Except as provided by federal law, payments of benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Social Security Administration to or for the benefit of a disabled veteran or the veteran’s surviving spouse or dependents are exempt from the claims of creditors and shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after the receipt of the payments by the guardian or the beneficiary.
Fla. Stat. § 744.626
Exemption of benefits from claims of creditors
Known as the Veterans’ Guardianship Law
The act spans §§ 744.602 to 744.653 (26 sections).
History.--s. 9, ch. 84-62; s. 48, ch. 93-268; s. 1121, ch. 97-102.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.