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well, multiples of that before this settlement was announced.
by jgalt212 7y ago
well, multiples of that before this settlement was announced.
- loeg 7y agoNo, those are pre-settlement. He's now insolvent. The article touches on this at the end.
- jgalt212 7y agoYou do realize he has very strong incentives to understate his net worth now.
- loeg 7y agoSo what? Bankruptcy courts weren't born yesterday; I'm sure they're familiar with that problem. And Google has reasonably strong incentives to collect as much of that $180M as they can, too.
- jgalt212 7y agoeverything you said is true, but it's much easier to hide assets than to hide debts.
- ethanwillis 7y agoNot if he bought a mansion in Florida early on.
- Buge 7y agoThat's an asset, right? So it would be part of the $50-100M
- yebyen 7y agoNot in Florida, https://www.alperlaw.com/florida-asset-protection/ https://www.alperlaw.com/florida-asset-protection/
- toomuchtodo 7y agoPrimary residence in Florida is shielded from bankruptcy and creditors. Also retirement accounts (both IRAs and 401ks). Lease your expensive ride and you’re mostly judgement proof.
- caf 7y agoCan you shield additional liquid assets by installing solid gold toilets in your Florida mansion?
- jjeaff 7y agoProbably, it is not uncommon for people to dump large sums of money into renovations to their property before a bankruptcy. Although I would imagine if it was very egregious, like $1m toilets when essentially no one else has anything reasonably close to that, that a judge would probably strike that down and require you to liquidate it.
- mwerty 7y agoWhat happens if you sell it, say, a year after filing for bankruptcy? Can you keep the cash?
- toomuchtodo 7y agoNo. There is some nuance, but the proceeds must be used in a reasonable amount of time to purchase another protected primary residence. http://www.gibblaw.com/are-the-proceeds-from-sale-of-homestead-property-protected-from-judgment-creditors/ http://www.gibblaw.com/are-the-proceeds-from-sale-of-homeste...
- ndesaulniers 7y agoNow I'm wondering if people retire in Florida to avoid retirement accounts and residences from being reclaimed during bankruptcy. Sounds like a great recipe for scam artists, TBH.
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- edoceo 7y agoSoon be underwater on that too :/