Derouen v. Derouen

KING, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court was correct in allowing the defendant an offset against his indebtedness due his former wife on *306two promissory notes. The offset was permitted because of defendant’s payment of the unpaid balances of community credit card accounts which defendant’s wife was ordered to pay in the judgment of separation.

Plaintiff filed suit against her former husband on two promissory notes, made subsequent to the parties’ legal separation, for the principal, interest, and attorney’s fees allegedly due. Defendant answered with a…