Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Re: Marital assets and judgements

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A person's residence is exempt from levy under our homestead laws.

Entireties property (property owned in the name of both spouses) is exempt from levy for a judgment against just one spouse. The wages of a head of household are exempt from garnishment, and also monies traceable to those wages.

However, other real property, and

bank accounts other than head of household wages are garnishable and therefore collectable.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Marital assets and judgements

Probably not, if Judgment is only against Husband cant collect upon assets jointly owned as tenancy by the entireties between Husband and Wife. Plus an Ohio Judgment must first be domesticated in Florida to be enforced here.