OSBORNE v. DUMOULIN

No. SC09-751.

55 So.3d 577 (2011)

Leslie S. OSBORNE, Appellant, v. Denise J. DUMOULIN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie S. Osborne , Trustee, Rappaport, Osborne and Rappaport, PL, Boca Raton, FL, for Appellant.

Patrick S. Scott and Jeffrey T. Kuntz of Gray Robinson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellee.

Paul Steven Singerman , Ilyse M. Homer and Paul A. Avron of Berger Singerman, P.A., Miami, Florida, on behalf of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, as Amicus Curiae.


CANADY, C.J.

In this case we consider the circumstances under which a debtor is entitled to the statutory $4000 personal property exemption from legal process for debtors who do not claim or receive the benefit of a homestead exemption. We have for review a question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit regarding the meaning of section 222.25(4), Florida Statutes (2007)—which contains the personal property exemption—...

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