Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association

 

   

    
Cramdown Cramdown    <b>Home</b> Home    CLE CLE ›    Membership Membership ›    News News   


News
Happenings of our members and the community:

LINKS





    

 

  • CLE course number for May luncheon is 54519
  • Click here for a memo from Mr. Kilcoyne regarding the ability to appear in Tampa for certain non-evidentiary hearings in Ft. Myers Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases.   Appearances will not be permitted in Tampa for hearings in Chapter 11 Ft. Myers cases.
  • Administrative Order from Judge Glenn establishing initial procedures in Ch 11 cases filed in the Middle District of Florida
  • Administrative Order from Judge Funk establishing initial procedures in Ch 11 cases files in the Jacksonville Division
  • Court Web Pacer Site click here 
  •  REVISED 10/01/08 Style Guide click hereto get the Style Guide referenced by Judge Williamson during the last CLE lunch. The Style Guide contains blue book citation criteria, styles for the captions, and other very useful information for formatting and preparing pleadings and proposed orders.
  • The American Bankruptcy Law Journal is seeking candidates for appointment to the consumer practitioner slot on the Editorial Advisory Board to replace Henry Sommer, whose nonrenewable term is expiring.  The Advisory Board establishes editorial policy of the Journal and provides advice and assistance for the editors, particularly including “peer review” of articles submitted for publication.  These positions are for three-year terms, nonrenewable, and are unpaid.  Any practicing lawyer who is interested in this position,should email Editor in Chief Judge Randy Haines at randy_haines@azb.uscourts.gov, as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday August 20.
  • The Honorable Judge Arthur B. Briskman is seeking a law clerk for a temporary position during a maternity leave absence from approximately late October of 2008 through early January of 2009.  A copy of the Position Announcement is available here
  • 2008-2009 Application is available here
  • Florida personal property exemptions news:
As a service to our members, please note that the Florida exemptions  have been amended effective July 1, 2007 to add a new personal property exemption of $4000 for individuals who do not claim or do not receive the benefit of the Florida homestead exemption.  The text of the statute as amended follows.
 
Shirley Arcuri, Pres.
TBBBA
 
 

      Section 1.  Section 222.25, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         222.25  Other individual property exempt from legal

21  process.--The following property is exempt from attachment,

22  garnishment, or other legal process:

23         (1)  A debtor's interest, not to exceed $1,000 in

24  value, in a single motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01.

25         (2)  A debtor's interest in any professionally

26  prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the

27  debtor.

28         (3)  A debtor's interest in a refund or a credit

29  received or to be received, or the traceable deposits in a

30  financial institution of a debtor's interest in a refund or

31  credit, pursuant to s. 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of

 

 1  1986, as amended. This exemption does not apply to a debt owed

 2  for child support or spousal support.

 3         (4)  A debtor's interest in personal property, not to

 4  exceed $4,000, if the debtor does not claim or receive the

 5  benefits of a homestead exemption under s. 4, Art. X of the

 6  Florida Constitution.

 

 




Login :.  



Name Quick Search   Go
Powered By MemberClicks    

 
ATTENTION!
 Your login will expire in the next five minutes due to inactivity. Please click the link below to refresh your login.

Refresh my login