State of Florida Department of etc. v. Lisa O'Connor, f/k/a Lisa Zane

Unclaimed property and an unpaid judgment collide in this marital dissolution case. At issue is whether a judgment for unpaid child support and marital proceeds can form the basis for obtaining ownership of funds held as unclaimed property by the State.

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The marriage of Lisa O’Connor and Na-beel Zane was dissolved on October 17, 1996. Nearly seven years later, the trial court entered a post-dissolution final judgment dated August 28, 2003, ordering Zane to pay O’Connor $2,050.80 per month in child support, half of the proceeds from the sale of the marital home ($67,939.63), and half of the…