Advantages of home ownership touted - 2004-01-29
The Miami Gardens Jaycees started the new calendar with events focused on encouraging home ownership and promoting early childhood education.

For home ownership, the Jaycees and the North County Citizens Association sponsored a workshop for the public on Jan. 15 about building wealth through owning homes.

Experts in mortgage brokering, real estate finance and commercial real estate conducted the workshop, with the guest speaker being Mayor Shirley Gibson.
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Home is usually protected during bankruptcy - 2004-01-29
Q: If a spouse declares bankruptcy, what assets can be taken from the other spouse? We don't have any joint bank or credit-card accounts. The only joint debt is our mortgage.

ANONYMOUS, Miami

A: In Florida, your home is almost always protected, says attorney Andrew Bellinson, who runs the Bankruptcy Law Clinic in Miami. Protection for the nonfiling spouse also extends to some shared property.
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