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ŌŌ€!ŌŻ  Ż›Ń P ŃŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŌ€"ŌŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŃ7€\–XXdšdČ7ŃŽ ŽĢą@ ąIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢĢĢĢĢIN€THE€MATTER€OF:ą ąą ąą ą€€€€)€C/A€NO.€œ03A01›„9704„CV„00135̜Ł€€ŁßR€&($A1-j|` Å `€€@’Rߛą ąSARAH€œNICHOLE›€œDOCKERY›,ą ą€€€€)Ģą ąœd.o.b.›€9„25„91,€A€Childą ą€€€€)Ģą ąUnder€Eighteen€(18)ą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąYears€of€Age,ą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)ĢRONNEL€and€œRENATE›€œHENSLEY›,ą ą€€€€)€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)€APPEAL€AS€OF€RIGHT€FROM€THEĢą ąą ąPetitioners„Appellants,€)€ANDERSON€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURTĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģv.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)ĢSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ą ąą ąą ą€€€€)ĢDEPARTMENT€OF€CHILDRENššSą ąą ą€€€€)ĢSERVICES,ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)ĢŅ ° ŅŅ „ Ņą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€)€HONORABLE€JAMES€B.€SCOTT,€JR.,ĢŅ ° ŅŅ ° Ņą ąą ąRespondent„Appellee.€€€€)€JUDGEĢĢĢĢĢĢFor€Appellantsą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąFor€AppelleeĢĢRONNEL€AND€œRENATE›€œHENSLEY,€Pro€Se›ą ąJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPĢ€ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąœą ąAttorney›€General€&€ReporterĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąNashville,€TennesseeĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąDOUGLAS€EARL€œDIMOND›Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąAssistant€Attorney€GeneralĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąNashville,€TennesseeĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢą@ ąŌ€ ŌŌ€  ŌO€P€I€N€I€O€NŌ€"ŌŌ€"XŌĢĢĢĢĢAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąœSusano›,€J.ĒÓӜ›ą ąą ąRonnel€œHensley›€and€his€wife,€œRenate›€œHensley›,€filed€aϜpetition›€in€the€Anderson€County€Juvenile€Court€seeking€custody€ofĻtheir€granddaughter,€Sarah€œNichole›€œDockery›,€who€was€then€in€theĻtemporary€legal€custody€of€the€State€of€Tennessee,€Department€ofĻChildren€Services€(Department).€€By€order€entered€June€19,€1996,Ļthe€Juvenile€Court€dismissed€their€petition,€and€they€appealed€toĻthe€Anderson€County€Circuit€Court.€€That€appeal€was€œlikewiseĻdismissed,›€whereupon€the€œHensleys›€sought€further€review€in€thisĻcourt.€€We€affirm.ĢĢą ąą ąIn€œits›€January€30,€1997,€order€dismissing€their€appeal,Ļthe€Circuit€Court€stated€the€following:ĢĢÓÓą ąą8 ą.€.€.€the€Court€finds€that€the€child,€SarahϜNichole›€œDockery›,€is€now€in€the€full€andĻcomplete€guardianship€of€the€State€ofĻTennessee,€Department€of€Childrenššs€Services,Ļas€defined€by€œT.C.A.›€36„1„102(23)(B)€and€(C),Ļas€the€result€of€the€motherššs€surrender€ofĻparental€rights€and€the€involuntaryĻtermination€of€the€parental€rights€of€both€theĻmotherššs€husband€and€the€alleged€biologicalĻfather;€that€the€duly€entered€guardianshipĻorders€were€not€appealed€and€have€becomeĻfinal;€that€such€orders€supersede€all€priorĻorders€of€custody€of€any€Court,€including€theĻorder€from€which€Ronnel€and€œRenate›€œHensley›Ļcurrently€appeal€[œT.C.A.›€36„1„113(m)];€thatĻtheir€appeal€has€been€rendered€moot€by€theĻsubsequent€guardianship€orders€and€this€CourtĻis€without€jurisdiction€to€make€any€furtherĶdeterminations;€.€.€.ĢĢĢĢÓÓWhile€the€appellants€have€raised€many€issues€in€their€presentĻappeal€to€us,€ņņseeóó€Appendix,€the€only€pertinent€issue€before€us€isĻwhether€the€award€of€guardianship€to€the€Department€renders€mootĻthe€œHensleys›šš€petition€seeking€custody.€€Even€if€we€were€inclinedĻto€address€any€of€the€œHensleys›šš€factually„driven€issues,€which€weĻare€not,€we€would€be€precluded€from€doing€so€because€they€œfailed›Ļto€furnish€us€with€a€transcript€œor€statement€of€the€evidence›€ofĻthe€proceedings€œin€the€Circuit€Court.›€€This€brings€into€play€theĻwell€established€rule€that€we€presume€that€œa€lower€courtššs›Ļdecisions€œare›€correct€in€the€absence€of€a€transcript€reflecting€toĻthe€œcontrary.€€ņ ņņņFindley€v.€Monroeó óóó,€270€S.W.2d€325,€327€(Tenn.Ļ1954);€ņ ņņņDispeker€v.€New€Southern€Hotel€Companyó óóó,€373€S.W.2dĻ904,€908€(Tenn.€1963).›ĢĢą ąą ąMoving€to€the€sole€issue€before€us,€we€note€that€œT.C.A.›Ļšš€36„1„113(m)€provides,€in€pertinent€part,€as€follows:ĢĢÓÓą ąą8 ąAn€order€of€guardianship€or€partialĻguardianship€entered€by€the€court€pursuant€toĻthis€section€shall€supersede€prior€orders€ofĻcustody€or€guardianship€of€that€court€and€ofĻother€courts,Ģą ąą ą.€.€.ĢĢĢĢÓÓThe€Circuit€Courtššs€order€of€January€30,€1997,€from€which€thisĻappeal€was€taken,€clearly€recites€that€š šSarah€œNichole›€œDockery›€isĻnow€in€the€full€and€complete€guardianship€of€the€[Department]šš€byĻvirtue€of€š šduly€entered€guardianship€orders€[that]€were€notĻappealed€and€have€become€final.šš€€Under€œT.C.A.›€šš€36„1„113(m),€theĻentry€of€the€orders€awarding€permanent€guardianship€to€theĻDepartment€š šœsupersed[ed›]šš€the€June€19,€1996,€order€of€the€JuvenileĻCourt€touching€on€the€subject€of€the€childššs€custody.€€This€meansĻthat€the€Circuit€Court€was€being€asked€by€the€œHensleys›€to€addressĻand€correct€a€superseded€order;€but€there€was€nothing€left€to€beĻaddressed€and/or€corrected.€€We€find€that€the€trial€court€wasĻcorrect€in€its€determination€that€the€issue€raised€by€the€œHensleys›Ļwas€rendered€moot€when€the€Department€was€awarded€the€guardianshipĻof€their€granddaughter.ĢŃ ° ŃĢą ąą ąThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€with€costsĻon€appeal€being€taxed€to€the€appellants€and€their€surety.€€ThisϜmatter›€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€the€collection€of€costsĻassessed€there,€pursuant€to€applicable€law.ĢĢÓÓą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą__________________________Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąCharles€D.€œSusano›,€Jr.,€J.ĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢĢ________________________ĢHouston€M.€œGoddard›,€œP.J.›ĢĢĢĢ________________________ĢDon€T.€œMcMurray›,€œJ.ĒŃ7€ģÓXXdšXXdš7Ńą@ ąAPPENDIXĢĢą@ ąIssues€Presented€for€Review€byĢą@ ąRonnel€and€Renate€HensleyĢĢĢĢą ąą ą1.€€Whether€the€Court€of€Appeals€will€find€that€SarahĻNichole€Dockery€and€Ronnel€and€Renate€Hensley€deserve€the€ethicalĻand€moral€right€to€be€together€since€their€bond€was€as€parents€andĻchild€since€the€age€of€3€(three)€months€and€not€as€maternalĻgrandparents€and€granddaughter.ĢĢą ąą ą2.€€Whether€the€Department€of€Human€Services€hasĻwrongfully€kept€Sarah€Nichole€Dockery€away€from€her€GrandparentsĻby€bringing€up€an€issue€from€1983€that€never€carried€any€chargesĻwith€it€and€the€custody€issue€never€allowed€the€issue€to€beĻdiscussed€in€the€courtroom.ĢĢą ąą ą3.€€Whether€the€Department€of€Human€Services€violatedĻthe€due€process€rights€of€the€Grandparents€when€said€child,€SarahĻNichole€Dockery€was€released€by€the€maternal€mother,€Marion€MarieĻQualls,€to€the€State€of€Tennessee€without€due€notice€to€theĻGrandparents€who€had€the€child€since€the€age€of€3€(three)€months,Ļconsidered€as€the€legal€guardians€of€the€child€since€abandonmentĻby€the€maternal€mother€along€with€her€two€half„brothers.ĢĢą ąą ą4.€€Whether€the€Circuit€Court€only€has€part€of€theĻinformation€available€because€there€was€never€any€testimony€fromĻthe€witnesses€of€Ronnel€and€Renate€Hensley€to€give€view€to€theĻother€side.ĢĢą ąą ą5.€€Whether€the€Court€of€Appeals€of€Tennessee€will€findĻthat€Ronnel€and€Renate€Hensley€(Grandparents)€deserve€anotherĻtrial€for€the€mere€purpose€of€further€fact„finding€information€notĻheard€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Anderson€County.€€The€Hensleys€wouldĻprefer€a€trial€with€jury€so€that€a€group€of€unbiased€people€mayĻhelp€make€a€decision€on€an€important€complicated€case€which€doesĻand€will€affect€several€lives.ĢĢą ąą ą6.€€Whether€the€hearing€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€AndersonĻCounty€was€a€fair€and€just€hearing€due€to€the€negligence€of€theirĻattorney€at€the€time€who€did€not€bother€to€discuss€the€plan€ofĻaction€with€his€clients,€made€no€arrangements€for€a€court€reporterĻor€prepared€to€question€their€witnesses€at€the€hearing.€€ĢĢą ąą ą7.€€Whether€or€not€the€Department€of€Human€Services€hasĻactually€proven€the€real€biological€father€(there€were€2€defaultĻpapers€signed)€of€Sarah€Nichole€Dockery€in€order€for€the€realĻbiological€father€to€give€up€the€real€paternal€rights€to€saidĻchild€to€the€State€of€Tennessee.›