Clerc v. Clerc

COBB, Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the lower court erred in awarding attorney’s fees to the former wife.

After careful consideration of the record and briefs, we find that while the non-marital assets of the former husband were relevant in determining ability to pay attorney’s fees, they were generally offset by the large amount of marital debt which the former husband had to- assume.

Given the excess marital debt and considering that the former husband’s monthly income was essentially depleted by child support and alimony, the lower court should have ordered the parties to…