SILVERSMITH v. SILVERSMITH

No. 3D01-599.

797 So.2d 653 (2001)

Arthur SILVERSMITH, Appellant, v. Rita SILVERSMITH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Kaplan, North Miami Beach, for appellant.

Rita M. Fernandez, in proper person.

Before COPE and GERSTEN, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.


PER 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 central depository. It is well settled that an income deduction order may not be entered for purposes of effectuating the trial court's plan for equitable distribution...

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