MGWPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONSOLIDATED MEMORANDUM OPINION ALLOWING DEBTORS’ CLAIMS OF THE FLORIDA SUPER-EXEMPTION
MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
Under a newly enacted exemption available under Chapter 222 of the Florida Statutes, an individual who does not “claim or receive the benefits of a homestead exemption under s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution” (“Homestead Exemption”) is entitled to claim an additional $4,000 of personal property as exempt from legal process. Fla. Stat. § 222.25(4) (2007) (“Statutory Exemption”). In Gatto, this Court had before it the question of whether debtors who do not claim…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Havoco of America, Ltd. v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- Hechtman v. Nations Title Ins. of New YorkSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Orange Brevard Plumbing & Heating Co. v. La CroixSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- In re SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- McLain v. Newhouse Ex Rel. Bankruptcy Estate of McLainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Osborne v. DumoulinSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
- In Re HarleUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2010
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- In Re AbbottUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2009
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