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Item Name: Florida Homestead Services - "HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME, PROPERTY AND INCOME FROM LIENS, LAWSUITS AND CLAIMS-FLORIDA STATUTORY AND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, GARNISHMENT AND THE LEGAL PROCESS" (Revised Aug. 2006 Ver.13)

Item Number: FHS Book - Rev. 14

Contact us for details and the minimal costs it takes to protect your property and income!  For more information regarding declarations of homestead and filing services, please contact us at Florida Homestead Services, LLC.

Real Property Primary Residence Income - Wages Asset Protection

Homestead Exemption Filing

Protection of Real Property Protection of Income Declaration of Homestead

Value Adjustment Board Appeals Protection from Forced Sale Protection from Judgments Protection from Liens 

 

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FORMS AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING HOMESTEAD AND TAX EXEMPTIONS, APPLICATIONS, ETC.

 

Definitions - (Word.doc, compressed . zip file, 9k)

Glossary - (Word.doc, compressed . zip file, 324k)

DR501 Form, Application for Homestead Property Tax Exemption - (Adobe.pdf, 25k)

DR501S Form, Eligibility Criteria for Homestead Property Tax Exemption - (Adobe.pdf, 56k)

DR501SC Form, Senior Citizen (Over 65) Tax Exemption - (Adobe.pdf, 23k)

DR219 Return Form, Transfers of Interest In Real Property - (Adobe.pdf, 151k)

 

BOOK - "HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME, PROPERTY AND INCOME FROM LIENS, LAWSUITS AND CLAIMS-FLORIDA STATUTORY AND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, GARNISHMENT AND THE LEGAL PROCESS" (Revised Feb 2005 V.12)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction-Disclaimer 7

Due Process Discussion 9

Florida Homestead Laws 10

Documents Required To Be Filed for Homestead Property Tax Exemption 12

Who Must File for Homestead 13

Total Exemption of Homestead Property from Ad Valorem Taxation 13

Agricultural Classification of Land 14

Penalties 14

Discussion 14

Homestead Exemption versus Designation of Homestead 17

Debtor’s Rights in Florida – An Overview 18

Your Home and Property 18

Your Personal Property 19

Wages and Income of the Head of Family 19

Vehicles 20

Other Property and Income 20

Procedure for Claiming Your Exemptions 20

Designation of Homestead 22

Non-Property Tax Related Homestead Exemptions 22

Law versus Equity Jurisdiction 26

Jury Trials and Equity Jurisprudence 36

Judgments and Enforcement in Florida 39

Foreign Judgment 41

Interest 41

General Statutory Exemptions 42

Statutes of Limitation 44

Property Topics Overview 45

Exemption from Forced Sale 47

Exemption of Proceeds from Sale of Homestead 47

Restraint on Lifetime Transfers 48

Homestead Property and Land Acreage 49

Code Enforcement Issues – Real Stories, Real Law 52

True Law 56

The Florida Statutes 63

Local Codes and Ordinances 66

Criminal Restitution, Forfeitures, Probation and Homestead Protection 69

Probation Issues 72

Money Judgments and Suit Money 74

Exempt Homestead Property and Divorce – Fraud and Dishonesty 79

Marriage Dissolution 82

Head of Family 86

Money Judgments 88

Survey of Exempt Property 88

Mobile Homes, Leases and Exemptions 89

Personal Property Exemptions 90

Survivors of Exempt Property and Homesteads 92

Jurisdiction of the Courts in Exemption Cases 99

Judicial Declaration of Homestead 100

Garnishments and Income Deductions 102

Exemption of Wages or Earnings from Garnishment 102

Process to Claim Exemption from Wage Garnishment 107

Operation of the Applicable Garnishment Statutes 114

Attorney’s Fees, Wage Garnishment and Income Deduction Orders 116

Garnishment in Child Support, Alimony & Trust Account Actions 117

Wrongful Garnishment 119

Execution Process 121

The Garnishment Process 124

Foreign Judgments in Garnishment 125

Dischargeability of Domestic Obligations and Federal Bankruptcy Exemptions 129

Alimony and Support Payments in Bankruptcy 130

Fraudulent Transfers 134

Tenancy by the Entireties 136

Bankruptcy Exemptions 141

Gambling Debt 145

Why is Florida a Debtor’s Haven? 145

Biblical Law and Modern Law 145

Manifesting and Evidencing Domicile in the State of Florida 146

How to establish Florida Domicile 147

Exempting Disability Income and Benefits from Legal Process 149

Exemption of Life Insurance Policies and Proceeds 149

Exemption of Pensions, Annuities and Retirement Benefits from Legal Process 151

Exemption of Social Security or Veterans Benefits-Guardianship 151

Exemption of Prepaid College and Medical Savings 152

Unemployment Wages 152

Fraudulent Transfers of Property and Fraudulent Asset Conversion 153

Additional Issues 153

Legal Immigrants 153

Easements 154

Broker’s Entitlements and Agreements 154

Latent Defect’s and Attorney’s Fees 155

Personal Representatives 155

Other State's Laws 158

Claiming Your Homestead 164

Caveat – Disclaimer 166

CD-ROM and Applicable Forms Info 166

Appendix 167

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