Fla. Stat. 222.18
Exempting disability income benefits from legal processes


Disability income benefits under any policy or contract of life, health, accident, or other insurance of whatever form, shall not in any case be liable to attachment, garnishment, or legal process in the state, in favor of any creditor or creditors of the recipient of such disability income benefits, unless such policy or contract of insurance was effected for the benefit of such creditor or creditors.

Source: Section 222.18 — Exempting disability income benefits from legal processes, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0222.­18 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

222.01
Designation of homestead by owner before levy
222.02
Designation of homestead after levy
222.03
Survey at instance of dissatisfied creditor
222.04
Sale after survey
222.05
Setting apart leasehold
222.07
Defendant’s rights of selection
222.08
Jurisdiction to set apart homestead and exemption
222.09
Injunction to prevent sale
222.10
Jurisdiction to subject property claimed to be exempt
222.11
Exemption of wages from garnishment
222.13
Life insurance policies
222.14
Exemption of cash surrender value of life insurance policies and annuity contracts from legal process
222.15
Wages or reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments due deceased employee may be paid spouse or certain relatives
222.16
Wages or reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments so paid not subject to administration
222.17
Manifesting and evidencing domicile in Florida
222.18
Exempting disability income benefits from legal processes
222.20
Nonavailability of federal bankruptcy exemptions
222.21
Exemption of pension money and certain tax-exempt funds or accounts from legal processes
222.22
Exemption of assets in qualified tuition programs, medical savings accounts, Coverdell education savings accounts, and hurricane savings accounts from legal process
222.25
Other individual property of natural persons exempt from legal process
222.26
Additional exemptions from legal process concerning medical debt
222.29
No exemption for fraudulent transfers
222.30
Fraudulent asset conversions
222.061
Method of exempting personal property
222.201
Availability of federal bankruptcy exemptions

Current through Fall 2025

§ 222.18. Exempting disability income benefits from legal processes's source at flsenate​.gov