Legal Opinion

Linda Loumpos v. Bank One

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 11, 2025No. SC2024-1256Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2024-1256 ____________ LINDA LOUMPOS, Petitioner, vs. BANK ONE, et al., Respondents. December 11, 2025 CANADY, J. In this case we consider whether a bank account opened by one spouse and later changed to a joint spousal account, with a new signature card designating that the joint account is owned as a tenancy by the entireties, can indeed be owned as a tenancy by the entireties and thus not be subject to garnishment by a creditor of only one spouse. Under the common law, ownership of property as a tenancy by the entireties generally required six…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Beal Bank, SSB v. Almand and AssociatesSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Knowles v. Beverly Enterprises-FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  4. Bailey v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  5. First National Bank of Leesburg v. Hector Supply Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971

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