Florida Homestead Exemption Applies Only to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
A bankruptcy judge in the Middle District of Florida recently sustained a Chapter 7 trustee’s objection to a non-Florida resident debtor’s attempted claim of the Florida homestead exemption. Although the debtor had lived in her Florida home for more than 20 years, she was not a United States citizen or a permanent resident with a so-called “green card.” Additionally, none of the debtor’s family members also living in the home were citizens or permanent residents....
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP