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BAKER v. GREEN

Nos. 98-0793, 97-3940.

732 So.2d 6 (1999)

Ellen T. BAKER, Appellant, v. Kenneth J. GREEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Spillias of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Kevin F. Richardson of Clyatt & Richardson, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

GROSS, J.

The former wife, Ellen Baker, appeals an order holding her in contempt of court. The order is properly characterized as involving indirect criminal contempt, since a $10,000 fine was imposed to punish Baker for her disobedience of the trial court's previous orders and to deter similar conduct in the future. See Pompey v. Cochran, 685 So.2d 1007, 1012-13 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Another indicator of criminal contempt...

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