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          the transferor and transferee, (3) retention of possession of the           
          property by the transferor, (4) the transfer of the debtor's                
          entire estate, (5) reservation of benefits, control, or dominion            
          by the debtor, (6) insolvency of the transferor at the time or              
          after the conveyance, (7) the pendency or threat of litigation              
          against the transferor, and (8) secrecy or concealment of the               
          transaction.  See, e.g, United States v. Horton, 760 F.2d 1225,             
          1228 (11th Cir. 1985);  United States v. Fernon, supra; Harper v.           
          United States, 769 F. Supp. 362, 367 (M.D. Fla. 1991); Advest,              
          Inc. v. Rader, supra; United States v. Ressler, 433 F. Supp. 459,           
          464 (S.D. Fla. 1977), affd. per curiam on another issue 576 F.2d            
          650 (5th Cir. 1978); Money v. Powell, 139 So. 2d 702, 703-704               
          (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1962); Banner Const. Corp. v. Arnold, 128              
          So. 2d 893, 896 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961); Cleveland Trust Co.             
          v. Foster, 93 So. 2d 112, 114 (Fla. 1957).  Furthermore, intent             
          need not be actual.  See United States v. Ressler, supra, Stelle            
          v. Dennis, 104 Fla. 384, 140 So. 194, 195 (1932);  A transfer               
          that has the legal effect of causing delay or hindrance to                  
          creditors constitutes fraud in law regardless of the actual                 
          motives of the debtor.  See Whetstone v. Coslick, supra at 668;             
          Livesay Indus., Inc. v. Livesay Window Co., 305 F.2d 934, 940               
          (5th Cir. 1962).                                                            










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