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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€X„d&ÓÑ#€Xd#ÑÔ€ ÔÝ  ݛрÑÑ7€GXXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑœDONNIE›€LEE€BROWN,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àMacon€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€2625ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9512„CH„00543ÌÙ€€ÙœßL€#$";+'h|n˜` ç `€€Lß›BETTY€CHRISTINE€BROWN,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OFÏTENNESSEEÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€MACON€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€LAFAYETTE,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌà@ àHONORABLE€C.€K.€SMITH,€CHANCELLORÌÌÌÌÌEDDIE€TAYLORÌ204€Court€StreetÌP.€O.€Box€179ÌHartsville,€Tennessee€37074ÌFOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLEEÌÌÌW.€H.€(STEVE)€STEPHENSON,€IIÌ346€Twenty„First€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37203ÌFOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLANTÌÌÌÌÌREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌDONNIE€LEE€BROWN,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àMacon€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€2625ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9512„CH„00543ÌBETTY€CHRISTINE€BROWN,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÓÓÌà@ àò òòòÔ€ „ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÔ€ XÔÌà àIn€this€post„divorce€decree€proceeding,€the€wife,€Betty€Christine€Brown,€hasÏappealed€from€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€granting€the€application€of€theÏhusband,€Donnie€Lee€Brown,€for€termination€of€periodic€alimony.ÌÌà àThe€original€divorce€decree,€entered€on€May€6,€1988,€provided:ÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓà àð ðIt€is€further€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€andÏDECREED€that€pursuant€to€the€Domestic€Relations€laws€ofÏthe€State€of€Tennessee,€the€Defendant,€Betty€ChristineÏBrown,€is€hereby€awarded€a€one„half€interest€in€theÏPlaintiff,€Donnie€Lee€Brownððs€present€and€future€funds€inÏthe€Retirement€Profit„Sharing€Trust€Plan€administered€byÏthe€Springs€Valley€Bank€&€Trust€Company€of€French€Lick,ÏIndiana€for€the€plaintiffððs€employer€LafayetteÏManufacturing€Company,€a€division€of€KimballÏInternational.€€The€Defendant,€Betty€Christine€Brown,€shallÏbe€entitled€to€receive€one„half€of€each€payment€madeÏpursuant€to€the€Plan€at€the€time€the€payment€is€made.€€TheÏpayments€will€be€made€to€Betty€Christine€Brown€at€theÏtime€they€are€payable,€pursuant€to€the€terms€of€the€Plan€forÏany,€including,€but€not€necessarily€limited€to,€the€saidÏDonnie€Lee€Brownððs€normal€retirement€at€age€65,€hisÏvoluntary€quitting€his€employment€before€normalÏretirement€age,€his€death€or€disability,€or€his€attainment€ofÏthe€age€of€70€ðð€year.ÌÌà àAfter€a€consideration€of€all€relevant€factors€as€setÏforth€in€T.C.A.€Section€36„5„101(d),€the€Court€finds€that€theÏDefendant,€Betty€Christine€Brown,€is€economicallyÏdisadvantaged€relative€to€the€Plaintiff,€Donnie€Lee€Brown,Ïand€that€the€Defendant€should,€therefore,€receive€supportÏand€maintenance€from€the€Plaintiff.€€It€is,€therefore,€furtherÏORDERED,€ADJUDGED€and€DECREED€that€the€Plaintiff,ÏDonnie€Lee€Brown,€pay€to€the€Defendant,€Betty€ChristineÏBrown,€at€this€time,€a€lump€sum€payment€of€$10,000.00€asÏrehabilitative€alimony.€€In€addition€thereto,€the€PlaintiffÏshall€pay€to€the€Defendant,€as€periodic€alimony,€the€sum€ofÏ$850.00€per€month,€which€payments€will€continue€untilÏsuch€time€as€the€Defendant€received€her€first€payment€ofÏfunds€from€the€Plaintiffððs€Retirement€Profit„Sharing€TrustÏFund€as€set€forth€above,€or€until€the€DefendantððsÏremarriage.ððÌÌÌÌÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àUpon€appeal€to€this€Court,€the€award€of€one„half€of€retirement€benefits€wasÍvacated,€and€the€cause€was€remanded€for€a€finding€of€the€value€of€the€retirementÏon€the€date€of€the€divorce.ÌÌà àOn€remand,€on€April€26,€1989,€the€Trial€Court€found€the€value€of€theÏretirement€to€be€$144,010.96€and€ordered:ÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓà à2.à àThe€appellee,€Donnie€Lee€Brown,€shall€haveÏninety€(90)€days€from€the€date€of€this€hearing,€that€beingÏApril€17,€1989,€within€which€to€pay€to€Betty€ChristineÏBrown€in€a€lump€sum€payment€the€amount€of€$72,005.48Ïplus€the€interest€.€.€.In€the€event€this€sum€is€paid€by€theÏAppellee€to€the€Appellant,€the€parties€will€submit€an€OrderÏto€the€Court€stating€that€such€payment€has€been€made,Ïand€in€that€event,€the€said€œDonnie›€Lee€Brown€will€retainÏthe€retirement€benefits€in€his€Retirement€Profit„SharingÏTrust€Plan€and€the€periodic€alimony€payments€previouslyÏordered€by€this€Court€will€terminate.€€ÌÌà à3.à àIn€the€event€the€said€œDonnie›€Lee€Brown€doesÏnot€make€said€payment€to€the€Appellant,€Betty€ChristineÏBrown,€pursuant€to€paragraph€2€above,€this€court€retainsÏjurisdiction€of€this€matter€and€defers€division€of€theÏretirement€benefits,€until€such€time€as€the€benefits€becomeÏpayable€to€òòthe€partiesóó€òòpursuant€to€the€terms€of€theÏRetirement€Profit„Sharing€Trust€Planóó.€€(EmphasisÏsupplied.)€€(œT.R.›€page€28„29,€paragraphs€2,3.)ÌÌ€€ÌÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àThe€husband€did€not€elect€to€pay€the€$72,005.48€as€provided€in€paragraphÏtwo.€€Consequently,€paragraph€three€became€operative.ÌÌà àAn€appeal€was€initiated€by€the€wife,€but€voluntarily€dismissed€whenÏparagraph€two€became€inoperative€by€non€compliance.ÌÌÌà àOn€December€26,€1994,€the€husband€initiated€the€present€proceeding€by€aÏð ðcomplaintðð€under€a€new€case€number.€€Actually€the€ð ðcomplaintðð€should€haveÏbeen€a€motion€or€petition€in€the€original€divorce€case,€since€the€Trial€CourtÏretained€jurisdiction€of€periodic€alimony€under€T.€C.€A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(1)€and€by€itsÏorder€of€April€26,€1989,€expressly€retained€jurisdiction€ð ðof€this€matter.ðð€€TheÏcomplaint€will€therefore€be€treated€as€an€application€to€enforce€or€alter€the€formerÏorders€of€the€Court€in€the€original€divorce€case.ÌÌà àThe€complaint€alleges€and€prays:ÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓà à2.à àThat€on€May€6,€1988,€the€above„entitledÏcourt,€in€the€matter€of€Brown€v.€Brown,€Honorable€EdwardÏM.€Turner€presiding,€entered€a€final€judgment€for€divorceÏbetween€the€aforementioned€parties.ÌÌà à3.à à.€.€.€€Periodic€alimony€payments€were€toÏcease€upon€Defendantððs€receipt€of€the€first€payment€ofÏfunds€from€Plaintiffððs€Retirement€Fund.ÌÌà à4.à àThat€Plaintiff€has€attained€age€50€and,Ïpursuant€to€the€terms€of€the€retirement€plan,€Defendant€isÏnow€eligible€to€begin€receiving€monthly€payments€fromÏsaid€plan.ÌÌà à5.à àThat€there€has€been€a€material€change€inÏcircumstances€in€that€Defendant€is€both€rehabilitated€andÏcapable€of€pursuing€full„time€employment€as€well€as€nowÏbeing€entitled€to€payment€of€retirement€benefits.ÌÌà àWHEREFORE,€Plaintiff€Donnie€Lee€Brown€wouldÍask€for€issuance€of€a€Qualified€Domestic€Relations€Order,Ïits€purpose€to€order€commencement€of€payments€fromÏTrust€Fund€to€Defendant,€thereby€relieving€him€of€the€dutyÏto€pay€periodic€alimony.€€In€the€alternative,€Plaintiff€wouldÏask€that€all€œspousal›€support€be€discontinued€asÏcircumstances€have€substantially€changed€the€need€forÏalimony€payments€in€that€Defendant€is€now€rehabilitatedÏand€capable€of€pursuing€full„time€employment.ÌÌÌÌÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓœ›à àThe€answer€denies€any€right€of€relief€and€claims€failure€to€join€anÏindispensable€party,€the€employer€of€the€husband€and€its€retirement€administrator.€ÌÌÌ€à àBoth€parties€moved€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àThe€Trial€Court€awarded€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€husband€asÏfollows:ÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓà à4.à àPlaintiff€is€no€longer€required€to€pay€alimonyÏto€Defendant€since€he€has€attained€age€50€and,€under€theÏterms€of€the€pension€plan,€Defendant€may€begin€receivingÏretirement€fund€payments;€therefore,€the€alimony€isÏterminated.ÌÌà à5.à àPlaintiff€is€now€entitled€to€distribution€of€herÏone„half€of€Plaintiffððs€retirement€funds€accrued€as€of€AprilÏ21,€1988,€plus€interest€accrued€on€said€amount,€pursuantÏto€this€courtððs€order€of€April€25,€1989.ÌÌà à6.à àDefendant€is€eligible€to€draw€said€retirementÏbenefits€as€of€the€date€of€this€order.€€Springs€Valley€BankÏand€Trust€Company€should€pay€the€sums€according€to€theÏpension€plan€forthwith.ÌÌÌÌÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àOn€appeal,€the€wife€presents€five€issues€one€of€which€is€whether€the€TrialÏCourt€erred€in€entering€summary€judgment€for€the€husband.€€Since€this€issue€isÏdispositive€of€the€appeal,€other€issues€need€not€be€discussed.ÌÌà àThe€correctness€or€incorrectness€of€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€turnsÏupon€the€interpretation€of€Paragraph€three€of€the€April€26,€1989,€order€of€the€TrialÏCourt,€quoted€above,€which€states:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThis€Court€retains€jurisdiction€of€this€matter€and€defersÏdivision€of€the€retirement€benefits,€until€such€time€asÏthe€benefits€become€payable€òòto€the€partiesóó.ÌÌÌÌà àThe€record€contains€the€affidavit€of€the€husband€that:ÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÌà à3.à àI€am€now€fifty„two€(52)€years€old€and€my€wifeÏcan€receive€those€payments€for€her€one„half€because€I€amÏnow€in€excess€of€Fifty€(50)€years€of€age.€€òòThe€divorceÏdecree€states€that€payments€be€made€to€Betty€ChristineÏBrown€at€the€time€they€are€payable€pursuant€to€the€termsÏof€the€plan€for€any€reason.óóÌÌÌà àIt€is€my€desire€that€payments€be€made€to€BettyÏChristine€Brown€pursuant€to€the€terms€of€the€plan€and€myÏobligation€of€alimony€cease.ÌÌÌÌÒ € ÒÒ „ Òà àIt€is€true€that€the€original€divorce€decree€stated:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à.€.€.€€In€addition€thereto,€the€Plaintiff€shall€pay€toÍthe€Defendant,€as€periodic€alimony,€the€sum€ofÏ$850.00€per€month,€which€payments€will€continue€untilÏsuch€time€as€the€Defendant€receives€her€first€paymentÏof€funds€from€the€Plaintiffððs€Retirement€Profit„SharingÏTrust€Fund€as€set€forth€above,€or€until€the€DefendantððsÏremarriage.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àHowever,€the€original€decree,€quoted€above,€also€provided:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThe€defendant,€Betty€Christine€Brown,€should€beÏentitled€to€receive€one„half€of€each€payment€madeÏpursuant€to€the€Plan€at€the€time€the€payment€is€made.€ÏThe€payments€will€be€made€to€Betty€Christine€Brown€atÏthe€time€they€are€payable€.€.€.€including,€but€notÏnecessarily€limited€to,€the€said€œDonnie›€Lee€BrownððsÏnormal€retirement€at€age€65,€his€voluntarily€quitting€hisÏemployment€before€normal€retirement€age,€his€death€orÏdisability,€or€his€attainment€of€the€age€of€70€ðð€years.̛̜ÌÓÓà àAlthough€the€foregoing€verbiage€does€not€exclude€the€beginning€ofÏpayments€at€a€date€earlier€than€those€designated,€the€expression,€ð ðone„half€ofÏeach€payment€.€.€.€at€the€time€the€payment€is€madeðð€clearly€indicates€thatÏretirement€benefits€should€be€paid€to€both€parties€simultaneously;€that€is,€thatÏpayments€would€not€be€made€to€the€wife€before€the€husband€actually€ceasedÏemployment,€his€salary€ceased,€and€his€retirement€pay€began.ÌÌà àAlthough€this€provision€was€vacated€by€this€Court,€it€is€relevant€becauseÏthe€judgment€under€review€is€based€upon€its€provisions.ÌÌà àMoreover,€by€T.€C.€A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(1),€the€court€retained€jurisdiction€toÏchange€the€order€for€periodic€alimony€and,€upon€appeal€and€remand,€on€April€26,Ï1989,€the€Trial€Court€reserved€the€division€of€the€retirement€until€such€time€as€theÏretirement€becomes€payable€ð ðto€the€parties.ðð€€Thus,€the€termination€of€alimony€byÏpayment€of€retirement€benefits€was€deferred€until€such€benefits€were€payable€toÏòòboth€partiesóó.€€ÌÌà àIt€is€most€unusual€for€a€retirement€to€provide€benefits€to€the€spouse€of€anÏemployee€while€the€employee€continues€to€work€and€receive€his€salary.€€It€isÏhighly€unlikely€that€the€Trial€Judge€anticipated€such€an€unlikely€development.ÌÌà àViewing€the€verbiage€of€the€original€divorce€decree€as€amended,€it€is€clearÏthat€its€intent€was€to€grant€relief€from€periodic€alimony€at€such€time€as€œthe€›Ïretirement€benefits€became€available€because€of€the€retirement€of€the€husbandÏand€consequent€termination€of€his€salary.€€This€intent€was€emphasized€by€theÏverbiage€of€the€subsequent€order€reserving€jurisdiction€until€the€parties€(plural)Ïbecame€entitled€to€retirement€benefits.ÌÌà àThe€provision€was€based€upon€two€anticipated€changes€of€circumstances:Ï(1)€the€diminution€of€the€ability€of€the€husband€to€pay€alimony€and€(2)€theÏavailability€of€a€new€source€of€income€to€the€wife.€€Number€(2)€has€occurred,€butÏNumber€(1)€has€not.ÌÌà àBoth€of€the€conditions€for€the€activation€of€the€ð ðdistribution€of€the€retirementÏbenefitsðð€has€not€occurred.ÌÌà àTherefore,€the€husband€is€not€at€this€time€entitled€to€a€cessation€of€alimonyÏpayments€as€a€matter€of€law.€€If€and€when€he€sees€fit€to€voluntarily€retire€andÏexchange€his€salary€for€the€retirement€benefits,€he€will€be€entitled€to€an€orderÏð ðdistributingðð€such€benefits€as€set€out€in€the€April€26,€1989,€order.€€Until€that€time,Ïhis€relief€from€alimony,€if€granted,€must€be€granted€on€other€grounds.ÌÌà àThe€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€husband€is€reversed€and€vacated.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€husband.€€The€cause€is€remanded€toÏthe€Trial€Court€for€further€proceedings.ÌÌà àReversed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓÌà àà 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