OLAECHEA
v.
OLAECHEA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2018-11-21
No. 18-1117
Trott, Tashima, Callahan
260 So. 3d 387 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2018) Positive Treatment
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Holding

An equitable lien may be imposed on homestead property where funds obtained through fraud were used to purchase the homestead, even where one spouse was not a party to the fraud.


Headnotes

[1] An equitable lien may be imposed on homestead property where funds obtained through fraud were used to purchase the homestead.

[2] An equitable lien may be imposed on homestead property even where one spouse was not a party to the fraud.

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“an equitable lien may be imposed on homestead property where funds obtained through fraud were used to purchase the homestead, and even where one spouse was not a party to the fraud”

Court's citation to Palm Beach Savings & Loan supporting affirmance of the equitable lien

Facts & Procedural History

Lizette Olaechea and her husband Gabor Simmonds owned a primary residence. Grace Olaechea brought claims against Lizette for conversion, forgery, unju…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Lizette Olaechea, the defendant below, appeals entry of final judgment in favor of Grace Olaechea, the plaintiff below, after a bench trial on claims for conversion, forgery, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty and a constructive trust. In the final judgment, the lower court awarded Grace Olaechea $419,750.43, plus interest, and imposed an equitable lien on the primary residence of Lizette Olaechea and her husband, Gabor Simmonds. We affirm entry of the final judgment and imposition of the equitable lien without discussion. See Palm Beach Sav. & Loan Ass’n v. Fishbein, 619 So. 2d 267, 270-71 (Fla. 1993) (confirming that an equitable lien may be imposed on homestead property where funds obtained through fraud were used to purchase the homestead, and even where one spouse was not a party to the fraud).1 Affirmed.

Footnotes
1 We note that because Mr. Simmonds was neither a party to the proceedings in the lower court, nor a participant in this appeal, our decision is without prejudice to – and we express no opinion regarding – any defense Mr. Simmonds might assert to any subsequent foreclosure proceedings on the subject equitable lien.

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