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ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡X´ƒXXXÔÔ‡¼¾´»XX´ƒÔÑ  ÑÑ8€ò`XXdìdÈ8ÑÑ€ïOÑà@¦ ¦ ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@''%ìàAT€JACKSONˆÐ È ÐÔ#†X´ƒX»¼¾´\#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼¾´»XX´ƒÔÓ  ÓNANCY€M.€ARMSTRONG€ERWIN€v.€RICHARD€V.€EòòóóRWINòòóóÔ#†X´ƒX»¼¾´v#ÔÔ‡¼¾´»XX´ƒÔó óÐ Ð  ÐÓ•Óà@  ìàÔ#†X´ƒX»¼¾´ü#Ôò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€for€Shelby€CountyˆÐ è8 Ðà@b b ìàNo.€D28628„3€D.€J.€Alissandratos,€ChancellorˆÐ Ø ( Ðà  àà ` àÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<· ` A߈Ð ¸  ÐÌà@Œ Œ ìàNo.€W1998„00801„COA„R3„CV€„€Decided€June€26,€2000€ˆÐ ·   ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<–` AßÐ —ç  Ðó óÌÔ#†Xò`XXX´ƒ=#ÔÓ  Óà  àò òó óThis€is€a€divorce€case.€€The€trial€court€awarded€custody€of€the€partiesðð€minor€child€to€the€wife.€Ð –æ  ÐThe€husband€was€ordered€to€pay€child€support€and€alimonyòò€in€futuro€óóbased€on€his€earning€capacityÐ ‚Ò  Ðrather€than€his€actual€earnings,€because€he€voluntarily€retired€early.€€The€order€included€an€automaticÐ n¾  Ðincrease€in€alimony€when€the€minor€child€reached€majority€and€the€husbandððs€child€supportÐ Zª  Ðobligation€ended.€€The€trial€court€awarded€more€than€half€of€the€marital€property€to€the€wife€andÐ F– Ðordered€the€husband€to€pay€a€portion€of€her€attorneyððs€fees.€€The€husband€appeals,€arguing€that€theÐ 2‚ Ðtrial€court€awarded€excessive€alimony€and€child€support,€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€anÐ n Ðautomatic€increase€in€alimony€when€the€child€support€ended,€that€the€division€of€marital€property€wasÐ  Z Ðinequitable€and€that€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€was€an€error.€€We€affirm,€finding€that€the€evidenceÐ öF Ðand€undisputed€facts€support€the€trial€courtððs€order.Ô‡X´ƒXXXò`ÔÐ â2 ÐÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ ¾ ÐÌòòHolly€Kirby€Lillard,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joins,Ð žî Ðand€in€whichÔ#†Xò`XXX´ƒ #ÔÔ‡X´ƒXXXò`Ôòò€W.€Frank€Crawford,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,€Ô_ÔW.S.Ô_Ô,óó€concurs€in€part€and€dissents€in€part€by€separateÐ ŽÞ Ðopinion.òòóóÐ ~Î ÐÌJohn€S.€Richbourg,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Richard€V.€Erwin€€€Ð ^® ÐÌò òó óKathryn€A.€King,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellee,€Nancy€M.€Armstrong€ErwinÐ >!Ž  ÐÔ#†Xò`XXX´ƒO #ÔÔ‡X´ƒXXXò`ÔÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONˆÐ #n" ÐÌà  àó óAppellee€Nancy€M.€Armstrong€Erwin€(ð ðWifeðð)€and€Appellant€Richard€V.€Erwin€(ð ðHusbandðð)Ð þ$N $ Ðwere€married€on€February€11,€1967.€€The€parties€had€a€son€and€a€daughter;€at€the€time€of€the€divorce,Ð î%>!% Ðthe€son€had€reached€majority€but€the€daughter,€April,€17€years€old,€was€scheduled€to€graduate€fromÐ Þ&."& Ðhigh€school€on€May€26,€1999.Ð Î'#' ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€trial,€Wife€was€50€years€old€and€Husband€was€51€years€old.€€Wife€had€a€highÐ ®)þ$) Ðschool€education€and€had€worked€in€various€clerical€positions€during€the€course€of€the€marriage.€€AtÐ ž*î%* Ðthe€time€of€trial,€Wife€worked€for€Memphis€Obstetrics€and€Gynecological€Association,€P.C.,€withÐ Ž+Þ&+ Ðgross€earnings€of€$2,817€per€month.€€Husband€worked€for€Memphis€Light,€Gas€&€Water€DivisionÐ ~,Î', Ðfor€30€years.€€In€1997,€his€gross€income€was€$60,214.€€Shortly€before€the€partiesðð€separation,Ð n-¾(-G ÐHusband€voluntarily€elected€to€retire.€€In€1997,€he€received€over€$60,000€gross€annual€income€fromÐ ° Ðall€sources,€including€pre„retirement€earnings,€pension€benefits€and€income€from€the€farm€he€owned,Ð  ð Ðthrough€inheritance,€with€his€brothers.ò òó óÐ à ÐÌà  àThe€parties€separated€in€July€1997.€€Wife€filed€for€divorce€shortly€thereafter,€and€HusbandÐ pÀ Ðfiled€a€counterclaim€for€divorce.€€The€trial€was€held€on€July€7€and€August€25,€1998.Ð ` ° ÐÌà  àAt€trial,€it€was€undisputed€that€Husband€exercised€little€visitation€with€the€partiesðð€daughter.€Ð @  ÐAt€the€time€of€trial,€the€daughter€was€a€senior€in€high€school€and€was€expected€to€have€additionalÐ 0 € Ðexpenses€associated€with€her€graduation.Ð  p  ÐÌà  àIt€was€also€undisputed€at€trial€that,€prior€to€the€partiesðð€separation,€Wife€was€diagnosed€withÐ P  ÐHuman€Papilloma€Virus,€otherwise€known€as€genital€warts,€a€sexually€transmitted€disease.€€HusbandÐ ð@  Ðadmitted€to€an€extramarital€relationship€during€the€marriage,€in€which€he€engaged€in€unprotected€sex.€Ð à0  ÐWife€testified€that€she€had€sexual€relations€only€with€Husband.€€Husband€testified€that€he€had€noÐ Ð  Ðsymptoms€of€the€disease.€€The€nurse€practitioner€who€had€examined€Wife€testified€that€a€maleÐ À Ðpartner€could€carry€the€disease€while€exhibiting€no€symptoms.€€It€was€undisputed€that€the€disease€putÐ ° ÐWife€at€increased€risk€for€vaginal€cancer€and€might€require€future€treatments.Ð  ð ÐÌà  àThe€parties€agreed€on€the€value€of€most€of€the€property€at€issue,€with€the€exception€ofÐ €Ð ÐHusbandððs€pension.€€There€was€dispute€as€to€whether€some€property€should€be€deemed€marital,€suchÐ pÀ Ðas€Husbandððs€interest€in€a€farm€owned€jointly€with€his€brothers€and€the€related€bank€accounts.€Ð `° ÐRegarding€Husbandððs€pension,€Wife€submitted€expert€testimony€that€the€present€value€of€HusbandððsÐ P  Ðpension€was€$381,231.€€Husbandððs€expert€stated€that€he€had€no€idea€what€the€present€value€ofÐ @ ÐHusbandððs€pension€was,€but€that€Husband€had€paid€$47,382€into€the€plan€during€the€course€of€hisÐ 0€ Ðemployment€and€would€receive€that€amount€upon€his€death.€€ò òó óÐ  p ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€trial,€the€trial€court€awarded€the€divorce€to€Wife,€finding€HusbandÐ P Ðat€fault€for€the€demise€of€the€marriage.€€Husband€was€ordered€to€pay€$1,000€per€month€in€childÐ ð@ Ðsupport€until€the€partiesðð€daughter€graduated€from€high€school,€as€well€as€$500€per€month€as€alimonyÐ à0 Ðòòin€futuroóó.€€The€order€provided€that€when€Husbandððs€child€support€obligation€ended,€less€than€a€yearÐ Ð  Ðafter€entry€of€the€order,€the€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€payable€to€Wife€would€increase€to€$1,000€per€month.€Ð À! ÐThe€trial€court€did€not€make€a€finding€on€the€present€value€of€Husbandððs€pension,€but€awarded€WifeÐ °"  Ð40%€of€Husbandððs€pension€payments,€with€60%€awarded€to€Husband.€€Ô#†Xò`XXX´ƒ- #ÔThe€trial€court€divided€theÐ  #ð! Ðremainder€of€the€marital€estate;€Husband€asserts€that€he€was€awarded€25%€of€the€marital€propertyÐ  $ð" Ðwith€75%€to€Wife,€while€Wife€maintains€that€Husband€was€awarded€approximately€60%€with€40%Ð Œ%Ü # Ðawarded€to€Wife.€€Finally,€the€trial€court€ordered€Husband€to€pay€$7,000€of€the€$12,000€in€attorneyððsÐ x&È!$ Ðfees€requested€by€Wife.€€From€this€order,€Husband€now€appeals.€€Ð d'´"% ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€Husband€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€an€automatic€increase€inÐ <)Œ$' Ðalimony€upon€the€cessation€of€Husbandððs€child€support€obligation.€€He€contends€that€the€award€ofÐ (*x%( Ðalimony€and€child€support€was€excessive,€that€the€distribution€of€marital€property€was€inequitable,Ð +d&) Ðand€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€him€to€pay€$7,000€of€Wifeððs€attorneyððs€fees.Ð ,P'* Їò òó óÔ‡Xò`XXXò`Ôà  àSince€this€case€was€tried€by€the€trial€court€sitting€without€a€jury,€we€review€the€case€òòde€novoóóÐ ° Ðupon€the€record€with€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court.€€Ô#†Xò`XXXò`?!#ÔÔ‡Xò`XXXò`Ôò òòòSeeóóó óÐ œì ÐÔ_ÔTenn.R.App.P.Ô_Ô€13(d).Ô#†Xò`XXXò`f"#Ôò òÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àó óHusband€argues€first€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€an€automatic€increase€in€alimonyÐ `° Ðwhen€his€child€support€obligation€ended.€€Husband€asserts€that€there€was€no€proof€that€Wifeððs€needÐ L œ Ðfor€alimony€would€increase€upon€the€daughterððs€graduation€from€high€school.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àIn€determining€the€amount€of€alimony,€the€need€of€the€obligee€spouse€and€the€ability€to€payÐ  ` Ðof€the€obligor€spouse€are€the€most€critical€factors.€€ò òòòSee€Umstot€v.€Umstotó óóó,€968€S.W.2d€819,€823Ð ü L  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997);€ò òòòWatters€v.€Wattersó óóó,€959€S.W.2d€585,€593€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997)€€ò òó óòòóóIn€this€case,Ð è 8  ÐHusbandððs€ability€to€pay€alimony€is€directly€affected€by€the€termination€of€his€child€supportÐ Ô$  Ðobligation.€€His€ability€to€pay€increases€once€he€is€no€longer€obliged€to€pay€child€support.€€ProvidedÐ À  Ðthe€overall€amount€of€the€alimony€was€not€excessive,€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€an€automatic€increaseÐ ¬ü  Ðin€alimony€upon€the€conclusion€of€Husbandððs€child€support€obligation€was€not€erroneous.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àHusband€contends€that€the€amount€of€alimony€and€child€support€awarded€was€excessive.€€HeÐ pÀ Ðargues€that€there€was€no€evidence€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€Husband€had€the€ability€toÐ \¬ Ðearn€over€$60,000€per€year.€€He€also€contends€that€there€was€no€evidence€that€he€did€not€exerciseÐ H˜ Ðovernight€visitation€with€the€partiesðð€daughter,€the€trial€courtððs€justification€for€an€upward€deviationÐ 4„ Ðin€child€support.€€He€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€awarded€alimony€and€child€support€whileÐ  p Ðalso€awarding€Wife€40%€of€the€pension€he€is€currently€drawing.€€He€maintains€that€the€trial€courtÐ  \ Ðawarded€Wife€an€excessive€amount€of€alimony€and€child€support€as€punishment€for€HusbandððsÐ øH Ðmarital€misdeeds.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„5„101€sets€forth€the€factors€to€be€utilized€in€determining€theÐ ¼  Ðamount€of€an€award€of€alimony.€€These€factors€include€the€relative€earning€capacity€of€the€parties€andÐ ¨ø Ðtheir€financial€resources,€the€duration€of€the€marriage,€the€physical€condition€of€each€party,€theÐ ”ä Ðstandard€of€living€established€during€the€marriage,€and€the€relative€fault€of€the€parties.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ €Ð ÐAnn.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1)(A),€(C),€(E),€(I)€and€(K).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àAt€the€outset€of€the€trial,€counsel€for€Wife€outlined€to€the€trial€court€Wifeððs€version€of€theÐ D!” Ðfacts€and€the€issues€in€dispute.€€In€an€effort€to€streamline€the€proceedings,€the€trial€judge€identifiedÐ 0"€  Ðfor€counsel€the€issues€and€facts€he€saw€in€dispute,€and€asked€them€repeatedly€to€tell€him€if€there€wereÐ #l! Ðadditional€facts€or€issues€in€dispute.€€Facts€asserted€by€counsel€for€Wife€in€the€opening€statementÐ $X" Ðincluded:€(1)€that€Husbandððs€total€earnings€from€all€sources€in€1997€were€$60,214€and€that€heÐ ô$D # Ðvoluntarily€elected€to€take€early€retirement€shortly€before€the€parties€separated,€and€(2)€that€HusbandÐ à%0!$ Ðwas€not€exercising€overnight€visitation€with€the€partiesðð€minor€daughter,€and€that€the€daughter€wouldÐ Ì&"% Ðincur€unusual€expenses€associated€with€her€high€school€graduation.€€In€response€to€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¸'#& Ðinquiries,€counsel€for€Husband׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€did€not€dispute€these€factual€assertions€by€counsel€for€Wife.€€UnderÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÑïOÑâ âÑe°Ñâ âÑ  Ñthese€circumstances,€the€trial€court€did€not€err€in€taking€these€factual€assertions€as€undisputed,€in€theÐ e Ðinterest€of€judicial€economy.€Ð Qì ÐÌà  àAs€noted€above,€the€statute€governing€alimony€refers€to€the€partiesðð€relative€ð ðearningÐ )Ä Ðcapacity,ðð€not€their€actual€earnings.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1)(A).€€The€trial€court€found€thatÐ ° ÐHusbandððs€earning€capacity€was€evidenced€by€the€amount€he€earned€prior€to€voluntarily€electing€toÐ  œ Ðretire,€rather€than€the€amount€of€pension€he€actually€received.€€Under€these€circumstances,€theÐ í ˆ Ðevidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€implicit€finding€that€Husband€was€voluntarilyÐ Ù t Ðunderemployed€and€that€Husbandððs€earning€capacity,€for€purposes€of€determining€alimony€and€childÐ Å ` Ðsupport,€was€$60,000€per€year.€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&€Regs.,€ch.€1240„2„4„.03(3)(d)€(imputingÐ ± L  Ðincome€for€purposes€of€calculating€child€support);ò òòò€Brooks€v.€Brooksó óóó,€992€S.W.2d€403,€407€(Tenn.Ð  8  Ð1999)€(voluntary€underemployment€and€child€support);ò òòò€Garfinkel€v.€Garfinkeló óóó,€945€S.W.2d€744,Ð ‰$  Ð747„48€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996)€(voluntary€underemployment€and€child€support);€òòò òStorey€v.€Storeyó óóó,€835Ð u  ÐS.W.2d€593,€597€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992)€(alimony€based€on€earning€capacity).€Ð aü  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€Husband€at€fault€for€the€demise€of€the€marriage€and€found€thatÐ 9Ô  ÐHusbandððs€extramarital€relationship€was€the€source€of€Wifeððs€genital€disease.€€In€awarding€alimony,€Ð %À Ðthe€trial€court€may€take€into€account€the€physical€condition€of€the€parties€and€the€relative€fault€of€theÐ ¬ Ðparties.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„5„101(d)(1)(E)€and€(K).€€The€record€does€not€support€HusbandððsÐ ý˜ Ðcontention€that€the€amount€of€alimony€awarded€reflected€the€trial€courtððs€desire€to€ð ðpunishðð€Husband.Ð é„ ÐÌò òó óà  àHusband€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€awarding€Wife€40%€of€the€pension€benefits€heÐ Á\ Ðreceives€monthly.òòóó€òòóó€€Husband€contends€that,€since€he€is€currently€drawing€his€pension,€the€trial€courtÐ ­H Ðshould€have€considered€his€pension€solely€as€income,€rather€than€as€marital€property€subject€toÐ ™4 Ðdivision.€€If€the€pension€is€considered€income,€and€the€award€of€alimony€and€child€support€was€basedÐ …  Ðon€Husbandððs€earning€capacity,€due€in€part€to€income€he€receives€from€his€pension,€Husband€arguesÐ q  Ðthat€it€was€inequitable€for€the€trial€court€to€award€Wife€a€portion€of€the€pension€in€addition€to€theÐ ]ø Ðalimony€and€child€support.òòóóÐ Iä ÐÌà  àòòóóTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„4„121€(b)(1)(A)€defines€ð ðmarital€propertyðð€as€ð ðall€real€andÐ !¼ Ðpersonal€property,€both€tangible€and€intangible,€acquired€by€either€or€both€spouses€during€the€courseÐ  ¨ Ðof€the€marriage€.€.€.€.ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121€(b)(1)(A)€(1996).€€€A€spouseððs€retirement€benefitsÐ ù ” Ðwhich€were€accumulated€during€the€partiesðð€marriage,€as€in€this€case,€represent€marital€property.€Ð å!€  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121€(b)(1)(B);€ò òòòCohen€v.€Cohenó óóó,€937€S.W.2d€823,€827€(Tenn.€1996);Ð Ñ"l! Ðò òòòUmstot€v.€Umstotóóó ó,€968€S.W.2d€819,€822€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997);€ò òòòKendrick€v.€Kendrickó óóó,€902€S.W.2dÐ ½#X" Ð918,€926€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).€This€is€true€whether€the€retirement€or€pension€interest€is€vested€or€Ð ©$D # ÐÔ_ÔnonvestedÔ_Ô.€€ò òòòÔ_ÔKendrickÔ_Ôóóó ó,€902€S.W.2d€at€922,€924.€€€The€fact€that€Husband€was€drawing€his€retirementÐ •%0!$ Ðbenefits€at€the€time€of€the€divorce€hearing€does€not€change€his€pension€benefits€from€marital€propertyÐ &"% Ðto€his€separate€property.€€ò òòòSee€Leggett€v.€Leggettóóó ó,€No.€02A01„9408„CV„00190,€1996€WL€83898,€atÐ m'#& Ð*1€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Feb.€26,€1996)(€husbandððs€pension,€which€he€had€already€begun€drawing€at€timeÐ Y(ô#' Ðof€divorce,€was€marital€property€subject€to€division€by€trial€court)€òòò òandó óóó€ò òòòÔ_ÔDuBanÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔDuBanÔ_Ôóóó ó,€No.Ð E)à$( Ð02A01„9404„CV„00086,€1995€WL€241431,€at€*€2€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Apr.€25,€1995)(husbandððs€militaryÐ 1*Ì%) Ðpension,€which€he€was€drawing€at€time€of€divorce,€found€to€be€marital€property€subject€to€division).ò òó óÐ +¸&* ÐÐ  ,¤'+ Ðà  àHusband€also€argues€that€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€40%€of€his€pension€benefits€to€Wife€isÐ e Ðexcessive,€in€light€of€the€large€alimony€award€made€to€Wife.€€He€contends€that€the€award€of€€ð ðÔ_ÔspousalÔ_ÔÐ Qì Ðsupportðð€is€more€than€Wifeððs€demonstrated€needs,€and€that€it€was€inequitable€for€the€trial€court€toÐ =Ø Ðaward€alimony€and€child€support€based€on€Husbandððs€income€level,€including€his€pension,€and€thenÐ )Ä Ðaward€Wife€40%€of€that€pension.€Ð ° ÐÌà  àIn€at€least€one€instance€in€the€divorce€decree,€the€trial€court€referred€to€the€award€of€40%€ofÐ í ˆ ÐHusbandððs€pension€benefits€as€alimony€òòin€solidoóó.€€However,€viewing€the€record€as€a€whole,€it€is€clearÐ Ù t Ðthat€the€pension€award€was€not€an€award€of€ð ðspousal€support,ðð€but€rather€an€award€of€Wifeððs€shareÐ Å ` Ðof€the€marital€property.€€òòò òSee€Towner€v.€Towneró óóó,€858€S.W.2d€888,€891€(Tenn.€1993)(provision€inÐ ± L  Ðmarital€dissolution€agreement€requiring€husband€to€make€monthly€ð ðspousal€support/alimonyððÐ  8  Ðpayments€to€wife€in€consideration€for€her€giving€up€any€interest€in€his€military€pension€held€to€beÐ ‰$  Ðdivision€of€marital€property,€rather€than€alimony);€ò òòòMarquess€v.€Marquessóóó ó,€No.€03A01„9707„GS„Ð u  Ð00260,€1997€WL€772876,€at€*€3„4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Dec.€10,€1997)€(award€to€wife€of€portion€ofÐ aü  Ðhusbandððs€retirement€income€represented€division€of€marital€property€rather€than€award€of€alimony).Ð Mè  Ðò òó óHad€Husband€not€elected€to€retire€early,€Wife€could€have€been€awarded€alimony€plus€a€portion€ofÐ 9Ô  Ðhis€pension€benefits,€since€the€benefits€are€a€marital€asset.€€Clearly€the€trial€court€intended€the€sameÐ %À Ðresult€by€awarding€alimony€based€on€earning€capacity€plus€a€portion€of€the€pension€benefits.Ð ¬ ÐÌà  àWhen€dividing€a€retirement€or€pension€plan,€trial€courts€may€utilize€one€of€two€differentÐ é„ Ðmethods.€€ò òòòCohen€v.€Cohenóóó ó,€937€S.W.2d€823,€831€(Tenn.€1996)(citing€ò òòòKendrick€v.€Kendrickóóó ó,€902Ð Õp ÐS.W.2d€918,€927€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994)).€€Under€the€ð ðpresent€value€methodðð€the€trial€court€firstÐ Á\ Ðdetermines€the€present€cash€value€of€the€amount€of€pension€benefits€accrued€during€the€marriage.€Ð ­H Ðò òòòId.€€ó óóóAfter€determining€the€present€cash€value€of€the€pension,€the€trial€court€then€divides€the€pension,Ð ™4 Ðoften€by€awarding€the€employee€spouse€the€retirement€benefits€from€the€pension,€and€awarding€theÐ …  Ðnon„employee€spouse€some€other€portion€of€the€marital€estate€equal€to€his€or€her€share€of€theÐ q  Ðemployee€spouseððs€retirement€benefits.€€ò òòòId.€€óóó óUnder€the€ð ðdeferred€distributionðð€or€ð ðretainedÐ ]ø Ðjurisdictionðð€method,€on€the€other€hand,€the€trial€court€awards€the€non„employee€spouse€a€percentageÐ Iä Ðof€the€employee€spouseððs€monthly€retirement€benefits,€eliminating€the€need€to€determine€the€pensionÐ 5Ð Ðplanððs€present€cash€value.€The€choice€of€which€method€to€use€to€divide€the€benefits€is€within€theÐ !¼ Ðsound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€ò òòòId.€€óóó óIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€utilized€the€retained€jurisdictionÐ  ¨ Ðmethod€of€distribution.€€This€was€within€the€trial€courtððs€discretion.€€Ð ù ” ÐÌà  à€Husband€asserts€that€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€40%€of€his€pension€benefits€to€Wife€wasÐ Ñ"l! Ðexcessive.€€Trial€courts€are€accordedÔ‡X´ƒXXXò`Ô€wide€discretion€when€dividing€marital€property€in€a€divorce,Ð ½#X" Ðand€their€distributions€will€be€given€ð ðgreat€weightðð€on€appeal.€€ò òòòSeeóóó ó€ò òòòFord€v.€Fordó óóó,€952€S.W.2d€824,Ð ½$X # Ð825€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997).Ô#†Xò`XXX´ƒiT#Ô€The€trial€courtððs€division€of€marital€property€is€presumed€to€be€correct,Ð ­%H!$ Ðand€we€will€not€reverse€it€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€to€the€contrary.€€ò òòòSee€Wade€v.€Wadeó óóó,€897Ð ­&H"% ÐS.W.2d€702,€715€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994);€ò òòòLoyd€v.€Loydóóó ó,€860€Ô_ÔS.W.2dÔ_Ô€409,€411€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993).Ð ™'4#& ÐUnder€the€circumstances€in€this€case,€given€the€long€duration€of€the€partiesðð€marriage,€we€cannot€findÐ …( $' Ðthat€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€division€of€the€pension.€€The€award€of€40%Ð q) %( Ðof€the€pension€to€Wife€is€affirmed.€Ð ]*ø%) ÐÌà  àHusband€argues€next€that€the€trial€court€awarded€Wife€more€than€an€equitable€share€of€theÐ 5,Ð'+ Ðmarital€estate.€€He€contends€that€the€trial€court€was€unclear€in€its€treatment€of€farm€property€heÐ e Ðowned€jointly€with€his€brothers€and€a€bank€account€kept€in€connection€with€the€farm.€€HusbandÐ Qì Ðasserts€that€these€items€were€his€separate€property,€but€that€the€trial€court€seemed€to€treat€them€asÐ =Ø Ðmarital€property€by€including€them€in€the€division€of€the€marital€estate.€Ð )Ä ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€is€vested€with€wide€discretion€in€its€classification€of€property€in€a€divorce,€andÐ  œ Ðits€decision€to€classify€the€partiesðð€property€as€either€marital€or€separate€is€given€great€weight€onÐ í ˆ Ðappeal.€€ò òòòDunlap€v.€Dunlapóóó ó,€996€S.W.2d€803,€814€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998)(citations€omitted);€ò òòòWilsonÐ Ù t Ðv.€Mooreóóó ó,€929€S.W.2d€367,€372€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).€The€trial€courtððs€classification€and€divisionÐ Å ` Ðof€property€is€presumed€to€be€correct,€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€Tenn.€R.€App.Ð ± L  ÐP.€13€(d);€ò òòòDunlapóóó ó,€996€S.W.2d€at€814;€ò òòòó óóó€€ò òòòDellinger€v.€Dellingeró óóó,€958€S.W.2d€778,€780€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð  8  ÐApp.€1997).€Ð ‰$  ÐÌà  à€Husband€contends€that€his€interest€in€the€farm,€which€he€acquired€by€inheritance,€is€hisÐ aü  Ðseparate€property,€but€that€the€trial€court€improperly€included€it€in€the€marital€estate.€€During€openingÐ Mè  Ðstatements€at€the€trial,€Wifeððs€counsel€acknowledged€that€Husband€had€inherited€the€farm€property,Ð 9Ô  Ðbut€contended€that€Wife€had€an€equitable€interest€in€it€due€to€her€substantial€contributions€to€theÐ %À Ðproperty€during€the€marriage.€€Wife€asserted€that€the€farmððs€income€had€gone€on€the€partiesðð€jointÐ ¬ Ðtax€return€for€the€past€25€years,€and€that€she€had€paid€taxes€on€that€income.€€Wife€also€asserted€thatÐ ý˜ Ðshe€had€made€loans€to€benefit€the€farm,€and€had€given€money€for€its€upkeep.Ð é„ ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€36„4„121(b)(2)(D)€defines€ð ðseparate€propertyðð€asÐ Á\ Ðð ðproperty€acquired€by€a€spouse€at€any€time€by€gift,€bequest,€devise€or€descent.ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ ­H Ð36„4„121(b)(2)(D)€(1996).€Therefore,€at€the€time€Husband€inherited€the€farm€property€it€was€hisÐ ™4 Ðseparate€property.€€However,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„4„121€(b)(1)(B)€states€that€ð ð€ððmaritalÐ …  Ðpropertyðð€includes€income€from,€and€any€increase€in€value€during€the€marriage€of,€propertyÐ q  Ðdetermined€to€be€separate€property€in€accordance€with€subdivision€(b)(2)€if€each€party€substantiallyÐ ]ø Ðcontributed€to€its€preservation€and€appreciation€.€.€.€.ðð€ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121(b)(1)(B)€(1996).€Ð Iä ÐFrom€the€record€on€appeal,€we€are€unable€to€determine€whether€the€trial€court€considered€the€farmÐ 5Ð Ðand€farm€accounts€to€be€marital€property€because€of€Wifeððs€substantial€contributions€over€the€yearsÐ !¼ Ðto€the€farm€property.€€However,€from€our€review€of€the€record€as€a€whole,€even€if€the€farm€propertyÐ  ¨ Ðand€related€bank€account€are€separate€property,€we€cannot€say€that€the€evidence€preponderatesÐ ù ” Ðagainst€the€trial€courtððs€division€of€property.€€Therefore,€the€trial€courtððs€division€of€marital€propertyÐ å!€  Ðis€affirmed.€€Ð Ñ"l! ÐÌà  àFinally,€Husband€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€awarding€Wife€$7,000€of€her€totalÐ ©$D # Ð$12,000€attorneyððs€fees.€A€trial€courtððs€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€in€a€divorce€in€considered€part€of€itsÐ •%0!$ Ðaward€of€alimony.€€ò òòòLong€v.€Longó óóó,€957€S.W.2d€825,€829€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997).€€As€with€alimony,Ð &"% Ða€trial€court€has€broad€discretion€regarding€the€award€or€denial€of€attorneyððs€fees,€and€we€will€notÐ m'#& Ðinterfere€with€the€trial€courtððs€decision€absent€a€clear€showing€that€it€has€abused€that€discretion.€Ð Y(ô#' Ðò òòòAaron€v.€Aaronó óóó,€909€S.W.2d€408,€411€(Tenn.€1995)€(citing€ò òòòStorey€v.€Storeyó óóó,€835€S.W.2d€593,€597Ð E)à$( Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992)€and€ò òòòCrouch€v.€Crouchó óóó,€385€S.W.2d€288,€293€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1964)).€ò òòòóó€Ð 1*Ì%) Ðó óConsidering€the€record€in€this€cause,€we€cannot€say€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€inÐ !+¼&* Ðawarding€Wife€a€portion€of€her€attorneyððs€fees.€€Accordingly,€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€isÐ  ,¨'+ Ðaffirmed.Ð e ÐÌà  àIn€sum,€we€find€no€error€in€the€trial€courtððs€order€that€alimony€automatically€increase€whenÐ =Ø ÐHusbandððs€child€support€obligation€ends.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€alimony€and€childÐ )Ä Ðsupport€based€on€his€earning€capacity€rather€than€the€amount€of€the€pension€benefits€he€currentlyÐ ° Ðreceives.€€We€affirm€the€upward€deviation€in€the€amount€of€child€support€based€on€the€undisputedÐ  œ Ðfact€that€Husband€was€not€exercising€overnight€visitation€with€the€partiesðð€minor€daughter.€€TheÐ í ˆ Ðamount€of€alimony€awarded,€both€before€and€after€the€automatic€increase,€is€affirmed.€€We€affirmÐ Ù t Ðthe€trial€courtððs€award€to€Wife€of€40%€of€the€pension€benefits,€as€part€of€the€division€of€maritalÐ Å ` Ðproperty.€€ò òó óThe€division€of€marital€property€and€the€award€to€Wife€of€a€portion€of€her€attorneyððs€feesÐ ± L  Ðis€affirmed.Ð  8  ÐÌà  àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€Appellant,Ð u  ÐRichard€V.€Erwin,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð aü  ÐÌÌÔ‡Xò`XXXò`Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àòòò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð %À ÐÌó óà  àò òà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àòòóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€Ô_ÔW.S.Ô_ÔÐý˜h(#h(# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àó óà  àà h àòòóóò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.ó óÔ#†Xò`XXXò`Tp#Ô