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Florida Statute 727.101 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLI
STATUTE OF FRAUDS, FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS, AND GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter 727
GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS
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727.101 Intent of chapter.The intent of this chapter is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration and orderly liquidation of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter.
History.s. 1, ch. 87-174; s. 1, ch. 2023-219.

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, PC v. Kaplan, 902 So. 2d 755 (Fla. 2005).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 155, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 490, 2005 WL 610162

...the intent and purpose of the law is to "provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter." § 727.101, Fla....
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Hillsborough Cnty. v. Lanier, 898 So. 2d 141 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 544208

...The stated intent of chapter 727 "is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter." § 727.101; see also Champaign Nat'l Bank v....
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Moecker v. Antoine, 845 So. 2d 904 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 1086514

...Florida codified the law governing assignments for benefit of creditors by the enactment of chapter 727 in 1987. See Ch. 87-174, Laws of Florida. Chapter 727 is intended "to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates," section 727.101, Florida Statutes (1997), subject to the supervision of the circuit court....
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Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. v. B.E.A. Int'l Corp., 48 So. 3d 896 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15828, 2010 WL 4103149

...On that same date, BEAI made an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, pursuant to Chapter 727 of the Florida Statutes, to Michael Phelan, a fiduciary appointed by BEAI for the purpose of liquidating BEAI's assets for the benefit of all creditors. See § 727.101, Fla....
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Michael E. Moecker of Michael Moecker & Assocs., Inc. v. Strasnick (In Re Strasnick), 256 B.R. 330 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2000).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 121, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 1616, 2000 WL 1827721

...e and Exception to Discharge filed on December 15, 1999 by Michael E. Moecker of Moecker & Associates ("Plaintiff"), assignee of the assets of Little Angel Foods, Inc., ("Little Angel") a defunct Daytona, Florida bakery, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 727.101 et seq....
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Smith v. Effective Teleservices, Inc., 133 So. 3d 1048 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 51686, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 144

...The stated intent of Chapter 727 “is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter.” § 727.101, Fla....
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In re Velez, 465 B.R. 912 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2012).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 267, 2012 WL 423326, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 454

...of assignments for any of these claims. Section 727.103 defines “assignment” as “an assignment for the benefit of creditors made under this chapter” which, pursuant to § 727.102, is a proceeding in a Florida state circuit court. Pursuant to § 727.101, “[t]he intent of this chapter is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter.” Fla. Stat. § 727.101 ....
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In Re: Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors of Miami Perfume Junction, Inc. v. Leslie S. Osborne, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2020).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...requested confirmation that the Assignee was the owner of their attorney-client 1 The purpose of Chapter 727 “is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets . . . .” § 727.101, Fla....
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In Re: Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors of Miami Perfume Junction, Inc. v. Leslie S. Osborne, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2020).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...requested confirmation that the Assignee was the owner of their attorney-client 1 The purpose of Chapter 727 “is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets . . . .” § 727.101, Fla....
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Pro Finish, Inc. v. Est. of All Am. Trailer Mfrs., Inc., 204 So. 3d 505 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11731

...Lanier, 898 So.2d 141, 143 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). Chapter 727 “provide[s] a uniform procedure for the administration of insolvent estates, and ... ensure[s] full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under [chapter 727].” § 727.101, Fla....
...rd shows the publication took place on January 23, 2014, which also violated section 727.111’s time limit. The intent of chapter 727 is to provide a uniform procedure, ensure full reporting to creditors, and ensure equal distribution per priority. § 727.101, Fla....

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