WPC$ A[_I_X|ZҹE9$Q)6S1J^>yl@fuP_H+Рٽ͞?D{')sb~.N6Ѳx}Z؉t]ɱx6QЏJ{͹67&* nS i.|~O?D eɝijuScA˦Y@fLPe@^7y{AallAE֑zQ `ً؅D3趻}[%*| +8b֟R%20cB]*~sF/ GISb6ItN@.Ϣ&%3Bw^3bОE 1&[} q9#heV3+J568wi $?p* 9PW(+c9jeZ Bʡf'4p#iU/ `DL;s. W8Iƣ!7_Aȇ2.!# F UNQ % 0( UF UP UFc { 0l$ 0D UF wL4fzUF8~UFDU:a&1UF8UF 0DJ D3 BCC A````````````````````` 0K      D+TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT AO 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular&@FZ 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular<(M 9Z .Courier New Regular q  $    2     XXXX 42X XThisistheamountofchildsupportthatthetrialcourtfoundhad P  accruedsinceachildsupportorderwasenteredfollowingahearingonMarch11,1997.NoneofthepaymentsclaimedbyFatherweremadeafterthatdate.((3$ !      0  (#$  0  <Q 9Z .Courier New Regular lmEnoDpqDrstuvDwӀh&Lh\3|x   $    3    XXXX42XX4242T.C.A.3411102(b)#4242#Ԁprovidesasfollows: P    8 ` Parentsshallcontinuetoberesponsibleforthesupportofeachchildforwhomtheyareresponsibleafterthechildreacheseighteen(18)yearsofageifthechildisinhighschool.Thedutyofsupportshallcontinueuntilthechildgraduatesfromhighschoolortheclassofwhichthechildisamemberwhenthechildattainseighteen(18)yearsofagegraduates,whicheveroccursfirst.<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular v  $    5    XѨXXX=XXѨTheStateurgesusnottoconsiderFatherslegalargument.It P  correctlypointsoutthatFatherhasnotfiledatranscriptorstatementoftheevidencetosupportthefactualpredicateforhislegalargument.Whilewecouldhaveaffirmedthetrialcourtonthisbasis,cf. J.C.Bradford&Co. `  v.MartinConstructionCo .,576S.W.2d586,587(Tenn.1979),wehavechosen,   inourdiscretion,toreachFatherslegalissue.<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular X XXX5  XX    Ad FILEDK  5   May21,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.  KAppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular   $    1    XXXX42XXTheStateofTennesseerepresentedtheinterestsoftherelator,Judy P  Debyl,attrialandisrepresentingherinterestsonthisappeal. '  $    4    XXXX42XXForabriefperiodoftimebetweenthedivorcejudgmentandthemost P  recentawardofcustodytoMother,Fatherwasthechildslegalcustodian.<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular v  $    5    XXXXXXTheStateurgesusnottoconsiderFatherslegalargument.It P  correctlypointsoutthatFatherhasnotfiledatranscriptorstatementoftheevidencetosupportthefactualpredicateforhislegalargument.Whilewecouldhaveaffirmedthetrialcourtonthisbasis,cf, J.C.Bradford&Co. `  v.MartinConstructionCo .,576S.W.2d586,587(Tenn.1979),wehavechosen,   inourdiscretion,toreachFatherslegalissue.<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular(3$ !  ݁Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5++++'dxd d)'BG&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK( $ Figure  1  'dxd'C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  wwP XXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7FhXXdXXd7wr*<,(j 8 `@EQ  tt0"HP rߛw@| | INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE P  @$ATKNOXVILLESTATEOFTENNESSEE,EXREL.,  )C/ANO.03A019901GS00015 * JUDYDEBYL,    h   )     `     h   )   ` PetitionerAppellee,)   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMv.   `     h   )THEBRADLEYCOUNTY      `     h   )GENERALSESSIONSCOURT   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )BRYANSCOTTGRAHAM,   h   )     `     h   )HONORABLEC.VANDEACON,JR.,   ` RespondentAppellant.)JUDGEForAppellant    h   ForAppellee !h D.MITCHELLBRYANT   h   PAULG.SUMMERS d# Cleveland,Tennessee h   AttorneyGeneral&Reporter :$    `     h   Nashville,Tennessee   `     h   TAMMYD.KENNEDY   `     h   AssistantAttorneyGeneral   `     h   Nashville,Tennessee@$XƻXXX   XXƻOPINION c    XX  cԈ 6N,5 AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED h      p     Susano,J.  ^:09      ` ThisispostdivorcelitigationbetweentheparentsXXXXԜ  #  1      כ#XXXXq #Ԁof P  PeytonTannerGraham( Tanner)(DOB:October14,1980).Theproceedingsbelow,aspertinenttothisappeal,focusedonthechildsupportobligationsoftheminorchildsfather,BryanScottGraham( Father).AfterthetrialcourtgrantedJudyDebyl( Mother)custodyofTanner,itadjudgedachildsupportarrearageagainstFatherof$4,599.29  #  2      ׀andorderedhimto X  continuepayingchildsupportof$117.81perweekuntilhisobligationterminatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofT.C.A.3411102(b).  #  3      ׀Fatherappeals,arguingthatthetrialcourtshould \  haveabsolvedhimofthechildsupportarrearageandallpresentandfuturechildsupportbecause,inhiswords,hehad  8 ` spentoutatleast$100,000incostsonbehalfoftheminorchild,duringtheelevenplusyearsthatheraisedandsupport[ed]thechild.Thisamountdwarfsanyamountofchildsupportwhichwouldbeowedby[Father]to[Mother]. ` `     ` Onthisappeal,FatherarguesthatsinceTannerlivedwithhimforover11years,andsinceMother,whowasthenthechildslegalcustodian,agreedtothisarrangement,andsincefathercontributedallofTannerssupportduringthis11year +p!( periodanamountheestimatedtobeintherangeof$100,000 x-(#* ЄitisunfairtorequirehimtopayanypresentorfuturechildsupporttoMother,whoagain  #  4      כhaslegalandphysicalcustodyof   МTanner.Hereliesonanumberofopinionsofthiscourtholdingthatanoncustodialparentisentitledtoacreditagainsthisorherchildsupportobligationforpaymentsmadebythenoncustodialparentforthechildsnecessities,providedthosenecessitiesarenotbeingfurnishedbythecustodian. Oliverv. @  Oczkowicz ,C/ANo.89396II,1990WL64534(Tenn.App.at   Nashville,May18,1990); Suttonv.Sutton ,C/ANo.180,1991WL   16234(Tenn.App.atKnoxville,February12,1991); Duckettv. H Duckett ,C/ANo.03A019506CV00198,1996WL57943(Tenn.App.at ` Knoxville,February13,1996).Fatheriscorrectwhenheassertsthatthecitedcasesstandforthepropositionstatedbyhim.Heisincorrectwhenhesaysthatthesecasessupporthisrequestinthislitigation.   ` InthecasesrelieduponbyFather,creditwasgivenagainstapastchildsupportobligationforpaymentsmadebythe '" Мnoncustodialparentduringaperiodoftimethatwascoextensivewiththeperiodofthepastchildsupportobligation.Inthose *0 & cases,thenoncustodianspaymentswere,ineffect,treatedbythecourtaspaymentsonthechildsupportobligation.Intheinstantcase,Fatherseekscreditagainsthispresentandfuture /@%, childsupportobligationsforpaymentsmadebyhiminthepast. P1'. Fathercitesnocasestosupporthisuassertionuvpositionvthattheprincipleenunciatedin Oliver anditsprogenyappliestothefactual 4h*2 scenariointhiscase.Toourknowledge,thereisnostatutory 60,4 orcaseauthorityauthorizingkekacourttoforgivepresentorfuturesupportbecauseofthepastcontributionsofanoncustodialparenttowardthesupportofaminorchild.   ` l lmlTlmn[T]hepurposeof[anoAochildsupportp]ppaymentq qistofulfillthenoncustodialparentsobligationtocontributetothechildssupport. Rutledgev.Barrett ,802S.W.2d604,607 @  (Tenn.1991).r(Emphasisomitted).rGenerallyspeaking,paymentsandcontributionsmadebytheobligorparentinthepastevensubstantialoneswhicharetotallyunrelatedtotheobligorspresentorfuturechildsupportobligationscannotbereliedupontosatisfytheselatterobligations.   ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.tttt  %  5      כThis  matterisremandedtothetrialcourtforsuchfurtherproceedings,ifany,asmayberequiredandforsthescollectionofcostsassessedbelow,allpursuanttoapplicablelaw.   `     h     __________________________   `     h     CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.kkCONCUR:______________________HerschelP.Franks,J.______________________H.DavidCate,Sp.J.