Crawford v. Barker

Linda Crawford seeks review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Barker v. Crawford, 16 So.3d 901 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with a decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Smith v. Smith, 919 So.2d 525 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. The conflict issue, which is one of contract interpretation, is whether language in a marital settlement agreement, which specifically refers to a beneficiary-designated policy, plan, or account (such as a deferred compensation fund or life…