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ÔÔ€ ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€7:XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Ó›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌà àà à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÌò òKENNETH€CARL€BROOKS,€ó óà àà àà àFROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURTÏOFÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDAVIDSON€COUNTY,€#€92D„2591Ìà àPetitioner„Appellant,à àà àà àTHE€HONORABLE€MARIETTAÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àM.€SHIPLEY,€JUDGEÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€01A01„9607„CV„00312Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òòòVACATED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌò òRAMONA€E.€BROOKS,€ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSandra€Jones€of€NashvilleÌà àRespondent„Appellee.à àà àà àFor€AppellantÌ̜ـ€ÙßR€$&"A1-j|_ð` à. `€€@ÿRß›à àà àà àà àà àà àà àNo€appearance€for€AppelleeÌ____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌÑ7€7:XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ñà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ' ××  ×Ì___________________________________________________________________________ÌÌò òòòCRAWFORD,€J.ó óóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€involves€a€post„divorce€proceeding€between€petitioner,ÏKenneth€Carl€Brooks€(hereinafter€Husband)€and€respondent,€Ramona€E.€BrooksÍ(hereinafter€Wife).€€Husband€appeals€from€the€order€of€the€trial€courtÏestablishing€arrearage€in€ld€support€payments€and€modifying€the€amount€of€theÏpreviously€ordered€child€support.€€Husband€filed€a€ð ð€Petition€for€SpecificÏVisitation,€and€Modification€of€Child€Support.ðð€€Wife€filed€a€detailed€responseÏto€the€petition€and€also€filed€a€counter„petition€for€contempt€in€which€sheÏalleged€that€Husband€was€in€arrears€in€payment€of€the€ordered€child€supportÏpayments€and€in€payment€of€an€award€of€alimony€in€solido.€€Husband€filed€anÏanswer€to€the€counter„claim€for€contempt€and€joined€issue€on€the€allegationsÏtherein.Ìà àThe€parties€appeared€in€court€for€a€hearing€on€June€30,€1995,€andÏsubsequently€on€August€15,€1995,€the€trial€court€filed€a€memorandum€opinionÏin€which€the€court€first€set€out€the€stipulations€of€the€parties€concerning€agreedÏvisitation.€€The€court€then€made€extensive€findings€concerning€the€allegations€ofÏcontempt,€the€arrearage€in€child€support€and€alimony,€the€modification€of€theÏchild€support€payments€and€the€award€of€attorney€fees.€€The€memorandumÏopinion€was€made€the€order€of€the€court.Ìà àHusband€filed€a€ð ðMotion€to€Alter€or€Amend€or€in€the€Alternative€for€aÏNew€Trialðð€in€which€he€sets€out€in€detail€the€alleged€miscalculation€by€the€trialÍcourt€of€the€alleged€arrearage€and€the€amount€set€for€future€child€supportÏpayments.€€Ìà àWife€filed€a€ð ðResponse€and€Opposition€to€Motion€to€Alter€or€Amend€orÏin€the€Alternative€Motion€for€a€New€Trial.ðð€€The€response€contradictsÏstatements€made€by€Husband€as€to€stipulations€and€proof€in€the€case.€€TheÏresponse€painstakingly€sets€out€the€various€monetary€amounts€involved€in€theÏcalculation€and€then€proceeds€to€set€out€ð ðthree€possible€scenariosðð€designatedÏas€ð ðMs.€Brooksððs€scenario,ðð€ð ðMr.€Brooksððs€scenario,ðð€and€ð ðScenario€based€uponÏreceipts€submitted€by€Mr.€Brooks€during€the€trial€of€the€cause€taking€intoÏconsideration€all€receipts€were€credited€to€child€support€which€Ms.€BrooksÏobjected€to.ððÌà àWe€point€out€the€response€to€illustrate€the€confusing€and€contestedÏnature€of€the€proceedings€in€the€trial€court.€Ìà àOn€January€11,€1996,€the€trial€court€filed€a€second€memorandum€opinionÏwhich€became€the€order€of€the€court€again€reciting€various€and€sundry€findingsÏof€fact€and€ultimately€denying€Husbandððs€motion.€€The€technical€record€reflectsÏthat€Husband€submitted€a€purported€statement€of€the€evidence€of€the€June€30,Ï1995€hearing,€but€it€is€not€a€part€of€the€record€on€appeal.€€However,€Wife€filedÍa€ð ðResponse€of€Ramona€E.€Brooks€in€Opposition€to€the€Statement€ofÏEvidence,ðð€in€which€she€quotes€the€statement€of€the€evidence€filed€by€HusbandÏwhich€states€in€part:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àNeither€the€parties€nor€any€other€witness€were€swornÏand€no€testimony€or€other€evidence€of€any€nature€wasÏpresented€to€the€Court€prior€to€entry€of€the€finalÏjudgment.€€The€Court€reserved€judgment.ÌÌà àWifeððs€response€also€states:€ÌÌà8 àà8 àMs.€Brooks€would€state€and€show€unto€the€Court€thatÏthe€hearing€was€conducted€on€June€30,€1995.€€PresentÏat€that€hearing€was€each€party€and€their€respectiveÏattorney€of€record.ÌÌà8 àà8 àNeither€party€was€sworn.ÌÌà8 àà8 àEach€attorney€of€record€gave€an€opening€statement€toÏthe€pending€issues.€€During€opening€statements,€theÏHonorable€Judge€Shipley€made€certain€inquiries€onÏvarious€points€of€interest€to€her€and€in€the€event€theÏattorney€of€record€did€not€know€the€answer,€the€clientÏinformed€the€attorney€of€record€out€loud€in€openÏCourt.ÌÌà8 àà8 àAll€issues€were€taken€under€advisement€by€the€SecondÏCircuit€Court€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,Ïwithout€sworn€testimony.€€Documents€includingÏvarious€proofs€of€payments€were€submitted€to€theÏCourt€during€opening€arguments€but€were€not€madeÏexhibits.ÌÌà8 àà8 àPursuant€to€the€instructions€of€the€Second€CircuitÍCourt€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€counsel€for€Mr.ÏBrooks€filed€her€proposed€Finding€of€Facts€whichÏincluded€exhibits€of€proof€of€payment€on€July€7,€1995.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€July€18,€1995,€counsel€for€Mrs.€Brooks€filed€herÏResponse€to€the€Findings€of€Fact.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€July€24,€1995,€counsel€for€Mr.€Brooks€filed€a€replyÏto€the€Respondentððs€proposed€Findings€of€Fact.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€August€15,€1995,€the€Second€Circuit€CourtÏprepared€and€filed€its€own€Memorandum€of€OpinionÏstating€its€findings€of€facts;€the€same€beingÏincorporated€herein€and€made€part€of€this€ResponseÏas€if€fully€set€out€verbatim.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€September€8,€1995,€counsel€for€Mr.€Brooks€filedÏher€Motion€to€Alter€or€Amend€the€Judgment€or€in€theÏAlternative€Motion€for€New€Trial€and€attachedÏexhibits€to€said€Motion.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€October€3,€1995,€counsel€for€Ms.€Brooks€filed€herÏResponse€in€Opposition€to€the€Motion€to€Alter€orÏAmend€or€in€the€Alternative€Motion€for€New€Trial.€ÏOn€October€13,€1995,€a€hearing€was€conductedÏconsisting€of€oral€argument€with€exhibits€beingÏintroduced€during€said€argument.ÌÌà8 àà8 àAs€a€result€of€the€hearing€on€September€13,€1995,€theÏSecond€Circuit€Court€entered€its€own€MemorandumÏOpinion€on€January€11,€1996€reiterating€its€findings€ofÏfact;€the€same€being€incorporated€herein€and€madeÏpart€of€this€Response€as€if€fully€set€out€verbatim.ÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€Respondent/Counter€Petitioner,€Ramona€E.ÏBrooks,€objects€to€any€statements€contained€in€theÍStatement€of€Evidence€submitted€by€Kenneth€CarlÏBrooks€not€consistent€with€the€above€stated€CourtÏRecord€and€would€move€this€Honorable€Court€toÏdenote€this€pleading€as€the€more€accurate€StatementÏof€Evidence€for€Appellate€purposes.ÌÌÓÓà àThe€response€is€marked€ð ðapprovedðð€and€signed€by€the€trial€judge€on€JuneÏ24,€1996,€apparently€to€designate€it€as€a€statement€of€the€proceedings.€€Ìà àWe€only€need€to€consider€Husbandððs€first€two€issues€which,€as€stated€inÏhis€brief,€are:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àWhether€the€trial€judge€may€make€findings€of€factÏwithout€the€representation€of€competent€evidence.ÌÌà8 àà8 àWhether€appellant€was€afforded€due€process€by€theÏdenial€of€a€hearing€on€June€30,€1995.ÌÌÓÓà àIt€is€apparent€from€an€examination€of€the€record€that€the€hearing€wasÏheld€on€June€30,€1995,€but€no€sworn€testimony€was€elicited€nor€exhibitsÏintroduced€by€virtue€of€sworn€testimony€or€stipulation€of€the€parties.€€It€isÏreadily€apparent€that€there€is€a€sharp€disagreement€between€the€parties€as€toÏthe€facts€of€the€controversy.€€Witnesses€are€required€to€take€an€oath€orÏaffirmation,€Tenn.R.Evid.€603,€and€in€the€absence€of€stipulations,€findings€ofÏfact€of€the€court€must€come€from€the€evidence€introduced.€€What€purports€toÏbe€a€statement€of€the€evidence,€i.e.,€the€response€of€Wife€in€opposition€toÍHusbandððs€statement€of€the€evidence,€establishes€that€there€was€no€realÏevidentiary€hearing€in€this€case€as€to€the€contested€facts.Ìà àHusband€contends€that€he€should€have€an€opportunity€to€put€on€proof,Ïand€Wife€has€not€filed€a€brief€on€appeal.€€It€appears€to€this€Court€that€the€trialÏcourt€was€somewhat€misled€by€counselsðð€approach€to€the€hearing€and€the€failureÏto€offer€witnesses€to€take€the€stand.Ìà àWe€feel€that€this€a€proper€case€for€the€application€of€T.C.A.€ðð€27„3„128Ï(1980)€which€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò27„3„128.€€Remand€for€correction€of€record.ó 󀄀TheÏcourt€shall€also,€in€all€cases,€where,€in€its€opinion,Ïcomplete€justice€cannot€be€had€by€reason€of€someÏdefect€in€the€record,€want€of€proper€parties,€orÏoversight€without€culpable€negligence,€remand€theÏcause€to€the€court€below€for€further€proceedings,€withÏproper€directions€to€effectuate€the€objects€of€theÏorder,€and€upon€such€terms€as€may€be€deemed€right.ÌÌÓÓà àWe€conclude€that€complete€justice€cannot€be€had€because€of€the€state€ofÏthe€record€before€us.€€Ìà àTherefore,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€is€vacated,€and€this€case€isÏremanded€for€an€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€issues€raised€by€the€petition€forÏmodification€and€the€response€thereto.€€The€provisions€for€child€support€andÏvisitation€set€out€in€the€trial€courtððs€order€shall€remain€in€effect€until€replacedÍby€order€of€the€trial€court.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€one„half€toÏappellant€and€one„half€to€appellee.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌÌó ó____________________________________Ìò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÌÌ____________________________________Ìò òHOLLY€K.€LILLARD,€JUDGEó ó