If you're filing in Tampa at the Timberlake Annex, give yourself that extra hour from wherever you're coming from to get lost, get change and get something to eat from somewhere else before you enter the courthouse.
There is only meter parking and lots where you have to slip $3 in bills into the slots for your parking space. The streets are funk/one way strips that if you're like me & have a $10 bill in your pocket, your best option is the post office for change. LOL!
I got there an hour early, obviously, and that allowed for my directions that weren't quite right and locating change. Luckily I found the post office for that transaction because this part of downtown Tampa looks bankrupt, itself.
You'll need your DL to get in the courthouse; my attorney had his cellphone so I guess they're a bit lax on that one.
Eat before you go. Hit a McDonald's beforehand. Parking is either meter or lot so plan accordingly that you will have $ for food. The courthouse has a cafeteria that houses food that looks like it has been taken from a county jail. I have been to CRFC in Orlando when my boyfriend was coming home from Apalachicola/prison (cocaine sales charges/locked up for 18 months) and they have better food than this place...I got a bag of chips.
My trustee, who I'd heard was fair, I thought him to be doing a fine job of locating assets and grilling. I had to produce my SS card and my DL. I had thought I only needed a copy of it but I brought the real thing, just in case.
My trustee got started with the basic questions but got excited over my retirement account. Had to hand him documentation on that. It is not touchable under FL law as I understand. Wants a copy of my 2005 tax refund, he said don't spend it first. Since I didn't work last year (alimony ended), he had no tax basis for me. Then came the car issue.
I had a report from Toyota dealer on the value. It has the basic costs of my repairs needed (2000 4Runner with 93K miles). I'm sure there will be some investigation into this.
I have my mom listed as a lienholder but have no promisary note on it as it was verbal in good faith. I know that works for real estate but was wondering on the legality of it on this one? How can they force her to sign off on it? Anyone with any experience on this one?
Toyota gave the value of the SUV at 6K...Then there's my 1K exemption so we're down to 4K...now there's about 4K in repairs necessary...so how do they determine whether they'll take it? And how do they now come up with a buy back price for me if I want to keep it...
You can keep your million dollar home in FL, but if you own your car, you lose it...typical Florida law....
So, it's cold and stark in the meeting rooms, bring a sweatshirt, don't go hungry and have either quarters or $1 bills...leave at least a 1/2 of time before you're meeting is sceduled for bad directions.
I heard a few of the cases as I was sitting there and there's a whole realm of the absurd to just yes/no/yes/no...an experience for sure...Good luck to the rest of the Tampa bay filers....
There is only meter parking and lots where you have to slip $3 in bills into the slots for your parking space. The streets are funk/one way strips that if you're like me & have a $10 bill in your pocket, your best option is the post office for change. LOL!
I got there an hour early, obviously, and that allowed for my directions that weren't quite right and locating change. Luckily I found the post office for that transaction because this part of downtown Tampa looks bankrupt, itself.
You'll need your DL to get in the courthouse; my attorney had his cellphone so I guess they're a bit lax on that one.
Eat before you go. Hit a McDonald's beforehand. Parking is either meter or lot so plan accordingly that you will have $ for food. The courthouse has a cafeteria that houses food that looks like it has been taken from a county jail. I have been to CRFC in Orlando when my boyfriend was coming home from Apalachicola/prison (cocaine sales charges/locked up for 18 months) and they have better food than this place...I got a bag of chips.
My trustee, who I'd heard was fair, I thought him to be doing a fine job of locating assets and grilling. I had to produce my SS card and my DL. I had thought I only needed a copy of it but I brought the real thing, just in case.
My trustee got started with the basic questions but got excited over my retirement account. Had to hand him documentation on that. It is not touchable under FL law as I understand. Wants a copy of my 2005 tax refund, he said don't spend it first. Since I didn't work last year (alimony ended), he had no tax basis for me. Then came the car issue.
I had a report from Toyota dealer on the value. It has the basic costs of my repairs needed (2000 4Runner with 93K miles). I'm sure there will be some investigation into this.
I have my mom listed as a lienholder but have no promisary note on it as it was verbal in good faith. I know that works for real estate but was wondering on the legality of it on this one? How can they force her to sign off on it? Anyone with any experience on this one?
Toyota gave the value of the SUV at 6K...Then there's my 1K exemption so we're down to 4K...now there's about 4K in repairs necessary...so how do they determine whether they'll take it? And how do they now come up with a buy back price for me if I want to keep it...
You can keep your million dollar home in FL, but if you own your car, you lose it...typical Florida law....
So, it's cold and stark in the meeting rooms, bring a sweatshirt, don't go hungry and have either quarters or $1 bills...leave at least a 1/2 of time before you're meeting is sceduled for bad directions.
I heard a few of the cases as I was sitting there and there's a whole realm of the absurd to just yes/no/yes/no...an experience for sure...Good luck to the rest of the Tampa bay filers....
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