WPC` 5?ZHLo|0f Х#dhͮne}hPcή*26"'% DJOOfzB&it3 &fEKL(:N$+2 6 oWΡZUW6$2g~= IL"ӿbf.Mm.C3P7 ؗϲz<{ U_6g*r8cŘdVڐJ9At ̵ߧKNϳ #oxL<Sv\J ><3z["% "}C 6Bz*/-whv^; no?{m0;GsX{ cbk <.*jx` `@E` 8ttxP<? t@  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@(ATNASHVILLE XX;Ԉ  ERICKYLEDURHAM,   8   )    0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   8   ) `X    0      8   )  AppealNo. F>    0      8   )  01A019803CV00129 ,$  VS.  0      8   )     0      8   )  MarionCircuit     0      8   )  No.11990   MISTYDAWNDURHAM,   8   )   @      H!  #     0      8   ) Defendant/Appellant. 8   )  @j j APPEALEDFROMTHECIRCUITCOURTOFMARIONCOUNTY@//$ATJASPER,TENNESSEE@ THEHONORABLEBUDDYD.PERRY,JUDGEHANKHILLHANKHILL&ASSOCIATES,̀ATTORNEYS,P.C.701CherryStreet,Suite200Chattanooga,Tennessee37402 AttorneyforPlaintiff/AppelleePHILLIPA.NOBLETTNELSON,McMAHAN&NOBLETT400PioneerBankBuildingChattanooga,Tennessee37402 AttorneyforDefendant/Appellant@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:CAIN,J.TODD,J.  :39  cXX@%MEMORANDUMOPINION    #  1       XXcԈ          0 Theonlyissueraisedinthisappealiswhetherthetrialjudgesawardofcustodytothefathercanstandwithout appropriatefindingsoffactsinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.366106.Weaffirmthelowercourtsorder.@- I.      0 InaDecember12,1997decree,theCircuitCourtofMarionCountygrantedtheappellant,EricKyleDurham,adivorceandawardedhimthecare,custody,andcontrolofhisminorchild,BrittanyNicoleDurham.  0 Theissueraisedonappealbytheappellantis:8 80 ! !WHETHERTHETRIALCOURTPROPERLYDETERMINEDTHEBESTINTERESTSOFBRITTANYDURHAMWHENITGRANTEDCUSTODYTOTHEFATHERERICDURHAMWITHOUTAPPROPRIATEFINDINGSOFFACTSINACCORDANCEWITHT.C.A.366106? 0 0    0 AreferencetoTenn.CodeAnn.366106doesnotrevealarequirementthatthecourtmakespecificfindingsoffactsincustodycases.Thestatutedoesrequirethatacustodydeterminationbemadeonthebasisofwhatisinthebestinterestsofthechild,andinmakingthatdetermination,thecourtshouldconsiderallrelevantfactors.Thestatutethengoesontoenumeratetenfactorsthatthecourtshouldconsider whereapplicable. J2B+/   0 AlthoughtheappellantdoesnotrefertoRule52.01,Tenn.R.Civ.Proc.,thatrulerequiresthetrialjudge,inacasetriedwithoutajury,tomakefindingsoffactswhenapartyrequestssuchfindingsbeforetheentryofjudgment.Therecord,however,doesnotrevealthatsucharequestwasmadeinthiscase.@- II.  h`    0 Theappellantdoesnotarguethattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthetrialjudgesimplicitfindingthatthebestinterestsofthechildwillbeservedbyplacingherwithherfather.SeeRule13(d),Tenn.R.App.Proc.;Bahv.Bah,668  S.W.2d663(Tenn.App.1983).Wehave,however,examinedtherecordandaresatisfiedthatthemothersconductduringherseparation,hercontinuingliasonwiththefatherofhersecondchild,andherapparentlackofcandorincourtarefactorsthatbearonhowwellthechildsbestinterestswouldbeservedinhercustody.  0 ThejudgmentofthecourtbelowisafirmedandthecauseisremandedtothecCircuitcCourtofMarionCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsthatmaybecomenecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.  0      8     _____________________________  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:_____________________________WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE_____________________________HENRYF.TODD,JUDGE 926     926  926  926  926   GXXF @INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XFXGԈ  ERICKYLEDURHAM,   8   )     0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   8   )  AppealNo.    0      8   )  01A019803CV00129     0      8   )     VS.  0      8   )  MarionCircuit     0      8   )  No.11990     0      8   )   |  MISTYDAWNDURHAM,   8   )  Affirmedand   H!  #  tl    0      8   )  Remanded d\  Defendant/Appellant. 8   ) TL GXXF @uu'JUDGMENT  $ XFXG  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe f^ CircuitCourtofMarionCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthejudgmentofthetrialcourtthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedandadjudgedbythisCourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheCircuitCourtofMarionCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessaryandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstMistyDawnDurham,Principal,andPhillipA.Noblett,Surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 HENRYF.TODD,JUDGE