Legal Opinion
Silversmith v. Silversmith
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 24, 2001No. 3D01-599PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
797 So.2d 653 (2001)
Arthur SILVERSMITH, Appellant,
v.
Rita SILVERSMITH, Appellee.
No. 3D01-599.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
October 24, 2001.
Daniel Kaplan, North Miami Beach, for appellant.
Rita M. Fernandez, in proper person.
Before COPE and GERSTEN, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.
2Per curiam
As the former wife in the instant case concedes, the trial court erred when it characterized its equitable distribution lump sum award as "spousal support" and ordered that the award be garnished from the former husband's wages by way of an income deduction order directing payment through the…
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