Brokerage Account is a Safe Account to Temporarily Hold Homestead Sale Proceeds for Reinvestment [Florida]
An individual sold his interest in a Florida homestead, and put a portion of the proceeds in two Wells Fargo brokerage investment accounts entitled “Fl. homestead account..” The account was invested in mutual funds and unit investment trusts.
The Florida constitution protects a Florida homestead from claims of creditors of the owner. This has been extended to the proceeds from sale of a homestead if (1) there is a good faith intention, prior to and at the time of the sale, to reinvest the proceeds in another homestead within a reasonable time; (2) the funds are not commingled with other monies; (3) the proceeds are kept separate and apart and held for the sole purpose of acquiring another home…
JBK Associates, Inc. v. Sill Bros., Inc., Florida Supreme Court (April 28, 2016)