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Head of family status and money transfer

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namoria

Member
What is the name of your state? Florida
I am a judgment debtor for the last several months. Judgment creditor is back in his home country and I have no idea when he comes back to US and try to collect the judgment.

My wife has no job for years and she also has no personal income and she simply takes care of our home. We have no children. Am I qualified for head of family exception under Florida statute 222.11 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0222/Sections/0222.11.html under which, “Head of family” includes “any natural person who is providing more than one-half of the support for a child or other dependent” to get head of family exemption from garnishment?

Now, starting from this month, if I move my salary, once I receive it (within 6 months after it is deposited), to a tenancy by entirety account (this account is except from my creditor), will it be a fraudulent transfer under Florida statute 726? My interpretation is that if I am head of family then my salary is except from creditor for up to 6 months based on 222.11(3) “Earnings that are exempt under subsection (2) and are credited or deposited in any financial institution are exempt from attachment or garnishment for 6 months after the earnings are received by the financial institution if the funds can be traced and properly identified as earnings” therefore moving that money to another except account, tenancy by entirety, is not fraudulent transfer.
 


Ohiogal

Queen Bee
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THis is the same question that has been asked many times.. by husband, by wife, by creditor... ALWAYS in Florida. Did you read any other threads in this part of the board?
 

Ohiogal

Queen Bee
Read:
https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/concerned-of-tbe-account-i-had-in-the-past.661377/
https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/is-it-fraudulent-transfer.661306/
https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/debtor-changed-joint-bank-account.661188/


Now this one. IN two or three weeks, I am sure we will get another thread from FL asking about head of household and tenants by the entirety and judgment debtor.

Look at the way things are phrased ... these are all the same person... writing from different perspectives.
 

namoria

Member
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? No, I am not kidding anyone. I did not see an answer to my question in any previous posts in this forum.
This forum is very popular in internet search, and your words really disappointed me.
 

stealth2

Under the Radar Member
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? No, I am not kidding anyone. I did not see an answer to my question in any previous posts in this forum.
This forum is very popular in internet search, and your words really disappointed me.
So you're the same person that posted the other threads? That disappoints me.
 

Ohiogal

Queen Bee
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? No, I am not kidding anyone. I did not see an answer to my question in any previous posts in this forum.
This forum is very popular in internet search, and your words really disappointed me.
I don't think you read. I posted three threads that have pretty much the same facts as what you posted. So yes, your question was answered.
 

namoria

Member
I don't think you read. I posted three threads that have pretty much the same facts as what you posted. So yes, your question was answered.
Could you elaborate that answer please if it is there? I carefully checked but did not find an existing answer to my question.
 

namoria

Member
I found some overlapping with some existing questions in this forum. It was my mistake and I do apologize.

To give more clarity on what I am asking, I reorganized my question as given below. Now I believe my question is clearer and has no overlap with existing questions specifically in terms of “tenancy by entirety”, etc.

Starting from this month, each month, as soon as I receive my salary from my employer, if I give away that salary to my wife or someone else as a gift (or pay the personal bills of someone else), will those transfers/payments be considered as fraudulent transfer under Florida statute 726? My interpretation is that if I am head of family then my salary is exempt from the creditor for up to 6 months based on 222.11(3) “Earnings that are exempt under subsection (2) and are credited or deposited in any financial institution are exempt from attachment or garnishment for 6 months after the earnings are received by the financial institution if the funds can be traced and properly identified as earnings” therefore I am free to do whatever I wish with that except salary during that 6 month window.
 

namoria

Member
Why not just pay the debt?
This is not my focus but I am responding to clarify your question: court did not order me to pay anything and did not give any deadline for me to do so. I am not generous or nice enough to pay it on my own. Creditor has the right to collect from me legally.

If you can, please answer my above question.
 

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