Case Name: Michael R. WEBER, Appellant, v. Doris WEBER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-04-20
Citations: 783 So. 2d 333
Docket Number: No. 1D00-2028
Parties: Michael R. WEBER, Appellant, v. Doris WEBER, Appellee.
Judges: BENTON, PADOVANO and POLSTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 783
Pages: 333–333

Head Matter:
Michael R. WEBER, Appellant, v. Doris WEBER, Appellee.
No. 1D00-2028.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 20, 2001.
Robert R. Kimmel of Kimmel & Batson, Chartered, Pensacola, for Appellant.
Neibra Washington Collins, Pensacola, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We conclude that the trial court erred in reserving jurisdiction to enter a qualified domestic relations order to effect a distribution of a portion of the husband's pension. The husband is employed as a city fireman and his pension is one that is not subject to a qualified domestic relations order in order to effect an equitable distribution. See Board of Pension Trs. of City Gen. Employees Pension Plan v. Vizcaino, 635 So.2d 1012 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). On remand, the court may fashion an alternative method of distribution to ensure that the wife receives her portion of the applicable retirement benefits. We reject the arguments made in the cross appeal in this case and find no other error in the final judgment.
Reversed in part and affirmed in part.
BENTON, PADOVANO and POLSTON, JJ., concur.