Beverly Levine appeared in court on Tuesday charged with the attempted murder of her husband

An 85-year-old Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at her 83-year-old husband over an argument about whether he had a girlfriend.

Beverly Levine, of Boca Raton, appeared in court in West Palm Beach on Tuesday.

She was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery as well as the attempted felony murder with a firearm.

But the judge ordered an emergency psychological evaluation must be conducted before the case can proceed, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Levine called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Monday to report that she hadn't seen her husband, Herbert Furash, since shooting him twice with a pistol during the argument the previous night.

She told deputies that she heard intruders on the roof and believed they were trying to take her husband, according to a police report.

Therefore, she was carrying her gun and was 'ready to use it'.

She told her husband to get into bed and when he refused, she hit him on the head and told him she was going to kill him, the report said.

The judge ordered an emergency mental evaluation for Levine (right) before the case could proceed after she admitted shooting her 83-year-old husband Herbert Furash (left)

They had apparently been arguing because Levine was convinced that he had a girlfriend.

She has been married to Herbert Allan Furash for almost four years, according to the Post.

After arguing, she and her husband had fought over the gun and that's when the shots were fired, Levine told authorities.

She believed her husband had been hit in the stomach.

But her elderly man, who uses a walker to get around, told authorities that he hadn't been injured and had escaped the house barefoot.

The 83-year-old also added that his wife, who is 5ft 1ins and weighs 100lbs, was 'very strong,' the Post reports.

Levine (above, in court) told deputies that she shot her 83-year-old husband during an argument

He also told deputies that his wife had been having an episode of some kind, according to CBS12.

He confirmed her claims of hearing footsteps on the roof of their home and belief that intruders were coming for him.

Judge Joseph Marx ordered the mental health evaluation to be completed by Tuesday morning.