ÿWPC8  ._ÅÀÂNøLg%Ò7G[SÅÈê¨ÝË3†E{ÏâSWðì€K_ ç¿b{ýï`’ø!‘…N6~uj")Ž=±g‰ë?æ,lý;,2ô¬!ã~vÏ¡*’1ü\ãTš°®(þܤžÈá9€ ÝÕùN³Ù\ÄüÙƒ^ù&ƒß$œëhå)…Cu"J úÁžÀÈžrGgììÓLñ˜ÄÛÔbdªhFY;aO[â U!Tí÷Q”›tÏsïùªÚþ ;[ïþx, zh"í§á2³ß¾þå Ú§ y NXö– ¼ ‡ Þ9xŠÉïã1feS8¢œ½‚¢žŽÿK6€ÝJ8R»ãüí¬‡b³è[¸h›,ÜÛ® CÁCçâÎ6¶$x­ ’E?[„tÍbŠ:¹…•¬±„ˆ§"{ÀÑ—s«„vÒÛr5xÈ 9y6>4ÉÙçcp@‹¦'ÍG—Žý‘¦›œc ë-é¾si(à5<Æ;£@I˜ùjì »w’‚¸1”=½eË>µå8È«Y[*Å¿`ÂN׿¨Ùkâ{.Ï!L·—û¶ËÖM˱xš"×®™›ëöóp6M)Õ#(ÁV)*û5ÖŒ¯œÁdóލoÛO…hþAJ‹Õþ08Ók ¢ÿ{.ò,#†hUNî %< 0(B4j~’ 0l 0D‹ºÏ’‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ B ˜IBM Laser Printer 4019IBM4019ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0ÎÙP /5ʇEB¦ ^P(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡Hz, 3|xN ˆÝ ƒüÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝAnother€child€born€of€the€marriage€was€an€adult€at€the€time€of€trial.((3üÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó °Ý ƒüÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝWife€was€awarded€temporary€custody€and€child€support€in€the€amount€of€$306.39€perÐ ° Ðmonth.€ ˆññÐ °  ÐññÝ ƒüÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€record€establishes€that€the€trial€court€awarded€attorney's€fees€to€Wife,€which€we€treatÐ ° Ðas€alimony.€€òòò òSee€Gilliamóóó ó,€776€S.W.2d€at€86.€€Thus,€we€consider€this€issue€in€respect€to€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt's€failure€to€award€any€additional€alimony. dÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÓ'°,X°À”X°œX'Óà@††ìàò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€WESTERN€SECTIONˆÐ ° Ðà@hh%ìàAT€JACKSONˆÌà@. . ìà_______________________________________________________ˆÌÌó óà À à)ò òÐ `° ÐCHERYL€ANN€CUPPLES,ó óà À à)à  àChester€Equity€No.€8278Ð L œ Ðà À à)Ì€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellant.à À à)Ð ( x Ðà À à)ÌVS.à À à)à  àApp.€No.€02A01„9408„CH„00193Ð  P  Ðà À à)Ìò òLUTHER€WAYNE€CUPPLES,ó óà À à)Ð Ø(  Ðà À à)Ì€€€€€Defendant/Appellee.à À à)Ð ´  Ðà À à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Chancery€Court€of€Chester€County€at€Henderson.Ìò òHonorable€Joe€C.€Morris,€Chancellor€€ó óÐ P  ÐÌÌÌò òLloyd€R.€Tatumó ó,€Ð P ÐTATUM€AND€TATUM,€Henderson,€TennesseeÌAttorney€for€Plaintiff/Appellant.ÌÌÌÌò òMary€Jo€Middlebrooksó ó,€Ð ŒÜ ÐMIDDLEBROOKS€&€GRAY,€P.A.,€Jackson,€TennesseeÌAttorney€for€€Defendant/Appellee.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÐ ð%@!$ ÐÌÌà À àFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€ó ó:€(Concurs)Ð d,´'+ Ðò òÌMcLEMORE,€Sp.€J.€ó ó:€(Concurs)ñGñÐ @.)- ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ ,;|6; ÐÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓÓ  ÓñMñÓÓñMññNñThis€divorce€action€involves€dissolution€of€the€25€year€marriage€between€Appellant,€Cheryl€AnnÏCupples€("Wife"),€and€Appellee,€Luther€Wayne€Cupples€("Husband").€€Wife€filed€for€divorce€inÏSeptember€1992,€citing€irreconcilable€differences€and€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€HusbandÏcounterclaimed€for€divorce€alleging€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€Both€parties€sought€custody€ofÏtheir€minor€son,€Jonathan,€age€10€at€the€time€of€trial.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€On€appeal,€Wife€cites€as€error€the€trial€court'sÐ  ` Ðaward€of€an€absolute€divorce€and€custody€of€the€child€to€Husband,€its€failure€to€award€her€alimonyÏand€its€division€of€the€marital€estate.€€For€reasons€hereinafter€expressed,€we€affirm.ÌÌà ` àThe€evidence€presented€at€trial€includes€the€following:€€€Husband€is€47€and€Wife€is€44.€ÏBoth€have€a€twelfth€grade€education.€€Wife€has€maintained€"a€steady€stream€of€jobs€outside€the€home"Ïsince€graduation.€€She€currently€works€as€manager€of€an€apartment€complex€earning€a€monthly€netÏincome€of€$520.€€She€is€also€provided€a€two€bedroom€apartment€which€rents€for€$225€per€month.€ÏHer€past€employment€has€primarily€consisted€of€secretarial€and€managerial€positions€paying€minimumÏwage.€€Husband€has€been€employed€with€Freed„Hardeman€University€for€approximately€18€years€andÏcurrently€earns€an€average€gross€monthly€income€of€$1,904.06.€€He€has€also€worked€as€an€electricianÏand€possesses€some€carpentry€and€plumbing€skills.ÌÌà ` àWife€testified€that€she€was€forced€to€flee€the€marital€home€in€August€1992€due€toÏHusband's€verbal€and€physical€abuse.€€She€described€incidents€of€Husband€cursing,€pushing€and€hittingÏher.€€Husband€stated€that€Wife€began€to€withdraw€from€the€family€approximately€four€years€prior€toÏthe€divorce€proceedings.€€He€suspected€problems€in€the€marriage€when€she€began€talking€on€theÏphone€sometimes€until€10:00€at€night€and€"all€the€time"€during€weekends.€€He€stated€that€the€majorÏdifficulty€in€the€marriage€involved€Wife's€lying€and€her€unexplained€absences€from€the€home€whichÏbegan€during€the€last€couple€of€years€of€the€marriage.€€According€to€Husband,€these€absences€couldÏlast€anywhere€from€several€hours€to€several€days€and,€if€he€inquired€about€Wife's€whereabouts,€sheÏeither€lied€to€him€or€simply€provided€no€explanation.€€Husband€complained€that€Wife€spent€no€timeÏwith€him€or€their€son.€€€When€questioned,€on€cross„examination,€"[h]ave€you€ever€left€the€householdÏand€€ever€stayed€out€at€night€when€no€one€knew€where€you€were,€.€.€.€?",€Wife€responded,€"[y]es,€IÏhave."€€Husband€denied€ever€physically€abusing€Wife.€€He€admitted€cursing€her,€but€stated€that€hisÐ P8 34 Ðarguing€in€such€manner€mostly€occurred€after€Wife€began€leaving€the€marital€home€withoutÏexplanation.€€He€believed€this€behavior€on€his€part€"wrong,"€€but€denied€that€it€was€the€reason€for€theÏbreakup€of€the€marriage.€€He€admitted€to€an€extramarital€relationship€after€the€parties€separated.€€ÌÌà ` àMozel€Blakely,€Wife's€aunt,€also€testified€that€on€occasion€other€family€membersÏwould€inquire€from€her€as€to€Wife's€whereabouts,€insisting€that€Wife€told€them€that€she€would€beÏspending€the€night€with€her€aunt.€€Ms.€Blakely€stated,€"[t]he€whole€family€didn't€know€where€she€was.€ÏJust€in€a€mad€rage€she'd€take€off€and€leave€and€didn't€anybody€know€where€she€was."€€Ms.€BlakelyÏstated€that€this€happened€many€times,€disturbing€everyone€on€the€weekend€and€that€Wife€never€stayedÏthe€night€with€her.ÌÌà ` àWife€admitted€making€two€withdrawals€in€July€1992€of€approximately€$19,000€fromÏthe€couple's€savings€account€and€taking€certain€items€of€personalty€with€her€when€departing€the€home.ÏHusband€testified€that€he€did€not€know€the€funds€were€being€withdrawn.€€Wife€stated€that€her€livingÏexpenses€since€the€separation€have€totalled€$27,457.99€and€that€Husband€did€not€provide€any€fundsÏfor€these€expenses,€other€than€child€support.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀РX ¨ ÐÌà ` àWife€stated€that€she€was€the€primary€caretaker€of€Jonathan€during€the€marriage.€€SheÏpurchased€his€clothing,€made€certain€he€received€medical€attention€when€needed€and€was€the€primaryÏdisciplinarian.€€She€complained€that€Husband€rarely€disciplined€Jonathan€and,€on€the€few€occasionsÏhe€did,€it€was€handled€poorly€by€cursing€the€child.€€Both€parties€attended€parent/teacher€conferencesÏat€Jonathan's€school€and€participated€in€certain€school€activities€involving€their€son.€€Wife€testified€thatÏHusband€transported€Jonathan€to€and€from€school€"once€or€twice€a€week."€€She€stated€that€all€threeÏattended€church,€although€Husband€failed€to€go€at€times,€and€that€she€taught€some€Bible€classes.€ÏWife€believes€that€she€is€more€fit€to€care€for€Jonathan€because€"a€ten„year„old€child€should€live€withÏhis€mother."€€She€also€believes€that€Husband's€cursing€and€failure€to€discipline€his€son€negativelyÏinfluences€him.€€She€expressed€a€dislike€for€Husband's€attempts€to€"buy"€his€son€and€claimed€thatÏHusband€had€spoken€badly€about€Wife€to€Jonathan.€€In€professing€love€for€her€son,€she€acknowledgedÏHusband's€love€for€him€also.€€Wife€admitted€cursing€in€the€child's€presence.€€Ð P8 32 Їà ` àHusband€believes€himself€more€fit€to€care€for€Jonathan,€citing€the€inadequate€amountÏof€time€spent€by€Wife€with€her€son.€€Husband€stated€that,€since€the€separation,€Wife€often€times€leavesÏJonathan€with€someone€else€or€has€someone€else€pick€him€up€from€school.€€He€testified€that€duringÏthe€marriage€Wife€sometimes€refused€to€take€care€of€Jonathan€when€it€was€necessary€for€Husband€toÏwork€on€the€weekends€and,€thus,€Jonathan€would€accompany€his€father€to€the€work€site.€€Also,ÏHusband€has€considered€the€many€activities€that€he€and€his€son€partake,€including€hunting,€fishing€andÏbaseball.€€Husband€has,€in€the€past,€coached€his€son's€baseball€team.€€Husband€denied€ever€verballyÏor€physically€abusing€Jonathan.€€He€declared,€"I€can€give€[Jonathan]€a€good€home.€€I€can€stay€withÏhim.€.€.€I€can€take€care€of€him,€for€I€don't€think€he's€being€taken€care€of€with€[Wife]."€€On€crossÏexamination,€however,€Husband€agreed€that€Wife€has€been€a€good€mother€to€her€son.ÌÌà ` àThe€trial€court€heard€additional€testimony€relating€to€the€custody€issue€from€variousÏfriends€and€family€members.€€Wife's€sister€and€two€aunts€testified€that€they€believe€Husband€the€betterÏparent€to€care€for€Jonathan.€€Melton€Sewell,€president€of€Freed„Hardeman,€testified€that€Husband€isÏ"a€devoted€father"€€and€that€"[he]€loves€his€son."€€Dee€Letty€Shires€testified€that€Wife€and€her€sonÏhave€a€"good€relationship"€and€that€Wife€is€a€"good€mother."€€She€described€an€incident€when€childrenÏwere€playing€baseball€in€the€Cupples'€backyard€and€Husband€became€very€upset,€cursing€and€tellingÏeveryone€to€leave.€€Husband€refuted€this€testimony.€€The€trial€court€also€conducted€an€in€chambersÏconference€with€Jonathan€regarding€his€choice€for€custody€upon€Husband's€"Motion€for€ExpressionÏof€Child€Custody€Preference."ÌÌà ` àThe€marital€real€estate,€consisting€of€26€acres,€was€purchased€at€various€times€duringÏthe€marriage€from€Wife's€parents€or€her€father,€after€her€mother's€death.€€The€marital€home€wasÏconstructed€on€a€portion€of€this€property.€€Wife€requested€that€she€be€awarded€this€realty€because€sheÏ"was€born€and€raised€on€this€property"€and€had€"lived€there€for€forty„four€years."€€The€road€on€whichÏthe€marital€realty€is€located€is€named€McGill,€her€maiden€name.€€Her€grandparents€lived€on€adjoiningÏproperty.€€She€identified€certain€other€property,€which€is€surrounded€by€the€marital€realty,€as€herÏfather's€home€prior€to€his€death.€€This€property€was€devised€to€Wife€by€her€father€in€his€will.ÌÌà ` àThe€final€decree€awarded€an€absolute€divorce€and€custody€of€Jonathan€to€Husband,€Ïwith€Wife€receiving€liberal€visitation.€€Wife€was€ordered€to€pay€child€support€in€the€amount€ofÐ