Case Name: In re ESTATE OF Buber Allen EVANS. ULYSSES WALKER & SONS LOGGING and Georgia Casualty Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Lizzie M. EVANS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Buber Evans, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-04-16
Citations: 559 So. 2d 457
Docket Number: No. 89-2083
Parties: In re ESTATE OF Buber Allen EVANS. ULYSSES WALKER & SONS LOGGING and Georgia Casualty Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Lizzie M. EVANS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Buber Evans, Appellee.
Judges: WIGGINTON, MINER and ALLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 559
Pages: 457–458

Head Matter:
In re ESTATE OF Buber Allen EVANS. ULYSSES WALKER & SONS LOGGING and Georgia Casualty Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Lizzie M. EVANS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Buber Evans, Appellee.
No. 89-2083.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 16, 1990.
David A. McCranie of Karl, McCon-naughhay, Roland & Maida, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellants.
Fred H. Flowers, Tallahassee, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's finding that Lizzie Evans is the surviving spouse of decedent, Buber Evans, for purposes of sharing in the distribution of assets, if any, of Buber Evans' estate. However, we do not reach the issue of whether Lizzie is Buber's "surviving spouse" for any other purpose, including the filing of a claim for death benefits under Chapter 440, Florida Statutes. Making such a determination is within the exclusive jurisdiction of a Judge of Compensation Claims subject, of course, to review on appeal.
AFFIRMED.
WIGGINTON, MINER and ALLEN, JJ., concur.