Champagne v. Champagne

PONDER, Judge.

Defendant, Mr. Champagne was ordered to pay $75.00 per week in alimony to plaintiff by divorce judgment in 1973. Defendant has attempted unsuccessfully several times to have this alimony reduced. Most recently, in 1980, he filed a rule to show cause why the alimony should not be revoked or decreased. Mrs. Champagne filed an answer, requesting an increase in alimony and attorney fees for defense of the rule.

The trial court dismissed Mr. Champagne’s rule at his cost; it made no mention of Mrs. Champagne’s reconventional demand.

Mr. Champagne appealed; Mrs. Champagne answered the…