WPC  e6tz=/-oP m,kfaSV*.al8Ǹ ==PV"ڢtO 4ˍ9ZAˈE}Zvf/rW g7Zk |6^K-/(i_F8x2hYJ-H|)<61)y9]q'Gy]jFVxq';9ek[++|Cڷ.b^~ Ck""9h"Fa.nqa_V]_aQ=LIIpx W.nl C/.@ ;,g*mW=tTDYZY>onvH`=nIJn$mC$r_ꖧe|I2̓lfY L{f &? l1MxIKUT,͎ PЪz6ϴ씵u=}AiqnB`*# LUNW % 0U<^w@4U< 09k0 0D  U:             B# AQ@  0DW 0D 0D D/# # BR D3o HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(7$  7XXdXXd7  Xd|XXX-Bu Z$Arrus BT Roman (Ӏ)Ӏ*Ӏ+Ӏ,Ӏ-U.Ӏ/Ӏ0Ӏ:y&3|x:)L  Z $Arrus BT Roman((3$ 7!  7XXdd7  X XXX   `   0   a  $  X XXX `   1    ShortlyaftertheFinalDivorceDecreeinthismatterwasentered,thetrial  courtamendedthedecreetograntWife$200permonthafterthethirdyearuntilreachingage65,deathorremarriage.(3$ !   ""  XlXXX-XXl   Ad FILEDXlX-  June23,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular d!" $&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (#$  0  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd'dxd 7!  7XXdd7  X XXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7:0r )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP,  r0:::@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@(ATNASHVILLE:: `  ______________________________________________:: :t )>.*jxu` `@E% ` 8ttxP u t:CORINNET.CIANGI(SALVATORE),    ` Appellant, `     h      p DavidsonCircuitNo.83D2909Vs. `     h      p C.A.No.01A019805CV00236    NEILANTHONYCIANGI,     ` Appellee.____________________________________________________________________________@ FROMTHEDAVIDSONCOUNTYCIRCUITCOURT@K K THEHONORABLEMURIELROBINSON,JUDGE@JamesRobinMcKinney,Jr.ofNashville@>>(ForAppellant@Jamesg.MartinIII,GregoryD.Smith@~ ~ Farris,Warfield&Kanaday,PLCofNashville@rr(ForAppellee@$ AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  &"" @33'Opinionfiled: `     h      p   W.FRANKCRAWFORD, 2..  `     h      p   PRESIDINGJUDGE,W.S.CONCUR:ALANE.HIGHERS,JUDGEDAVIDR.FARMER,JUDGE  ;779 ӛ ` Thisappealinvolvesapetitiontomodifyafinaldecreeofdivorcebyextendingthealimonypayments.Appellant,CorinneT.Ciangi(Wife)appealsthetrialcourtsorderdismissingthepetition. ` NeilAnthonyCiangi(Husband)andWifedivorcedin1984.TheFinalDecreeofDivorceinpertinentpartprovided:8 ` 8 ` !` !ORDEREDbytheCourtthathusbandwillpaytowifeasalimonyinfuturo$500.00permonthforthefirstyear   followingthedivorceandeachyearthereaftertheamountwillbereducedasfollows:$400.00permonthforthesecondyear,$300.00permonthforthethirdyear,$200.00permonthforthefourthyearand$100.00permonththereafteruntilwifereachestheageof65,remarriesordies....  ##  1         00'' ` HusbandmadeallthepaymentsrequiredbythedivorcedecreeuntilSeptember27,1997,whenwifeturnedsixtyfive(65).OnNovember27,1997,exactlytwomonthsafterthepaymentobligationexpired,WifefiledaPetitiontoModifytheFinalDecree.Wifeallegedthatasubstantialandmaterialchangeofcircumstanceswarrantedanextensionofthealimonyinfuturopaymentspasther  65thbirthday.HusbandfiledaMotiontoDismissclaimingthathehadfullysatisfiedhisobligationsunderthedivorcedecree,andthatthecourtnolongerhadauthoritytomodifyadecreewhichhadexpired. ` AhearingonHusbandsmotiontodismisswasscheduledforApril3,1998.Wifesattorneyfailedtoappearforthehearing,andthetrialcourtdismissedherpetitiontomodifythedivorcedecreewithoutprejudice. ` Wifehasappealedandpresentstwoissuesforreviewasstatedinherbrief:00((8 ` 8 ` !` !I.WhethertheTrialCourterredingrantingtheAppelleesMotiontoDismiss.    8 ` 8 ` !` !II.WhethertheAppellantisestoppedfrommodifyingorextendingherawardofalimony.     400 М$'$$'$$))$ ` Thefirstissuepresentedforreviewisanonissue,becausethetrialcourtdidnotruleonHusbandsmotionbutdismissedWifespetitionforfailureofherattorneytoappearatthescheduledhearing. ` Thesecondissueforreviewfailstorecognizethatthisisanappellatecourt,andourjurisdictionisconfinedtoreviewingtheactionsofthetrialcourt.ThetrialcourthastakennoactionconcerningthemeritsofWifespetition,andadecisiononthisissuewouldrequirethisCourttorenderanadvisoryopinion.In McIntyrev.   Traughber ,884S.W.2d134(Tenn.App.1994),thisCourtsaid:  М$($$($$**$8 ` 8 ` !` !  Thedoctrineofjusticiabilitypromptscourtstostaytheirhandincasesthatdonotinvolveagenuineandexistingcontroversyrequiringthepresentadjudicationofpresentrights. Stateexrel.Lewisv.State ,208Tenn..  534,537,347S.W.2d47,48(1961); Dockeryv.Dockery ,   559S.W.2d952,954(Tenn.Ct.App.1977).Thus,ourcourtswillnotrenderadvisoryopinions, SuperFleaMkt.   v.Olsen ,677S.W.2d449,451(Tenn..1984); Parksv  Alexander ,608S.W.2d881,892(Tenn.Ct.App.1980),  ordecideabstractlegalquestions. Stateexrel.Lewisv.  State ,208Tenn.at538,347S.W.2dat49.    Id. at137.   ̜$)$$)$$++$ ` TheonlyissuebeforetheCourtiswhetherthetrialcourterredindismissingthepetitionforfailureoftheattorneytoappearforthehearing. ` Thetrialjudgesofthisstateareinherentlyempoweredandauthorizedtocontroltheproceedingintheircourts.Thisauthorityincludesthepowertodismisscases.Tenn..R.Civ.P.41.02; Kotilv.HydraSports,Inc. ,No.01A019305 *&& CV00200,1994WL535542(Tenn.App.Oct.5,1994).̜$*$$*,,$8 ` 8 ` !` !Appellatecourtsdonottreatdecisionstodismisscases...lightly....Ourreactiontotheseemingharshnessofthesanctionis,however,temperedbytherecognitionthattrialjudgesmustbeabletocontroltheirdocketsandthattodoso,theymusthaveavailablethemostseverespectrumofsanctionsnotmerelytopenalizethosewhoseconductwarrantssanctionsbutalsotodeterotherswhomightbetemptedtoengageinsimilarconductifthesanctiondidnotexist. Holtv.Webster ,638S.W.2dat 622 394(quoting NationalHockeyLeaguev.Metropolitan 733 HockeyClub,Inc. ,427U.S.639,64243,96S.Ct.2778, 8 44 278081(1976)).9"55   Ї Kotil, 1994WL535542 , at*3.$-  -$̜+$$+.. ` Forthereasonscitedabove,theimpositionofsanctions,includingthedismissalofalawsuit,arediscretionarydecisionswhichappellatecourtswillnotdisturbabsent anaffirmativeshowingthatthetrialcourtactedunreasonably,arbitrarily,orunconscionably. Id. at*4.    ` ThetrialjudgeinthepresentcasedismissedWifesactionwithoutprejudiceafterherattorneyfailedtoappearforahearingonHusbandsmotiontodismiss.Afterexaminingtherecordthoroughly,wefindnotonehintofevidenceshowingthatthetrialcourtabuseditsdiscretionoractedunreasonably,arbitrarilyorunconscionably. ` Accordingly,theorderofthetrialcourtdismissingthepetitionisaffirmed.AppelleeseeksdamagesforfrivolousappealpursuanttoT.C.A.271122(1980).WenotethatWifehasmadenoefforttopresentanyargumentconcerningtheonlyissueinvolvedinthiscase,thatis:whetherthetrialcourterredindismissingthiscasewithoutprejudice.Therefore,wedeemthisafrivolousappeal,andthecaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforadeterminationofthedamagesforfrivolousappealpursuanttothestatute.Costsoftheappealareassessedagainsttheappellant.̜,$$,+$XzXXXz$+// `     h      p _________________________________ `     h      p W.FRANKCRAWFORD, '##  `     h      p PRESIDINGJUDGE,W.S.  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