Young Bock Shim v. Buechel
Judgment creditors sought to compel a judgment debtor, over whom the trial court had personal jurisdiction, to turn over roughly $4 million held in a safe in South Korea. The trial court denied the motion for lack of jurisdiction over foreign property, but the Fifth DCA reversed. The Florida Supreme Court approved the Fifth DCA, holding that section 56.29(6), Florida Statutes, unambiguously authorizes a trial court with in personam jurisdiction over a judgment debtor to order that debtor to act on property located outside Florida, and disapproved the Fourth DCA's contrary decision in Sargeant v. Al-Saleh.
Key facts
- Judgment creditors sought to compel a judgment debtor located in Florida to turn over approximately $4 million held in a safe deposit box in South Korea.
- The trial court denied the creditors' motion on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction over property located outside Florida.
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Why it matters
This decision resolves an express conflict between the Fourth and Fifth DCAs and substantially expands the practical reach of Florida proceedings supplementary, allowing judgment creditors to reach out-of-state and… — full analysis with a trial
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