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àFor€the€Respondent/Counter„Petitioner/Ð ¨ø ÐÔ#†X|üXX XnÀ#ÔÔ‡ XnXXX|üÔAppelleeóó:à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòAppellantóó:òòÐ ”ä ÐÌóóRobert€Perry€Sandy€Ausbrooks,€Jr.,€Pro€Seà À à€€€€€€€€€€€€Sidney€S.€F.€Bennett€€Ð l ¼ ÐBaton€Rouge,€Louisiana€à  àà h àà À à€€€€€€€€€€€€Nashville,€Tennessee€Ð X!¨ ÐÌÌÌò òÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAFFIRMEDÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð ¸($' Ðà  àÌÌÌCONCURS:ÌòòÌœóóñ‹ñ€ñ‹ñBEN›€H.€CANTRELL,€P.J.,€M.S.Ð @.)- ÐÌWILLIAM€BRYAN€CAIN,€J.€€€€Ô#†X|üXX Xn„ #ÔÐ  0h+/ ÐØØÓ  ÓÑ7€|üXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñà@55'ìàò òOPINIONˆÐ ° Ðó óÌÓÓà  à€This€case€involves€a€post„divorce€proceeding€to€modify€child€support.€€The€husband€lost€hisÏjob€and€filed€a€petition€to€reduce€child€support.€€The€trial€court€held€the€husbandððs€petition€inÏabeyance€for€a€period€of€time€and€later€reduced€the€husbandððs€child€support€obligation€retroactiveÏto€the€filing€of€the€petition.€€The€wife€appeals,€arguing€that€the€trial€court€improperly€made€aÏretroactive€modification€of€child€support.€€We€affirm.Ìà  àRespondent/Appellant€Bonita€Lyn€Moore€(ð ðWifeðð)€and€Petitioner/Appellee€Robert€PerryÏSandy€Ausbrooks,€Jr.€(ð ðHusbandðð)€were€divorced,€and€on€March€30,€1994€Husband€was€ordered€toÏpay€$1,600€per€month€child€support€for€the€partiesðð€three€children.€€At€that€time,€Husband€was€aÏregional€manager€with€Allstate€Insurance€Company€(ð ðAllstateðð)€and€child€support€was€based€uponÏhis€income€of€$6,600€per€month.€€On€March€20,€1996,€Husband€filed€a€petition€to€reduce€his€childÏsupport€obligation,€based€on€the€emancipation€of€one€of€the€children€and€a€decrease€in€his€income.Ìà  àThe€parties€dispute€the€facts€regarding€Husbandððs€decrease€in€income.€€At€a€hearing€on€JuneÏ18,€1996,€Husband€testified€he€was€involuntarily€laid€off€from€his€position€at€Allstate€in€July€1995,Ïand€that€he€subsequently€formed€an€independent€insurance€agency.€Wife€argued€that€HusbandÏvoluntarily€left€his€position€with€Allstate€to€form€the€independent€agency.€€In€an€order€entered€onÏAugust€23,€1996,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€oldest€child€had€reached€the€age€of€majority€and€setÏchild€support€at€$1,481€per€month€for€the€partiesðð€two€remaining€minor€children.€€The€child€supportÏaward€was€based€on€Husbandððs€ð ðprior€ability€to€earnðð€$6,600€per€month.€€In€addition,€the€trial€courtÏheld€that€the€issue€of€reducing€child€support€based€on€a€decrease€in€Husbandððs€income€was€ð ðreservedÏas€[it€is]€considered€premature.ðð€€The€trial€court€noted€that€ð ð[t]hese€items€may€be€addressed€in€theÏfuture€by€the€filing€of€an€amended€and€supplemental€petition,€which€would€relate€back€to€the€originalÏpetition€for€possible€retroactive€application.ðð€€The€trial€court€declined€to€award€Wife€attorneyððs€fees.€Ìà  àOn€November€25,€1997,€Husband€filed€an€amended€and€supplemental€petition€to€modifyÏchild€support,€alleging€a€decrease€in€monthly€income€greater€than€fifteen€percent.€€At€a€hearing€onÏJanuary€14,€1998,€Husband€again€testified€that€he€was€involuntarily€laid€off€from€his€position€atÏAllstate.€€œThe€record€reflects›€that€he€received€severance€benefits€from€Allstate€of€$5,794.47€perÏmonth€until€March€1996.€€The€record€œalso€indicates›€that€in€September€1995,€Husband€started€anÏindependent€insurance€agency€and€represented€American€National€Insurance€Company€(ð ðAmericanÏNationalðð)€as€an€independent€agent.€€Beginning€in€October€1995,€Husband€received€a€monthlyÐ ;`6: Ðadvance€on€commissions€of€$2,765€from€American€National;€this€continued€for€four€months.€€ForÏthe€next€two€months,€Husband€received€$2,262€per€month€from€American€National€as€a€draw€againstÏcommissions.€€Subsequently,€in€March€1996,€American€National€suspended€Husbandððs€advancesÏagainst€his€commissions.€€During€the€period€of€time€in€which€Husband€was€receiving€from€AmericanÏNational€advances€against€commissions,€his€earned€commissions€were€not€sufficient€to€cover€theÏadvances.€€Consequently,€by€March€1996,€Husband€owed€American€National€$13,152.74.€€At€theÏœNovember€hearing,›€Wife€again€contended€that€Husband€voluntarily€left€his€position€at€Allstate€andÏsubmitted€into€evidence€Husbandððs€contract€with€American€National,€dated€June€15,€1995.€€HusbandÏtestified€that€he€interviewed€with€American€National€in€May€or€June€1995,€but€did€not€sign€theÏcontract€at€that€time.€€He€testified€that€he€did€not€put€the€June€15€date€on€the€contract.€€At€the€end€ofÏœJuly›€1995,€he€received€verbal€notice€that€Allstate€would€eliminate€his€job€position€as€part€of€itsÏreduction€in€force.€Ì€à  àIn€an€order€entered€February€12,€1998,€the€trial€court€held€that€Father€ð ðthrough€no€fault€ofÐ 0€ Ðhis€ownðð€lost€his€employment€in€July€1995.€€In€addition,€the€trial€court€found,€in€part:ÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓœ[T]hat›€for€the€period€of€time€from€March€20,€1996,€through€January,€1998,€Father€hadÏsuffered€a€significant€variance€in€his€income€sufficient€to€warrant€a€reduction€in€hisÏchild€support€to€$823.00€per€month€based€upon€his€average€earnings€of€$3,418.00€perÏmonth.€€Accordingly,€from€the€period€of€March,€1996,€through€January,€1998,ÏFatherððs€child€support€shall€be€retroactively€reduced€from€$1,481.00€per€month€toÏ$823.00€per€month.€€Said€retroactive€reduction€results€in€a€$658.00€per€month€creditÏto€œFather›€for€22€months€which€totals€$14,476.00.€€Father€shall€receive€said€credit€inÏthe€form€of€œa€reduction›€in€his€current€child€support€in€the€amount€of€$658.00€perÏmonth€for€the€next€22€months.ÌÒ°vÒÒ°„ÒÌÓÓFrom€this€decision,€Wife€now€appeals.Ìà  àOn€appeal,€Wife€argues€that€Husband€voluntarily€left€Allstate,€resulting€in€€underemploymentÏin€contravention€of€the€child€support€guidelines.€€Wife€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€inÏcontinuing€Husbandððs€original€petition€to€reduce€child€support,€erroneously€allowed€Husband€to€fileÏa€supplemental€petition,€and€improperly€ordered€a€retroactive€reduction€in€child€support.€€Wife€alsoÏargues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€declining€to€grant€her€request€for€attorneyððs€fees€œincurred€as€aÏresult€of€the€petitions€and€hearings.›€€In€addition,€Wife€seeks€attorneyððs€fees€for€this€appeal.Ìà  àOur€review€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€ofÐ p5À04 Ðâ âcorrectness€of€the€findings€of€fact€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€œò òòòSee€óóó óTenn.›Ð P7 26 ÐR.€Civ.€P.€13(d).€€Questions€of€law€are€reviewed€òòde€novoóó€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€œò òòòSeeÐ ° ÐCarvell›€v.€Bottomsó óóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).Ð à Ðâ âà  àWife€argues€first€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€thatÏHusband€lost€his€job€with€Allstate€ð ðthrough€no€fault€of€his€own.ðð€€She€maintains€that€Husband€quitÏhis€job€at€Allstate€in€order€to€start€his€own€independent€insurance€agency.€€In€support€of€herÏcontention,€Wife€relies€on€Husbandððs€contract€with€American€National,€dated€June€15,€1995,€overÏa€month€before€Husband€was€informed€by€Allstate€that€he€would€be€laid€off.€€Husband€testified€thatÏhe€interviewed€with€American€National€in€May€or€June€but€that€he€did€not€sign€the€contract€at€thatÏtime.€€Husband€testified€that€he€did€not€date€the€contract.€€He€noted€that€the€contract€with€AmericanÏNational€was€not€effective€until€September€1,€1995,€and€that€he€was€not€notified€of€his€terminationÏby€Allstate€until€the€end€of€œJuly›€1995.€€In€addition,€it€is€undisputed€that€Husband€received€aÏseverance€package€from€Allstate.€€We€recognize€ð ðthe€well„established€principle€that€the€trial€courtÏis€in€the€best€position€to€assess€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses;€accordingly,€such€determinations€areÏentitled€to€great€weight€on€appeal.ðð€€ò òòòQuarles€v.€Shoemakeróóó ó,€978€S.W.2d€551,€553€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1998)Ð ` Ð(citing€ò òòòMassengale€v.€Massengaleóóó ó,€915€S.W.2d€818,€819€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1995);€ò òòòBowman€v.€Bowmanóóó ó,Ð ð@ Ð836€S.W.2d€563,€566€(Tenn.€œApp.›€œ1991)).›€€Viewing€the€record€as€a€whole,€the€evidence€does€notÏpreponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€Husband€lost€his€job€through€no€fault€of€his€own.€ÏThe€evidence€supports€the€trial€courtððs€conclusion€that€Husbandððs€job€change€created€a€significantÏvariance€in€his€income€and€warranted€a€modification€in€child€support.Ì€€à  àWife€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€holding€open€Husbandððs€first€petition€to€modifyÐ P( #& Ðchild€support,€and,€after€a€second€petition€was€filed,€reducing€Husbandððs€child€support€obligationÏretroactive€to€the€date€of€the€filing€of€the€first€petition.€€Wife€maintains€that€retroactive€modificationÏof€child€support€is€prohibited,€citing€œò òòòRutledge›€v.€Barrettóóó ó,€802€S.W.2d€604€(Tenn.€1991).€€òòÐ ð-@), Ðà  àœóóIn›€ò òòòRutledge,€ó óóóthe€Court€observed€that€ð ð[r]etroactive€modifications€are€plainly€unauthorized;€Ð Ð/ +. Ðprospective€modifications€can€be€made,€but€only€after€notice€as€provided€in€œ[Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€36„5„101]€subsection›€(a)(5).€€€Hence,€the€trial€court€in€this€case€could€not€reduce€amountsÏthat€accrued€òòprior€to€the€filingóó€of€the€father's€1988€cross-petition€.€.€.€œ.ð𛀀œò òòòId.€óóó óat›€606€(emphasis€œaddedñ„ñsuppliedñ„ñ);›Ð p5À04 Ðâ âò òòòsee€alsoóóó ó€òòò òPera€v.€œPetersonóóó ó,ñ…ñ€No.€72ñ…ññ†ññ…ñ.ñ…ññ†ññ…ñ,ñ…ñ›€1990€WL€œ200582ñ‡ñ,€at€*2ñ‡ñ›€(Tenn.€App.€Dec.€14,€1990);€ò òòòState€v.Ð P7 26 ÐMorrisóóó ó,€1990€WL€2867€(Tenn.€App.€Jan.€19,€1990)€(citing€87„162€Tenn.€Op.€Atty.€Gen.€3823Ð ° Ð(1987)).€€œTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5)€states€in€pertinent€part:Ìâ âÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓAny€judgment€for€child€support€shall€be€a€judgment€entitled€to€be€enforced€as€anyÏother€judgment€of€a€court€of€this€state€.€.€.€.€€Such€judgment€shall€not€be€subject€toÏmodification€as€to€any€time€period€or€any€amounts€due€prior€to€the€date€that€an€actionÏfor€modification€is€òòfiledóó€.€.€.€.Ð @  ÐÒ°i1ÒÒ°w1ÒÌÓ…1ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô‡ XXXX|üÔððÔ#†X|üXX X3#Ô€36„5„101(a)(5)€(Supp.€1998)€(emphasis€added).€€Thus,›€under€the€statute,€aÐ  p  Ðmodification€of€child€support€is€prohibited€if€it€pertains€to€a€time€period€prior€to€the€filing€of€theÏpetition€to€modify.Ìà  àIn€this€case,€Husbandððs€first€petition€to€modify€was€filed€on€March€20,€1996.€€The€trial€courtððsÏAugust€23,€1996€order€on€the€first€petition€left€open€the€issue€of€modification€of€child€supportÏbecause€the€trial€court€found€that€the€issue€was€ð ðpremature.ðð€€The€trial€courtððs€action€in€holding€openÏthis€issue€was€òòsua€sponteóó.€€It€should€be€noted€that€the€record€does€not€indicate€that€Husband€filed€aÐ xÈ Ðð ðprophylacticðð€petition€to€modify,€that€is,€a€petition€filed€as€a€precautionary€measure,€with€the€intentÏthat€the€trial€court€hear€the€petition€only€if€and€when€Husbandððs€income€decreased€substantially.€€InÏMarch€œ1996ñˆñ,ñˆñ›€when€the€first€petition€was€filed,€Husbandððs€severance€pay€from€Allstate€and€theÏadvancements€from€American€National€were€scheduled€to€terminate.€€Husband€owed€AmericanÏNational€over€$13,000€for€advances€paid€in€excess€of€earned€commissions.€€Husbandððs€attorney€didÏnot€ask€the€trial€court€to€hold€open€the€issue€of€modification€of€child€support;€the€record€indicatesÏthat€both€parties€expected€the€issue€to€be€determined€at€that€time.€€However,€at€that€time,€the€trialÏcourt€found€that€it€was€unable€to€determine€Husbandððs€future€income.€€Under€these€circumstances,Ïthe€trial€courtððs€action€in€holding€open€Husbandððs€petition€to€modify€child€support€and€later€orderingÏa€modification€retroactive€to€the€filing€of€the€first€petition,€while€not€customary,€did€not€amount€toÏa€retroactive€modification€prohibited€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Ô‡ X|üXXX|üÔðð€Ô#†X|üXX X|üJ:#Ô36„5„101.€€The€decision€of€theÐ -h(+ Ðtrial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà  àWife€also€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€her€request€for€attorneyððs€fees€for€the€trial.€€AfterÏreview€of€the€record,€we€find€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€declining€to€awardÏWife€attorneyððs€fees.€€ò òòòSee€œñ‰ñalso›€ñ‰ñThreadgill›€v.€Threadgilló óóó,€740€S.W.2d€419,€426€(Tenn.€App.€1987);€òòò òWrightÐ ˜4è/3 Ðv.€Wrightó óóó,€No.€œ01A01„9001„CV„00019›,€1990€WL€84032,€at€*5€(Tenn.€App.€1990).€€In€addition,Ð x6È15 Ðpursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„5„103(c),€Wifeððs€request€for€attorneyððs€fees€for€thisÏappeal€is€denied.Ð 8:ˆ59 Ðà  àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant,€forÏwhich€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌÌÓÓÔ‡ XnXXX|üÔà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð 0 € Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð  l  Ðó óà  àò òÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð à ÐóóBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€P.J.,€M.S.Ð |Ì ÐÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ,| ÐWILLIAM€BRYAN€CAIN,€J.ó óÔ#†X|üXX Xn>#Ô