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e. The 1987 GMC Truck
The 1987 GMC truck was transferred from Mr. Riffe's estate
to Perticular Lawn.6 In the inventory, Mrs. Pert said the
estimated fair market value of the 1987 GMC Truck was $4,000.
f. Conclusion
We conclude that respondent has traced $126,112 of assets
($100,000 cash, $22,112 for the 1992 Ford Explorer, and $4,000
for the 1987 GMC truck) from Mr. Riffe's estate to Mr. Pert.
4. Statutory Badges of Fraud Under Fla. Stat. Ann. Section
726.105(2) (West 1988)
To establish that a transfer is fraudulent under Fla. Stat.
Ann. section 726.105(1)(a) (West 1988), respondent must prove
that the transferor intended to defraud or delay creditors.
Respondent prevails if respondent shows that several of the
following nonexclusive badges of fraud listed in Fla. Stat. Ann.
section 726.105(2) (West 1988) are present in this case.
Georgetown Manor, Inc. v. Ethan Allen, Inc., 991 F.2d 1533, 1539
(11th Cir. 1993); United States v. Romano, 757 F. Supp. 1331,
1335 (M.D. Fla. 1989), affd. without published opinion 918 F.2d
182 (11th Cir. 1990); Munim v. Azar, 648 So. 2d 145, 152 (Fla.
Dist. Ct. App. 1994). Those badges are: (a) The transfer was to
an insider; (b) the debtor kept possession or control of the
property transferred after the transfer; (c) the transfer was
6Petitioners concede that the 1987 GMC truck was transferred
from Mr. Riffe's estate to Mrs. Pert or Perticular Lawn, Inc.
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