CLERC v. CLERC

No. 97-2621.

712 So.2d 1249 (1998)

Jean Yves CLERC, Appellant, v. Ambra Diane CLERC, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Coleman of Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A., Melbourne, for Appellant.

Michael K. Poe of Poe & Poe, P.A., Melbourne, for Appellee.


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...

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