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Are homesteads exempt from forced sale under the process of any court?

Author johnbsims3
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#1 | Posted: 23 Oct 2006 11:12 
Are homesteads exempt from forced sale under the process of any court?

With some exceptions, homesteads are exempt from forced sale under process of any court, and no judgment, decree, or execution can be a lien thereon. The right of the owner to have the homestead exempt from liability in any form is deemed superior to the claim of the creditor to have the property applied to the payment of his debt.

Unless the obligation is in the excepted class, the rendition of judgment against the homestead claimant, or the levying of execution or attachment against the property, is nugatory and ineffectual. Though the homestead interest should be protected from forced sale whenever possible, it should not be protected at the expense of others owning an interest in the property.
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Author johnbsims3
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#2 | Posted: 23 Oct 2006 11:13 | Edited by: johnbsims3 
Cases:

Even if child support obligor qualified to invoke homestead exemption, exemption would not automatically shield his personal property from being sold to generate funds to purge contempt for failure to make child support payments. Department of Revenue ex rel. Greene v. Bush, 838 So.2d 653.

Other than the three constitutional exceptions and the occasional equitable lien, debtor's homestead exemption is inviolable under Florida law. In re Potter, 320 B.R. 753 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2005).

Under Florida law, each of the three exceptions to exempt nature of homestead property, for unpaid property taxes, mortgages for purchase or improvement of homestead, and mechanics' liens for work performed on homestead, is narrowly construed. In re Potter, 320 B.R. 753 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2005).

Burden was upon creditor challenging debtor's right to Florida homestead exemption to make strong showing that debtor was not entitled to the claimed exemption. In re Ballato, 318 B.R. 205 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2004).

Homesteads are protected from forced sale by creditors, and restrictions are placed on a homestead owner when he or she attempts to alienate or devise the homestead property. Warburton v. McKean, 877 So. 2d 50 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 4th Dist. 2004), reh'g denied, (June 9, 2004).

The protection must be enacted by the homeowner.

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