Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Elmer C. Hill

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

In Havoco of Am., Ltd. v. Hill, 197 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir.1999), we certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Florida:

Does Article X, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution exempt a Florida homestead, where the debtor acquired the homestead using non-exempt funds with the specific intent of hindering, delaying, or defrauding creditors in violation of Fla. Stat. § 726.105 or Fla. Stat. §§ 222.29 and 222.30?

Id. at 1144. After a thorough review of the question, the Supreme Court of Florida issued the following opinion:

[W]e conclude that we must answer the…