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D53/3/3/3/3/ AQh/ƹ/ 0D0 0DÃ0˜HP LaserJet 8000 DN PSØÚØÚÚØØÚ0(ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡tpO'3|x Catignani HassKnighton(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman Regular~\'L (ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ(ÀCEKQW]cioAutoList1i.i.i.i.i.i.i.i.##37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  ài) \Ñ\R AØ'ÿ Legal\Ñ `Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Court€of€Appeals€held€that€the€real€property€in€question€was€separately€owned€byÐ ° Ðthe€husband€at€the€time€of€the€partiesðð€third€marriage€and€remained€his€separate€property.(c(2lI$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€XwXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman Regular ÅÝ ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€retirement€funds€differ€from€the€monies€Husband€could€have€received€from€theÐ ° Ðsale€of€the€home.€€Wife€became€entitled€to€the€retirement€funds€before€the€second€marriage,Ð  ð Ðeven€though€Husband€did€not€inform€her€that€he€had€withdrawn€the€funds.€€The€triggeringÐ à Ðevent,€the€withdrawal€of€the€funds,€had€occurred,€thus€the€$8,000€of€retirement€funds€becameÐ €Ð ÐWifeððs€separate€property€before€the€parties€remarried.€€She€never€enjoyed€any€benefit€from€theÐ pÀ Ðretirement€funds€before€or€during€the€marriage.€€Husband,€on€the€other€hand,€enjoyed€theÐ ` ° Ðbenefits€of€the€marital€home,€except€the€one€year€for€which€he€was€compensated.€€Husband€Ð P   Ðwas€also€well€aware€that€the€younger€child€had€turned€eighteen,€but€he€did€not€petition€for€theÐ @  Ðsale€of€the€home.€€The€triggering€event€for€Husband€to€receive€reimbursement€for€his€paymentsÐ 0 € Ðon€the€home,€the€sale,€did€not€occur€prior€to€the€second€marriage. Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAccording€to€Husbandððs€calculations,€the€value€of€the€residence€was€$136,000,€and€theÐ ° Ðmortgage€balance€at€trial€(after€the€refinancing)€was€$44,660.€€Reimbursing€Husband€theÐ  ð Ð$91,613.10€he€claims,€then,€would€leave€Wife€with€no€proceeds€from€the€sale€of€the€home,€andÐ à Ðactually€owing€Husband€about€$300. ?Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€court€also€found€that€the€absence€of€the€previous€order€from€the€record€would€haveÐ ° Ðprecluded€review€of€the€husbandððs€compliance€therewith. CÝ ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ X)šXXX”RÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121(c)€states:Ð ° ЀIn€making€equitable€division€of€marital€property,€the€court€shall€consider€all€relevant€factorsÐ œì  Ðincluding:Ð ° Ðà Ø à(1)€The€duration€of€the€marriage;Ð œì Ðà Ø à(2)€The€age,€physical€and€mental€health,€vocational€skills,€employability,€earningÐ ˆØ Ðcapacity,€estate,€financial€liabilities€and€financial€needs€of€each€of€the€parties;Ð tÄ Ðà Ø à(3)€The€tangible€or€intangible€contribution€by€one€(1)€party€to€the€education,€training,Ð `° Ðor€increased€earning€power€of€the€other€party;Ð L œ Ðà Ø à(4)€The€relative€ability€of€each€party€for€future€acquisitions€of€capital€assets€and€income;Ð 8 ˆ Ðà Ø à(5)€The€contribution€of€each€party€to€the€acquisition,€preservation,€appreciation€orÐ $ t Ðdissipation€of€the€marital€or€separate€property,€including€the€contribution€of€a€party€to€theÐ  ` Ðmarriage€as€homemaker,€wage€earner,€or€parent;Ð ü L  Ðà Ø à(6)€The€value€of€the€separate€property€of€each€party;Ð è 8  Ðà Ø à(7)€The€estate€of€each€party€at€the€time€of€the€marriage;Ð Ô$  Ðà Ø à(8)€The€economic€circumstances€of€each€party€at€the€time€the€division€of€property€is€toÐ À  Ðbecome€effective;Ð ¬ü  Ðà Ø à(9)€The€tax€consequences€to€each€party;€€andÐ ˜è  Ðà Ø à(10)€Such€other€factors€as€are€necessary€to€consider€the€equities€between€the€parties.Ô#†X”RXX X)šš#ÔÐ „Ô  Ð ¥Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€view€of€our€ruling€on€Wifeððs€entitlement€to€a€portion€of€the€increase€in€the€value€ofÐ ° Ðthe€entire€fund,€including€her€$8,000,€during€the€marriage,€interest€beyond€the€remarriage€dateÐ  ð Ðwould€result€in€double€payment€to€Wife. Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€September€of€1995,€the€date€Husband€withdrew€his€retirement€funds,€both€childrenÐ ° Ðhad€reached€majority.€The€1989€Opinion€of€this€court€does€not€condition€the€payment€to€theÐ  ð Ðchildren€on€their€minority.€However,€the€childrenððs€right€to€enforce€payment€to€them€under€theÐ à ÐOpinion€is€not€before€us€in€this€appeal. É Ý ƒm1$ÝÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X”RXXXÔÓ  Óà Ø àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡X)šXXX”RÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1)€states:Ð ° ЀIn€determining€whether€the€granting€of€an€order€for€payment€of€support€and€maintenance€to€aÐ œì Ðparty€is€appropriate,€and€in€determining€the€nature,€amount,€length€of€term,€and€manner€ofÐ ˆØ Ðpayment,€the€court€shall€consider€all€relevant€factors,€including:Ð tÄ Ðà Ø à(A)€The€relative€earning€capacity,€obligations,€needs,€and€financial€resources€of€eachÐ `° Ðparty,€including€income€from€pension,€profit€sharing€or€retirement€plans€and€all€other€sources;Ð L œ Ðà Ø à(B)€The€relative€education€and€training€of€each€party,€the€ability€and€opportunity€of€eachÐ 8 ˆ Ðparty€to€secure€such€education€and€training,€and€the€necessity€of€a€party€to€secure€furtherÐ $ t Ðeducation€and€training€to€improve€such€party's€earning€capacity€to€a€reasonable€level;Ð  ` Ðà Ø à(C)€The€duration€of€the€marriage;Ð ü L  Ðà Ø à(D)€The€age€and€mental€condition€of€each€party;Ð è 8  Ðà Ø à(E)€The€physical€condition€of€each€party,€including,€but€not€limited€to,€physicalÐ Ô$  Ðdisability€or€incapacity€due€to€a€chronic€debilitating€disease;Ð À  Ðà Ø à(F)€The€extent€to€which€it€would€be€undesirable€for€a€party€to€seek€employment€outsideÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€home€because€such€party€will€be€custodian€of€a€minor€child€of€the€marriage;Ð ˜è  Ðà Ø à(G)€The€separate€assets€of€each€party,€both€real€and€personal,€tangible€and€intangible;Ð „Ô  Ðà Ø à(H)€The€provisions€made€with€regard€to€the€marital€property€as€defined€in€ðð€36-4-121;Ð pÀ Ðà Ø à(I)€The€standard€of€living€of€the€parties€established€during€the€marriage;Ð \¬ Ðà Ø à(J)€The€extent€to€which€each€party€has€made€such€tangible€and€intangible€contributionsÐ H˜ Ðto€the€marriage€as€monetary€and€homemaker€contributions,€and€tangible€and€intangibleÐ 4„ Ðcontributions€by€a€party€to€the€education,€training€or€increased€earning€power€of€the€other€party;Ð  p Ðà Ø à(K)€The€relative€fault€of€the€parties€in€cases€where€the€court,€in€its€discretion,€deems€itÐ  \ Ðappropriate€to€do€so;€€andÐ øH Ðà Ø à(L)€Such€other€factors,€including€the€tax€consequences€to€each€party,€as€are€necessaryÐ ä4 Ðto€consider€the€equities€between€the€parties.Ô#†X”RXXX)šš#Ôô\  `(Times NewRomanTT Ý ƒb¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€$X®©XXXÔÔ€$> X$X®©ÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€$X®©X$> ÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€28,€1999ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAxÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular 8Ñ8€<5»»d XXdê8Ñ d(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝYYYY)ÿÿ!dxdxabZc[Cþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ‡ XwXXXÔÔ‡ ¼†"»X XwÔÑ8€wXXdìdÈ8ÑÑ€(ÿÑÓ  ÓÑ€†Ñßx€`#[B2.jz„Òþ`  `€€@ÿEž‚` 8ttxPÖº( È xßÔ_Ôà@  êàò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@{{(êàAT€NASHVILLEˆÌÌó óÌCARLYSS€A.€CATIGNANIà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÐ þN Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÌÓ-€ü(‚X˜‘X°œX-Óà Ø àPlaintiff/Appellant,à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà  àAppeal€No.Ð " r Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà  à01A01„9806„CV„00269Ð 4 „ ÐØØÓb€ (À83bÓÝ ‚3£ ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£âÝÔ2ÀÔÚ  ÚvÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 Ø àÝ  Ýà@ÃÃ.êØ T$Ø T$à)݃3£â ÝŒˆÐ F – ÐŒÝ  Ýà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà  àDavidson€County€CircuitÐ X¨  ÐSHARON€ELAINE€PHILLIPSà  à€€€)Ð jº  ÐCATIGNANI€à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà  àNo.€€97D„382Ð |Ì  Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÌà Ø àDefendant/Appellee.à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÐ  ð  Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÌÌÌÔ#† XwX» ¼†"º#ÔÔ‡ »†"»X XwÔÓ  ÓCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ è8 ÐÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURTÌFOR€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€MURIEL€ROBINSON€PRESIDING€ÌÓ9°,X‚Xì“X€ü(‚X˜‘X9ÓÓ  ÓÌÌJOHN€J.€HOLLINS,€JR.ÌHollins,€Wagster€&€Yarbrough,€P.C.Ì424€Church€StreetÌ2210€SunTrust€CenterÌNashville,€Tennessee€37219ÌÌÔ#† XwX» »†"$#ÔÔ‡ ¼†"»X XwÔATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÐ ö&F"  ÐÌÌD.€SCOTT€PARSLEYÌBarrett,€Johnston€&€ParsleyÌ217€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1601ÌÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÓ  Óò òAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIED€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ ª1ú,* ÐÓ  ÓÌÌà Ø àà ¼ àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌCANTRELL,€P.J.,€M.S.ÌCAIN,€J.ÌÔ#†¼†"»» ¼†"›#ÔÔ#†XwX»¼†"Ä#ÔÔ€ XwXXXwÔÓ  Óò òòòÓÓÔ‡ „Ò‚ „X XwÔÔ‡ „Ò‚ „ „ „Ò‚ÔòòÐ N;ž63 ÐÑ(ÿÑâ (âÑ8€Œ]»»dXXdð8Ñâ (âÑ  ÑÔ_ÔóóóóOPINIONÔ#† X)šX „ „Z7” #Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓ  Óà Ø àÔ€ ¼k†»X X)šÔThis€appeal€arises€from€a€divorce€proceeding€ending€the€second€marriageÐ pÀ Ðbetween€the€parties.€€Mr.€Catignani€(ð ðHusbandðð)€appeals€the€distribution€ofÐ ” ä Ðproperty€and€the€type€and€amount€of€alimony€€ordered€by€the€trial€court€followingÐ ¸  Ða€hearing€in€the€Davidson€County€Circuit€Court.€€For€the€following€reasons€weÐ Ü ,  Ðaffirm€as€modified.Ð P  ÐÓ  ÓI.Ð $t  ÐÓšÓà Ø àThe€parties€first€married€in€November€of€1975.€€Two€children,€now€adults,Ð H˜ Ðwere€born€during€the€marriage.€€In€September€of€1988€Mrs.€Catignani€(ð ðWifeðð)Ð l¼ Ðwas€granted€a€divorce€in€the€€Probate€Court€of€Davidson€County.€€€Following€thatÐ à Ðdivorce€Wife€€appealed€the€division€of€marital€property€to€this€court.€€€Ð ´ Ðà Ø àIn€October€1989€this€court€rendered€an€Opinion€modifying€the€trial€courtððsÐ Ø( Ðorder.€€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†³ #Ô€€òòSee€Catignani€v.€Catignanióó,€No.€89„147„II,€1989€WL€126726€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð üL ÐApp.€Oct.€25,€1989).Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ô€€The€parties€owned€three€parcels€of€land€in€DavidsonÐ  !p ÐCounty,€one€of€which,€with€6.1€acres,€included€the€marital€home.€€With€regardÐ D#” Ðto€the€marital€home,€this€court€awarded€half€€to€each€party€and€ordered€HusbandÐ h%¸  Ðto€pay€the€monthly€mortgage€payments,€taxes,€and€insurance€on€the€property.€Ð Œ'Ü"  ÐWife€and€the€then€minor€children€were€given€the€right€to€live€in€the€house€untilÐ °)%" Ðthe€younger€child€reached€eighteen€years€of€age.€When€the€younger€child€reachedÐ Ô+$'$ Ðeighteen,€either€party€had€the€right€to€petition€the€court€to€have€the€marital€homeÐ ø-H)& Ðsold.€€Following€the€sale,€Husband€was€to€be€reimbursed€for€his€post„divorceÐ 0l+( Ðmortgage€payments,€taxes€and€insurance€payments€on€the€real€property.€€TheÐ @2-* Ðremaining€proceeds€were€to€be€divided€evenly€between€the€parties.Ð d4´/, Ðà Ø àThis€court€also€considered€the€alimony€awarded€to€Wife€and€concludedÐ ˆ6Ø1. Ðthat€the€amount€of€rehabilitative€alimony€ordered€by€the€trial€court,€$150€perÐ ¬8ü30 Ðmonth€for€fourteen€months,€was€insufficient,€at€least€as€to€duration.€€The€alimonyÐ ° Ðwas€increased€to€$150€per€month€ð ðuntil€such€time€as€the€wife€has€beenÐ Ô$ Ðrehabilitated.ðð€òòCatignanióó,€òòóóÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†o#Ô1989€WL€126726Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôòò€óóat€*1.€This€award€was€based€uponÐ øH Ðthis€courtððs€findings€that€Wife€was€at€an€economic€disadvantage€relative€toÐ  l ÐHusband,€had€not€worked€outside€the€home€since€the€birth€of€her€older€child,€andÐ @  Ðhad€ð ðno€particular€work€skills.ððÐ d´  Ðà Ø àAfter€their€first€divorce€the€parties€resumed€their€relationship.€AlthoughÐ ˆØ  ÐHusband€claimed€he€had€maintained€a€separate€residence,€the€trial€court€foundÐ ¬ü Ðthat€they€began€cohabiting€in€the€marital€home€within€a€year€of€the€first€divorce.€Ð Ð  ÐThe€parties€remarried€in€June€1996,€but€eight€months€later€in€February€1997ò òÐ ôD Ðó óHusband€filed€for€their€second€divorce.€€Wife€filed€an€Answer€and€Counter„Ð h ÐComplaint€for€divorce.€€At€trial€the€parties€stipulated€to€the€award€of€a€divorceÐ <Œ Ðto€Wife€on€the€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€CodeÐ `° ÐAnn.€ðð€36„4„129,€and€a€hearing€was€held€on€the€issues€of€property€distributionÐ „ Ô Ðand€alimony.Ð ¨"ø Ðà Ø àAfter€the€hearing€herein€the€trial€court€ordered€that€the€partiesðð€realÐ Ì$  Ðproperty€be€sold€and€the€net€proceeds€be€equally€split€between€them.€€The€courtÐ ð&@"  Ðordered€that€Husband€be€reimbursed€for€one€yearððs€worth€€of€the€mortgageÐ )d$" Ðpayments€he€made€on€the€partiesðð€residence€after€the€first€divorce.€€Wife€wasÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðawarded€a€$16,000€share€of€husbandððs€annuity€funds€as€well€as€$12,000Ð \-¬(& Ðrepresenting€half€of€the€increase€in€Husbandððs€annuity€during€the€secondÐ €/Ð*( Ðmarriage.€€Husband€was€€ordered€toÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†-#Ô€pay€alimony€òòóóof€$750€per€month€and€to€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔmakeÐ ¤1ô,* Ðunreimbursed€payments€on€the€house€until€it€was€sold.€€After€the€sale€of€theÐ È3/, Ðhouse,€Husband€was€to€pay€$1,000€per€month€as€alimony€òòÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†˜ #Ôin€futuroóóÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ô.€€Husband€wasÐ ì5<1. Ðalso€ordered€to€pay€Wifeððs€attorney€fees.€Husband€appeals€these€decisions.Ð 8`30 ÐÓ  ÓII.Ð ° ÐÓ="ÓÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†™!#Ôà Ø àWe€review€the€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€recordÐ Ô$ Ðof€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€theÐ øH Ðfindings,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€€òòSee€óóTenn.€R.Ð  l ÐApp.€P.€€13(d).€€Because€the€trial€judge€is€in€a€better€position€to€weigh€andÐ @  Ðevaluate€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€who€testify€orally,€we€give€great€weightÐ d´  Ðto€the€trial€judge's€findings€on€issues€involving€credibility€of€witnesses.€€€òòSeeÐ ˆØ  ÐGillock€v.€Board€of€Profððl€Responsibilityóó,€656€S.W.2d€365,€367€(Tenn.1983).€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ ¬ü ÐÓ  ÓIII.Ð Ð  ÐÓ…%Óà Ø àÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†Q%#ÔÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔHusbandððs€€first€issue€relates€to€the€distribution€of€marital€property.€€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†é%#ÔTrialÐ ôD Ðcourts€have€wide€discretion€in€the€manner€in€which€marital€property€is€divided,Ð h Ðand€their€decisions€are€accorded€great€weight€on€appeal.€€€òòSee€Wade€v.€Wadeóó,€897Ð <Œ ÐS.W.2d€702,€715€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1994);€€€òòWallace€v.€Wallaceóó,€733€S.W.2d€102,Ð `° Ð106€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1987).€€The€trial€court's€decision€on€the€distribution€ofÐ „ Ô Ðmarital€property€is€presumed€correct€unless€the€evidence€preponderatesÐ ¨"ø Ðotherwise.€€€òòSee€óóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d);€€òò€Wallaceóó,€733€S.W.2d€at€107.Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ Ì$  Ðà Ø àHusband€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€order€regarding€distribution€of€theÐ ð&@"  Ðproceeds€from€the€sale€of€the€marital€residence.€€In€essence,€he€claims€that€he€isÐ )d$" Ðentitled€to€the€distribution€ordered€by€this€court€in€its€1989€Opinion€and€that€theÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðtrial€court€was€required€to€ignore€events€occurring€after€that€order.Ð \-¬(& Ðà Ø àIn€1989€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†Ô(#Ôthis€court€ordered€that€when€partiesðð€younger€child€turnedÐ €/Ð*( Ðeighteen,€either€party€had€the€option€to€have€the€property€sold,€and€at€that€timeÐ ¤1ô,* ÐHusband€would€be€entitled€to€be€reimbursed€for€ð ðall€sums€he€had€paid€since€theÐ È3/, Ðdate€of€divorce€as€mortgage€payments,€taxes€and€insurance€on€real€property,€andÐ ì5<1. Ðall€remaining€net€proceeds€would€be€divided€equally€between€the€parties.ððÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ 8`30 ÐòòÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†Ÿ,#ÔCatignanióó,€1989€WL€126726€at€*2.Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ ° ÐÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†-#Ôà Ø àHusband€paid€$65,720€in€mortgage,€tax€and€insurance€payments€fromÐ Ô$ ÐOctober€1988€until€May€1995€when€the€coupleððs€younger€child€turned€18.€€HeÐ øH Ðpaid€a€total€of€$75,449€from€the€first€divorce€until€the€second€marriage,€and€heÐ  l Ðpaid€a€total€of€$91,613.10€until€the€date€of€the€hearing€in€this€matter.€€He€nowÐ @  Ðargues€that€he€is€entitled€to€the€entire€$91,613.10€or,€in€the€alternative,€at€least€theÐ d´  Ð$75,449€he€paid€prior€to€the€second€marriage€in€June€1996.€€He€claims€that€theÐ ˆØ  Ðprior€Opinion€of€this€court€entitles€him€to€be€reimbursed€for€this€money.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôà  # àÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†o0#ÔÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ ¬ü ÐÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†½0#ÔÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôà Ø àThe€trial€court€herein€ordered€that€the€residence€be€sold,€that€out€of€theÐ Ð  Ðproceeds€Husband€€be€reimbursed€one€yearððs€worth€of€payments€on€the€residenceÐ ôD Ðwhich€was€determined€to€be€$9,756,€and€that€the€remainder€of€the€proceeds€beÐ h Ðdivided€equally€between€the€parties.€Regarding€the€reimbursement€to€HusbandÐ <Œ Ðof€only€one€yearððs€worth€of€payments,€the€trial€court€stated,€ð ðthe€Court€makes€thisÐ `° Ðfinding€because€of€the€proof€demonstrating€that€the€parties€resumed€livingÐ „ Ô Ðtogether€shortly€after€the€Court€of€Appeals€decision.ðð€€Husband€disputes€thisÐ ¨"ø Ðfactual€finding.€€He€testified€at€the€trial€regarding€various€dates€when€the€partiesÐ Ì$  Ðresumed€cohabitation,€apparently€making€a€distinction€between€spending€nightsÐ ð&@"  Ðat€the€marital€home€and€ð ðmoving€back€in€for€good,ðð€but€did€admit€that€the€partiesÐ )d$" Ðlived€together€intermittently€between€the€marriages.€€Wife€testified€that€theÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðcouple€was€separated€only€a€few€months€after€the€first€divorce,€although€sheÐ \-¬(& Ðadmitted€that€Husband€did€not€spend€every€night€at€the€marital€home.€€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†1#ÔTheÐ €/Ð*( Ðevidence€in€the€record€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€thatÐ ¤1ô,* ÐHusband€lived€in€the€marital€home€for€most€of€the€time€between€the€marriages.€òòóóÐ È3/, ÐÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôà Ø àÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†E7#ÔThe€effect€of€this€courtððs€1989€Opinion€was€that€the€marital€residence€wasÐ ° Ðstill€jointly€owned€by€the€parties€after€the€divorce.€It€is€undisputed€that€theÐ Ô$ Ðpartiesðð€younger€child€turned€eighteen€in€May€of€1995€and€that€neither€party,€atÐ øH Ðthat€time€or€later,€initiated€the€sale€of€the€residence€as€authorized€by€the€1989Ð  l ÐOpinion.€€When€the€parties€remarried,€the€residence€was€still€jointly€owned,€andÐ @  Ðthey€jointly€refinanced€the€house€during€their€second€marriage.€€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ d´  Ðà Ø àThis€court€has€previously€reviewed€divisions€of€€property€between€spousesÐ ˆØ  Ðwho€had€€previously€been€married€to€and€divorced€from€each€other.òò€€SeeÐ ¬ü ÐFlanagan€v.€Flanaganóó,€656€S.W.2d€1€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1983);€€òòHardin€v.€Hardinóó,Ð Ð  Ð689€S.W.2d€152€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1983);€òòReed€v.€Reedóó,€(no€case€number€given),Ð ôD Ð1986€WL€7866€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€July€16,€1986)(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11Ð h Ðapplication€filed).€€These€cases€have€consistently€held€that€second€marriagesÐ <Œ Ðbetween€the€same€parties€are€treated€as€if€the€parties€had€married€differentÐ `° Ðpeople.Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†Í9#Ô€€That€premise€has€been€stated€as:Ð „ Ô Ðà8 Ø àà8@Ø Ø ü!Ø ü!àà8 Ø àÓÓ[W]e€deem€it€proper€to€treat€the€second€marriage€of€the€same€partiesÐ ¨"ø Ðas€we€would€treat€any€other€marriage.€€€The€parties€entered€theÐ º#  Ðsecond€marriage€with€full€knowledge€of€who€was€the€legal€ownerÐ Ì$  Ðof€the€various€parcels€of€land.€€€This€court€is€without€authority€toÐ Þ%.! Ðreview€the€distribution€of€the€property€of€the€first€decree€.€.€.€.€€WeÐ ð&@"  Ðaccept€that€division€and€treat€each€party€coming€into€the€secondÐ (R#! Ðmarriage€as€the€owner€of€the€property€as€allowed€in€the€first€decree.Ð)d$"Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÓ>=ÓÌòòHardinóó,€689€S.W.2d€at€154€(quoting€òòViar€v.€Viaróó,€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Dec.€9,€1981)Ð J,š'% Ð(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed));€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôòòsee€Flanaganóó,€656€S.W.2d€at€3;òò€óóÐ n.¾)' ÐòòReedóó,€1986€WL€7866€at€*2.€€Once€a€court€has€divided€the€marital€property,€itÐ ’0â+) Ðbecomes€that€partyððs€separate€property,€and€if€the€parties€remarry€and€divorce,Ð ¶2.+ Ðwhat€was€separate€property€before€the€second€marriage€remains€separateÐ Ú4*0- Ðproperty.€€òòÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†q@#ÔSee€Flanaganóó,€656€S.W.2d€at€3;òò€Hardinóó,€689€S.W.2d€at€154;€òòReedóó,Ð þ6N2/ Ð1986€WL€7866€at€*2.€€Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†ÔÐ "9r41 Їà Ø àHusband€relies€on€this€line€of€cases€to€argue€that€he€is€entitled€to€beÐ ° Ðreimbursed€for€the€payments€he€made€on€the€coupleððs€residence€pursuant€to€thisÐ Ô$ Ðcourtððs€1989€Opinion.€€He€asserts€that€he€should€be€reimbursed€because€if€theÐ øH Ðparties€had€never€been€married€the€first€time,€Wife€would€have€no€legal€claim€toÐ  l Ðthe€equity€in€the€marital€residence.€€The€case€at€bar,€however,€€is€distinguishableÐ @  Ðfromòòóó€òòHardinóó€and€òòReedóó€in€that€the€marital€home€in€this€case€never€became€theÐ d´  Ðseparate€property€of€either€party€after€the€first€divorce.€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†¢B#ÔIt€was€jointly€owned€at€theÐ ˆØ  Ðtime€of€their€remarriage,€and€they€jointly€refinanced€it.€In€the€refinancing,€theyÐ ¬ü Ðborrowed€additional€money,€thereby€reducing€the€equity€in€the€residence.Ð Ð  ÐHusband€never€asserted€his€right€to€force€a€sale€when€the€younger€child€turnedÐ ôD Ðeighteen.€Instead,€he€continued€living€in€the€marital€residence,€and€laterÐ h Ðremarried€Wife.Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ô€€There€can€be€no€question€that€the€residence€was€marital€propertyÐ <Œ Ðwhen€the€couple€divorced€the€second€time.Ð `° Ðà Ø àÔ#† ¼k†»» ¼k†lG#ÔÔ‡¼k†»» ¼k†ÔWe€note€that€the€court€in€òòFlanaganóó,€while€holding€that€the€separateÐ „ Ô Ðproperty€before€the€remarriage€remains€separate,€refused€to€enforce€the€wifeððsÐ ¨"ø Ðclaims€of€debts€owed,€but€never€paid,€from€the€prior€divorce€between€the€sameÐ Ì$  Ðparties.€òòÔ#† ¼k†»»¼k†OH#ÔSee€Flanaganóó,€656€S.W.2d€atÔ‡¼k†»» ¼k†Ô€2„3.€€òòFlanaganóó€involved€the€third€divorceÐ ð&@"  Ðbetween€the€same€parties.€€In€òòóóthat€case,€€the€husband€appealed€from€the€trialÐ )d$" Ðcourtððs€order€that€he€pay€the€wife,€as€alimony€òòin€solidoóó,€half€the€proceeds€of€theÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðsale€of€the€house€at€the€dissolution€of€the€third€marriage.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€wife€claimed€thatÐ \-¬(& Ðthe€prior€divorce€decree,€which€was€not€in€the€record€of€the€third€divorceÐ €/Ð*( Ðproceeding,€€provided€that€she€was€to€quitclaim€her€interest€in€the€home€inÐ ¤1ô,* Ðexchange€for€the€husband€purchasing€an€automobile€for€her€and€paying€off€a€lienÐ È3/, Ðon€her€trailer.€€She€admitted€to€having€executed€the€quitclaim€deed,€but€testifiedÐ ì5<1. Ðthat€the€husband€had€beaten€her€up€and€forcibly€taken€the€deed€from€her€withoutÐ ° Ðbuying€the€car€or€paying€off€the€lien.€€The€wife€argued€that€since€the€husband€hadÐ Ô$ Ðnot€complied€with€the€previous€order,€he€was€not€entitled€to€claim€full€ownershipÐ øH Ðof€the€property€on€the€basis€of€her€quitclaim€to€him.€€The€court€held€that€theÐ  l Ðhusbandððs€obligations€arising€from€the€previous€divorce€should€have€beenÐ @  Ðð ðattended€in€the€previous€divorce€by€contempt€or€some€other€proceeding€and€notÐ d´  Ð...€collaterally€attacked€in€this€proceeding.ðð׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€òòÔ#† ¼k†»»¼k†áI#Ô€Flanaganóó,€656€S.W.2dÔ‡¼k†»» ¼k†Ô€at€3.€Ð ˆØ  ÐÔ#† ¼k†»»¼k†~P#ÔÔ‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ôà Ø àThe€Illinois€Court€of€Appeals,€in€addressing€the€issue€of€the€effect€of€aÐ ¬ü Ðremarriage€between€parties€to€a€divorce€upon€the€decree€of€divorce,€stated€theÐ Ð  Ðsame€concept€very€clearly:Ð ôD Ðà8 Ø àà8@Ø Ø ü!Ø ü!àÓÓWe€do€conclude,€however,€that€the€remarriage€of€the€parties€does€render€the€priorÐ h Ðdivorce€decree€unenforceable.€Thus,€to€the€extent€the€prior€divorce€decree€hasÐ *z Ðbeen€fully€complied€with,€it€has€the€full€force€and€effect€of€any€other€judgmentÐ <Œ Ðrendered€by€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction.€For€example,€a€division€of€maritalÐ Nž Ðproperty€which€has€been€effected,€executed,€and€completed€is€not€nullified€by€theÐ `° Ðremarriage€of€the€parties.€Should€the€parties€remarry,€they€come€into€the€marriageÐ r Ðwith€respect€to€this€property€as€if€they€had€never€been€married.€However,€withÐ „ Ô Ðrespect€to€provisions€of€the€divorce€decree€which€have€not€been€fully€executed,Ð –!æ Ðupon€remarriage€of€the€parties,€no€action€may€be€brought€to€enforce€thoseÐ ¨"ø Ðprovisions.Ð º#  Ðà@““-êà...ˆÐ Ì$  ÐÌà8 Ø à€[A]n€unexecuted€or€incomplete€property€settlement,€as€here,€simplyÐ ð&@"  Ðcannot€be€enforced€once€the€parties€remarry€each€other.Ð(R#!Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓRÓÒž€ÒòòIn€re€Marriage€of€Parksóó,€630€N.E.2d€509,€513€(Ill.€App.€1994).€Ð &*v%# Ðà ö àIn€the€case€before€us,€Husband€never€took€the€steps€available€to€him€toÐ J,š'% Ðforce€the€sale€of€the€residence,€and€the€distribution€of€the€funds€was€neverÐ n.¾)' Ðeffected.€€Neither€the€residence€nor€the€funds€Husband€now€claims€ever€becameÐ ’0â+) Ðhis€separate€property€before€the€second€marriage.€€Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†ÜP#ÔTo€the€extent€that€HusbandÐ ¶2.+ Ðargues€that€he€can€enforce€a€right€to€repayment,€granted€by€the€first€divorceÐ Ú4*0- Ðdecree€but€never€asserted,€and€that€the€trial€court€cannot€consider€the€partiesððÐ ° Ðactions€after€the€first€divorce€decree,€including€their€remarriage,€€we€respectfullyÐ Ô$ Ðdisagree.€€The€partiesðð€actions€herein,€including€specifically€the€joint€refinancingÐ øH Ðof€the€residence€with€a€decrease€in€the€equity,€indicate€that€they€treated€theÐ  l Ðresidence€as€joint€or€marital€property.€Ð @  Ðà ö àHaving€determined€that€the€real€property€in€question,€including€the€equityÐ d´  Ðtherein,€€was€marital€property€at€the€time€of€the€second€divorce€and,€therefore,Ð ˆØ  Ðsubject€to€distribution,€our€only€remaining€question€is€whether€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¬ü Ðdistribution€was€equitable.€€€The€trial€court€found€that€Husband€paid€mortgage,Ð Ð  Ðtaxes€and€insurance€for€the€marital€residence€for€only€one€year€during€which€heÐ ôD Ðwas€not€living€in€the€home.€€In€light€of€the€fact€that€the€trial€court€ordered€Ð h ÐHusband€compensated€for€that€year,€we€find€that€the€otherwise€even€division€ofÐ <Œ Ðpartiesðð€real€property€was€equitable.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€order€regardingÐ `° Ðthe€distribution€of€proceeds€from€the€sale€of€the€marital€home.Ð „ Ô ÐÓ  ÓIV.Ð ¨"ø ÐÓ¬^Óà ö à€€€€Husband€next€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€division€of€his€retirement€fund.€Ð Ì$  ÐAs€a€result€of€the€first€divorce,€Husband€was€granted€all€right€€and€title€to€hisÐ ð&@"  Ðvested€retirement€plan€with€Southern€Colortype,€valued€at€the€time€at€$35,676,Ð )d$" Ðprovided:€€€Ð 8+ˆ&$ ÐÓÓÓ  ÓÓ  Óà8 ö àà8@ö ö ü!ö ü!àhe€remains€employed€at€Southern€Colortype€until€retirement.€€In€the€event€Mr.Ð \-¬(& ÐCatignani€becomes€entitled€to€the€proceeds€of€that€plan€because€of€his€deathÐ n.¾)' Ðbefore€retirement€eligibility,€one€half€(ðð)€of€the€proceeds€are€awarded€to€hisÐ €/Ð*( Ðchildren€if€they€are€under€eighteen€(18)€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€death.€€ò òIf€Mr.Ð ’0â+) ÐCatignani€draws€the€proceeds€because€he€leaves€the€company,€then€Mrs.Ð ª1ú,* ÐCatignani€shall€be€entitled€to€$8,000.00€and€the€children€shall€be€entitled€toÐ ¾2.+ Ð$8,000.00.ó óÐ Ò3"/, ÐÌÓ:`ÓÓX`ÓòòCatignanióó,€1989€WL€126726€at€*2€(quoting€the€trial€court€order)€(emphasisÐ ø5H1. Ðadded).Ð 8l30 ÐÓ  Ó€à ö àIn€September€of€1995,€about€nine€months€before€the€second€marriage,Ð ° ÐHusband€was€laid€off€from€his€position€at€Southern€Colortype.€€He€withdrew€theÐ Ô$ Ðmoney€from€his€retirement€fund€and€moved€it€into€an€annuity€fund€withoutÐ øH Ðinforming€Wife€that€he€had€done€so.Ô‡ ¼k†»» ¼k†Ô€€The€value€of€the€annuity€increased€fromÐ  l Ðapproximately€$91,000€to€approximately€$115,000€during€the€second€marriage.€Ð @  ÐThe€trial€court€awarded€Wife€$16,000€as€her€share€of€Husbandððs€originalÐ d´  Ðretirement€fund€under€the€first€divorce€decree,€and€$12,000€as€half€of€theÐ ˆØ  Ðincrease€during€the€marriage.€€Ð ¬ü Ðà ö àHusband€argues€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€awarding€WifeÐ Ð  Ð$16,000€from€his€annuity€fund,€but€concedes€that€she€is€entitled€to€$8,000.€HeÐ ôD Ðalso€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€awarding€Wife€one€half€of€the€increase€inÐ h Ðvalue€of€the€annuity€fund€during€the€second€marriage.€Ð <Œ Ðà ö à€€Under€the€terms€of€the€original€divorce,€Wife€became€entitled€to€$8,000Ð `° Ðthe€moment€that€Husband€removed€the€money€from€the€Colortype€retirementÐ „ Ô Ðfund.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€We€hold€that€Wife€is€now€entitled€to€the€$8,000€she€should€have€receivedÐ ¨"ø Ðin€1995.€€In€addition,€since€she€was€deprived€of€the€opportunity€to€invest€thoseÐ Ì$  Ðfunds,€ò òó óWife€is€entitled€to€10%€interest€per€annum€on€the€$8,000€from€the€date€theÐ ð&@"  Ðfunds€were€withdrawn€until€the€date€of€the€remarriage.׃ð ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð )d$" Ðà ö àThe€trial€court€ordered€Husband€to€pay€Wife€$16,000,€which€apparentlyÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðincludes€the€$8,000€which€should€have€been€paid€to€the€partiesðð€children€underÐ ° Ðthe€original€divorce€decree€and€the€1989€Opinion€of€this€court.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€We€find€noÐ Ô$ Ðbasis€for€the€trial€court€to€award€the€childrenððs€$8,000€€to€Wife.€€Accordingly,€theÐ øH Ðtrial€courtððs€order€is€modified€to€award€$8,000€plus€interest€as€described€aboveÐ  l Ðto€Wife.Ð @  Ðà ö àThe€trial€court€also€ordered€that€Wife€be€paid€one€half€of€the€increase€inÐ d´  Ðvalue€of€Husbandððs€annuity€fund€during€the€second€marriage.Ô#† ¼k†»» ¼k†òd#Ô€€Marital€propertyÐ ˆØ  Ðincludes€retirement€benefits,€both€vested€and€unvested,€that€accrue€during€theÐ ¬ü Ðmarriage.€€òòSee€Cohen€v.€Cohenóó,€937€S.W.2d€823,€830€(Tenn.1996).€€An€interestÐ Ð  Ðin€a€retirement€benefit€plan€is€marital€property€subject€to€division€under€€Tenn.Ð ôD ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€36-4-121(a)(1)€(1996).€€òò€See€Cohenóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€830.Ð h Ðà ö àIn€€òòCohenóó,€our€Supreme€Court€reiterated€three€observations:€€Ð <Œ Ðà8 ö àà8@ö ö ü!ö ü!àà8 ö àÓÓ1)€Only€the€portion€of€retirement€benefits€accrued€during€theÐ `° Ðmarriage€are€marital€property€subject€to€equitable€division.€€ÐrÂö ü!ö ü! ÐÌà8 ö àà8@ö ö ü!ö ü!àà8 ö à2)€Retirement€benefits€accrued€during€the€marriage€are€maritalÐ –!æ Ðproperty€subject€to€equitable€division€even€though€theÐ ¨"ø Ðnon-employee€spouse€did€not€contribute€to€the€increase€in€theirÐ º#  Ðvalue.€ÐÌ$ ö ü!ö ü! ÐÌà8 ö àà8@ö ö ü!ö ü!à3)€The€value€of€retirement€benefits€must€be€determined€at€a€date€asÐ ð&@"  Ðnear€as€possible€to€the€date€of€the€divorce.€€€Ð(R#!ö ü!ö ü! ÐÌòòIdóó.Ð &*v%# ÐÓ’pÓà ö àAccordingly,€we€agree€that€the€increase€in€the€value€of€Husbandððs€annuityÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðfund€during€the€second€marriage,€$24,000,€was€marital€property,€and€thus€subjectÐ \-¬(& Ðto€equitable€division.Ð €/Ð*( Ðà ö àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36-4-121(c)€sets€forth€factors׃P×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€which€are€intended€toÐ ¤1ô,* Ðguide€the€court€in€making€an€equitable€distribution€of€marital€property.€Ð ° ÐConsidering€those€factors€and€based€on€the€record€which€shows€that€HusbandððsÐ Ô$ Ðincome€is€approximately€four€times€greater€than€Wifeððs,€we€cannot€say€that€theÐ øH Ðevidence€preponderates€against€an€even€division€of€the€increase€in€the€annuity.€Ð  l ÐAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€$12,000€to€Wife€as€her€shareÐ @  Ðof€the€increase€in€the€value€of€the€annuity€fund€during€the€marriage.Ð d´  ÐÓ  ÓV.€Ð ˆØ  ÐÓ›wÓà ö àHusband€argues€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€awarding€WifeÐ ¬ü Ð$750€per€month€until€the€house€is€sold€and€$1,000€per€monthòòóó€after€the€sale€asÐ Ð  Ðalimony€òòin€futuroóó.€€€Husband€contends€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€make€aÐ ôD Ðthreshold€determination€that€wife€was€not€subject€to€rehabilitation€prior€toÐ h Ðawarding€her€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.€€Further,€€he€argues€that€he€does€not€have€theÐ <Œ Ðability€to€pay€alimony€at€the€amount€set€by€the€trial€court.€€à  àÐ `° Ðà ö àTennessee€law€provides€for€three€types€of€alimony:€(1)€rehabilitativeÐ „ Ô Ðalimony,€which€provides€modifiable,€temporary€support€for€a€period€ofÐ ¨"ø Ðadjustment€sufficient€to€enable€a€dependent€spouse€to€become€partially€or€totallyÐ Ì$  Ðself„sufficient;€(2)€periodic€alimony€or€alimonyòò€in€futuro,€óóa€continuing,€butÐ ð&@"  Ðmodifiable,€support€obligation€to€an€economically€disadvantaged€spouse;€€andÐ ° Ð(3)€alimony€òòin€solidoóó,€an€unmodifiable€lump€sum€award€which€may€be€paid€overÐ Ô$ Ðtime.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1);€€òòsee€Loria€v.€Loriaóó,€952€S.W.2d€836,Ð øH Ð838€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1997).€€The€legislatureððs€stated€preference€is€forÐ  l Ðrehabilitative€alimony€whenever€possible.€€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„Ð @  Ð101(d)(1).€€A€finding€that€rehabilitation€is€"not€feasible"€is€required€before€anÐ d´  Ðaward€of€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€is€appropriate.Ô‡"¼Œ]»» ¼k†Ô€€òòId.óó;€€òòsee€also€Loriaóó,€952€S.W.2d€atÐ ˆØ  Ð840.Ô#† ¼k†»»"¼Œ]J~#ÔÐ Ü, Ðà ö àÔ‡¼Œ]»» ¼k†ÔIn€determining€whether€to€award€€spousal€support,€the€type€of€support,€andÐ  \ Ðthe€amount€and€duration€thereof,€€courts€must€consider€a€number€of€factors.€€òòSeeÐ <Œ ÐóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1).׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòóóThe€initial€determination€must€be€whether€Ð l¼ ÐÌÌone€spouse€is€economically€disadvantaged€relative€to€the€other.€€òòSee€id.óó€€InÐ ü L Ðaddition,€the€two€most€important€factors€in€setting€spousal€support€are€theÐ ° Ðdemonstrated€need€of€the€disadvantaged€spouse€and€the€obligor€spouse's€abilityÐ à0 Ðto€pay.€€òòSee€Aaron€v.€Aaronóó,€909€S.W.2d€408,€410€(Tenn.€1995);Ô#† ¼k†»»¼Œ]÷~#ÔÔ‡¼Œ]»» ¼k†Ôòò€Varley€v.Ð  ` ÐVarleyóó,€934€S.W.2d€659,€668€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1996).€Because€support€decisionsÐ @  Ðare€factually€driven€and€involve€considering€and€balancing€numerous€factors,Ð p À Ðappellate€courts€give€wide€latitude€to€the€trial€courtððs€discretion.€òòSee€CranfordÐ  ð  Ðv.€Cranfordóó,€772€S.W.2d€48,€50€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1989).Ð Ð  Ðà ö àòòóóÔ#† ¼k†»»¼Œ]1‚#ÔÔ‡¼Œ]»» ¼k†ÔHusband,€age€45,€earns€$35,000€annually€plus€bonuses.€€In€1995€he€earnedÐ P Ð$49,040,€in€1996€he€earned€$44,097,€and€in€1997€he€earned€$44,183.Ô#† ¼k†»»¼Œ]#„#Ô€€Wife€is€42Ð 0€ Ðyears€old€and€began€working€as€a€special€education€school€bus€driver€in€1992.Ð „Ô ÐShe€also€€works€part„time€cleaning€a€church.€She€earned€$10,122€in€1997€andÐ ¨ø Ð$13,242€in€1996.€Thus,€Wife€was€significantly€economically€disadvantaged€atÐ Ì Ðthe€time€of€the€divorce€relative€to€Husband,€since€he€was€earning€approximatelyÐ ð@ Ðfour€times€as€much€as€she.€€He€clearly€had€greater€earning€potential€at€the€timeÐ !d Ðof€divorce.Ð 8#ˆ Ðà ö àWifeððs€income€and€expense€statement€claims€expenses€of€$2,260€perÐ \%¬  Ðmonth,€with€a€$1,200€per€month€negative€difference€between€her€income€and€herÐ €'Ð"  Ðexpenses.€€Husband€claims€monthly€expenses€of€$1,765,€with€a€monthly€surplusÐ ¤)ô$" Ðof€income€over€expenses€of€$266.€However,€the€gross€income€claimed€byÐ È+'$ ÐHusband€on€his€statement€is€only€$32,€307,€while€the€testimony€showed€that€heÐ ì-<)& Ðhad€earned€in€excess€of€$44,000€for€the€past€three€years€and€that€his€base€salaryÐ 0`+( Ðis€$35,000€per€year.€Using€the€$35,000€figure€would€increase€HusbandððsÐ 42„-* Ðavailable€gross€monthly€income€by€approximately€$200,€and€using€his€priorÐ X4¨/, Ðactual€earnings€would€increase€that€amount€by€almost€$1,000.€€Ð |6Ì1. Ðà ö àIn€its€1989€Opinion,€this€court€found€that€Wife€had€not€worked€outside€theÐ  8ð30 Ðhome€since€the€birth€of€her€first€child€in€1976€and€she€had€ð ðno€particular€workÐ ° Ðskills.ðð€€òòSee€Catignanióó,€1989€WL€126726€at€*2.€€The€record€before€us€in€thisÐ Ô$ Ðappeal€provides€no€information€regarding€Wifeððs€educational€background€orÐ øH Ðtraining.€Wife€testified€that€she€had€an€adenoma€in€her€head€and€experiencedÐ  l Ðmigraine€headaches.€€There€is€no€evidence€regarding€how€these€health€problemsÐ @  Ðaffect€her€ability€to€work,€although€Wife€testified€that€she€experienced€migrainesÐ d´  Ðabout€twice€a€week€and€those€headaches€made€her€unable€to€tolerate€light€orÐ ˆØ  Ðnoise.Ð ¬ü ÐÔ‡¼Œ]»» ¼k†Ôà ö àThe€trial€court's€failure€to€make€a€specific€finding€regarding€the€feasibilityÐ Ð  Ðof€Wifeððs€rehabilitation€does€not€preclude€our€review€of€the€issue.òò€€See,€e.g.,Ð P ÐStorey€v.€Storeyóó,€835€S.W.2d€593,€597€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1992).€In€the€1989Ð 0€ ÐOpinion,€Ô#† ¼k†»»¼Œ]Ë#Ôthis€court€modified€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€$150€per€month€inÐ `° Ðrehabilitative€alimony€to€extend€the€duration€from€fourteen€months€to€ð ðuntil€suchÐ ´ Ðtime€as€the€wife€has€been€rehabilitated,ðð€implicitly€€concluding€that€Wife€wasÐ Ø ( Ðrehabilitatable.€€Ten€years€have€gone€by€since€that€Opinion€was€issued,€but€thereÐ ü"L Ðis€nothing€in€the€record€before€us€now€which€indicates€that€that€conclusion€€is€noÐ  %p  Ðlonger€valid.€€Since€that€Opinion,€Wife€has,€in€fact,€become€employed€as€aÐ D'”"  Ðschool€bus€driver€for€ten€months€of€the€year.€Thus,€Wife€has€made€efforts€atÐ h)¸$" Ðrehabilitation€and€has€become€partially€self„sufficient.€We€find€that€it€is€feasibleÐ Œ+Ü&$ Ðthat€Wife€can€become€self„sufficient€or€more€self„sufficient€if€provided€thatÐ °-)& Ðopportunity€through€temporary€rehabilitative€support.Ð Ô/$+( Ðà ö àAccordingly,€€we€find€it€appropriate€to€modify€the€trial€courtððs€award€ofÐ ø1H-* Ðalimony€òòin€futuroóó€to€an€award€of€rehabilitative€alimony.€If,€during€the€term€ofÐ 4l/, Ðrehabilitative€support,€Wife€demonstrates€an€inability€to€be€totally€self„sufficientÐ @61. Ðin€spite€of€her€reasonable€rehabilitative€efforts,€the€trial€court€may€extend€theÐ d8´30 Ðterm€of€rehabilitative€support€or€grant€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€to€supplement€WifeððsÐ ° Ðearning€capacity.€òòSee€Loriaóó,€952€S.W.2d€at€838.€Ð Ô$ Ðà ö àHaving€considered€the€statutory€factors€and€the€facts€of€this€case,€we€areÐ øH Ðof€the€opinion€that€Wife€is€entitled€to€rehabilitative€alimony€in€the€amount€ofÐ  l Ð$600€per€month€for€five€years.€€Husband€is€entitled€to€a€credit€for€the€excess€heÐ @  Ðhas€paid€during€the€pendency€of€€this€appeal.Ð d´  ÐÓ  ÓÓ  ÓVI.Ð ˆØ  ÐÓ÷–ÓÓ  Óà ö àLastly,€€Husband€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€directing€him€to€payÐ ¬ü Ð$2,610.77€in€attorney€fees.€€In€the€context€of€a€divorce€proceeding€attorney€feeÐ Ð  Ðawards€are€considered€as€alimony€òòin€solidoóó.€€€òòSee€Gilliam€v.€Gilliamóó,€776€S.W.2dÐ ôD Ð81,€86€(Tenn.€App.1988).€€The€€awarding€of€attorney€fees€lies€within€the€soundÐ h Ðdiscretion€of€the€trial€court,€and€unless€we€find€that€the€evidence€preponderatesÐ <Œ Ðagainst€such€an€award,€we€will€not€disturb€it€on€appeal.òò€€See€Storeyóó,€835€S.W.2dÐ `° Ðat€597.€€€Upon€considering€the€relative€financial€position€of€the€two€parties,Ð „ Ô Ðincluding€but€not€limited€to€the€ability€of€each€party€to€pay€their€own€attorneyÐ ¨"ø Ðfees,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€thisÐ Ì$  Ðaward.€€We€affirm€the€award€of€attorney€fees€to€Wife.Ð ð&@"  ÐÓ  ÓVII.Ð )d$" ÐÓ#›Óà ö àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€as€modified€herein.€TheÐ 8+ˆ&$ Ðproceeds€from€the€sale€of€the€marital€residence€are€to€be€divided€equally€betweenÐ \-¬(& Ðthe€parties€after€payment€to€Husband€of€$9,756.€Wife€is€awarded€$8,000€plusÐ €/Ð*( Ðinterest€from€the€date€of€her€entitlement€thereto,€September,€1995,€until€the€dateÐ ¤1ô,* Ðof€the€partiesðð€remarriage€in€June€of€1996.€€Wife€is€also€awarded€$12,000€as€herÐ È3/, Ðshare€of€the€increase€in€the€value€of€Husbandððs€retirement€account€during€theÐ ì5<1. Ðsecond€marriage.€Wife€is€awarded€rehabilitative€alimony€in€the€amount€of€sixÐ 8`30 ÐцÑâ âÑTR[ì AØ'ÿ Legal[ì AØ'ÿ Legal  AØ'ÿ Legal  AØ'ÿ LegalTÑâ âÑ  Ñhundred€dollars€($600)€per€month€for€a€period€of€five€(5)€years.€The€case€is€Ð ° Ðremanded€to€the€trial€court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€Ð Ô$ ÐCosts€in€this€cause€on€appeal€are€taxed€€to€Appellant,€for€which€execution€mayÐ øH Ðissue€if€necessary.Ð  l ÐÓÓÌÌÓ6ée‘‚XQ“X°,X‚Xì“X6Óà0 ö àà0Íö T$ö T$à_________________________________Ðd´ ÍT$ÍT$ Ðà0 ö àà0Íö T$ö T$àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGE€€€ÐvÆ ÍT$ÍT$ ÐCONCUR:Ð ˆØ  ÐÌÌ____________________________Ð ¾ ÐBEN€H.€CANTRELL,Ð Ð  ÐPRESIDING€JUDGE,€€M.€S.Ð â2 ÐÌà ö àà Í àà  àà ^ àà ¶ àÌ_____________________________Ð h ÐWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ *z Ð