Florida Statute 222.29 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XV
HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

Chapter 222
METHOD OF SETTING APART HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

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F.S. 222.29

222.29 No exemption for fraudulent transfers.—An exemption from attachment, garnishment, or legal process provided by this chapter is not effective if it results from a fraudulent transfer or conveyance as provided in chapter 726.

History.—s. 4, ch. 93-256.

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Amendments to 222.29

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Cases Citing Statute 222.29

Total Results: 15

Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Hill

790 So. 2d 1018, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 416, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1237, 2001 WL 690070

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 21, 2001 | Docket: 2481944

Cited 81 times | Published

of setting apart homesteads and exemptions. Section 222.29, Florida Statutes (2000), provides: 222.29

Bank Leumi Trust Co. of New York v. Lang

898 F. Supp. 883, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12634, 1995 WL 519661

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 28, 1995 | Docket: 1028885

Cited 43 times | Published

Fla.B.J., Dec., 1994, at 15. See also Fla.Stat. § 222.29 (1993) and Fla. Stat. § 726.105(a) (1987) et seq

In Re Clements

194 B.R. 923, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 347, 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 422, 1996 WL 203342

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 1996 | Docket: 1840254

Cited 23 times | Published

legislature enacted Fla.Stat. § 222.29 and § 222.30. Fla.Stat. § 222.29 states, "An exemption from attachment

In Re Wilbur

206 B.R. 1002, 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 281, 1997 Bankr. LEXIS 358, 1997 WL 155154

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1997 | Docket: 1444938

Cited 15 times | Published

exempt homestead. Id. at 674. Relying on Fla.Stat. § 222.29[2]-.30, the court held that the debtors' conversion

In Re Thomas

172 B.R. 673, 32 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 312, 1994 Bankr. LEXIS 1821, 1994 WL 560428

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 1994 | Docket: 845796

Cited 12 times | Published

The 1993 amendments to the Florida Statutes, § 222.29-.30, bar homestead exemptions resulting from "fraudulent

In Re Hendricks

237 B.R. 821, 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 329, 42 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 851, 1999 Bankr. LEXIS 988, 1999 WL 613495

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1999 | Docket: 1475128

Cited 9 times | Published

enacting Florida Statutes § 222.29 and § 222.30. Florida Statutes § 222.29 provides: An exemption from

DeMayo v. Chames

934 So. 2d 548, 2006 WL 1627451

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2006 | Docket: 1460823

Cited 5 times | Published

delaying and defrauding creditors in violation of section 222.29, 222.30, or 726.105 of the Florida Statutes

In Re Tabone

247 B.R. 541, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 148, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 395, 35 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 279, 2000 WL 432613

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2000 | Docket: 2542747

Cited 5 times | Published

Compare Hendricks, 237 B.R. at 824-825 (finding § 222.29 inapplicable to homestead exemption because statutory

Havoco of America v. Hill

197 F.3d 1135

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 10, 1999 | Docket: 1012650

Cited 5 times | Published

In re Hendricks, 237 B.R. at 824-825 (finding § 222.29 inapplicable to the homestead exemption because

Spector v. Spector

226 So. 3d 256, 2017 WL 2264636, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7547

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 24, 2017 | Docket: 60274311

Cited 3 times | Published

the statutory protection is not absolute. Section 222.29, Florida Statutes (2015), removes -the statutory

In Re Puff 'N Stuff of Winter Park, Inc.

183 B.R. 959, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 9, 1995 Bankr. LEXIS 676, 1995 WL 410393

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 2, 1995 | Docket: 1835481

Cited 3 times | Published

health aids for debtors and dependents; and (4) Section 222.29 and 222.30, prohibiting conversion of non-exempt

Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Hill

197 F.3d 1135, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 32216

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 10, 1999 | Docket: 395652

Cited 2 times | Published

re Hendricks, 237 B.R. at 824-825 (finding § 222.29 inapplicable to the homestead exemption because

Mehdipour v. Rensin (In re Rensin)

600 B.R. 870

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: May 3, 2019 | Docket: 65791380

Cited 1 times | Published

transfer or conveyance in violation of Fla. Stat. § 222.29, all payment rights under an annuity contract

In Re Mathews

360 B.R. 732, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 249, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 196, 2007 WL 174162

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 2007 | Docket: 1806737

Cited 1 times | Published

fraudulent transfer or conveyance. See FM. STAT. ANN. § 222.29 (West 2005)[2] and FLA. STAT. ANN. § 726.105(1)(a)

In re Lowery

272 B.R. 317, 2001 Bankr. LEXIS 1696, 2001 WL 1743492

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 2001 | Docket: 65782283

Published

a creditor.2 §§ 222.29 and 222.30 Fla. Stat. § 222.29 provides as follows: No exemption for fraudulent