2/10/22 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Young Bock Shim, et al. v. Frederick F. Buechel, Etc., et al. SC21-249

After prevailing at trial, Buechel and others moved to compel Shim to turn over foreign assets to satisfy the outstanding judgment debt. Buechel argued that pursuant to Florida law and the trial court’s undisputed personal jurisdiction over the parties, the trial court had the authority to order Shim to act on the foreign assets, specifically $4 million held by Shim in South Korea. The trial court denied the motion, finding it lacked jurisdiction over foreign property. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed and certified conflict with another district court that reached the opposite conclusion. This review follows.