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àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE,ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE,ÌÓÓÌÌÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEó óÌÌÓÓò òSHERRI€LYNN€MILAM€FORD,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àGeneral€Sessions„Div.€IIÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€1207„GÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.ÌPAUL€EDWARD€FORD,€JR.,à àà à)à à01„A„01„9605„GS„00237Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ó óÌÓÓÌÓ  Óò òòòO€€P€€I€€N€€I€€O€€Nóóó óÌÌà àà àÓ  Óà àThe€captioned€defendant€has€appealed€from€the€disposition€of€his€post„divorce€petition€to€enforce€a€divorce€decree€entered€on€July€24,€1987.ÌÌà àThe€divorce€decree€approved€a€property€settlement€agreement€placing€the€two€children€ofÏthe€parties€with€the€plaintiff„wife€and€requiring€the€defendant€to€pay€$100€per€week€child€supportÏand€provide€medical€insurance€and€services€for€the€children.€€The€agreement€and€decree€alsoÍprovided:ÌÓÓà àà àThe€HUSBAND€shall€€maintain,€pay€and€provide€healthÌà àà àand€€dental€€insurance,€€until€such€time€as€the€said€minorÌà àà àchildren,€Tacle€Brian€Ford€and€Guy€Edward€Ford,€haveÌà àà àreached€€legal€€age€€or€€otherwise€becomes€emancipated.Ìà àà àAll€€€medical,€€dental,€€€hospital,€€€doctor,€€€drug,€€€optic,€Ìà àà àorthodontic€€and€€other€health€€care€bills€not€covered€byÌà àà àsaid€insurance€shall€be€paid€by€HUSBAND.ÌÌà àà àAs€€of€€the€€date€€of€€the€€signing€€of€this€Agreement,€theÌà àà àparties€€own€€as€€tenants€€by€€the€€entirety€€the€€followingÌà àà àdescribed€tract€of€€land:€Route€6,€€Box€€4,€Slaters€€CreekÌà àà àRoad,€€Millersville,€€Tennessee.€€€The€€parties€€agree€thatÌà àà àthis€€property€€shall€€€be€€vested€€as€€tenants€€in€€common,Ìà àà àhowever,€€€the€€€WIFE€€shall€€be€€allowed€to€reside€at€the€Ìà àà àsubject€€property€€€until€€the€€youngest€€child€€obtains€€hisÌà àà àeighteenth€€birthday€€or€€until€€the€€parties€agree€at€whichÌà àà àtime€€€the€€WIFE€€shall€€either€€pay€€€to€€the€€husband€€his€Ìà àà àportion€€€of€€€the€€equity€€€in€€€the€€home€€which€€shall€€beÌà àà àdefined€€as€€€$11,000.00.€€€After€€€the€€€husband€receives€Ìà àà àthis€€€amount€€he€€shall€€quitclaim€€his€€interest€€in€€the€Ìà àà àproperty€over€€to€the€WIFE.€€In€the€alternative€€if€€the€€Ìà àà àWIFE€€agrees€€€the€€property€€will€€be€€sold€€€and€€€the€Ìà àà àhusband€€shall€€be€paid€the€sum€of€$11,000.00€and€the€Ìà àà àWIFE€shall€receive€the€remainder€of€the€sale€proceeds.Ìà àà àThe€WIFE€shall€€pay€€the€mortgage€and€all€the€upkeepÌà àà àand€€repair€€on€the€subject€property€during€this€periodÌà àà àof€€time.€€€The€€parties€€agree€€that€€they€€will€€sign€€all€Ìà àà àdocuments€necessary€in€order€to€carry€out€€the€€intent€Ìà àà àof€this€paragraph€and€this€agreement.€ÌÓÓÌà àOn€February€2,€1990,€the€Trial€Court€reduced€child€support€to€$70.00€per€week.€€OnÏFebruary€22,€1991,€an€order€was€entered€reducing€child€support€to€$45.00€per€week€andÏproviding:ÌÓÓÌà àà à€€€By€€allowing€€this€€reduction€€and€€modification€of€Ìà àà àchild€€support,€ÓÓÓÓ€the€€Court€€€does€€€not€€€forgive€€€the€Ìà àà àdifference€between€the€reduction€and€the€previously€€Ìà àà àset€€child€€support€€but€€will€€not€€hold€the€Petitioner€Ìà àà àPaul€€Ford,€€Jr.€€in€€contempt€for€not€paying€this€but€Ìà àà àshall€€allow€€the€€amount€€to€€accumulate€€during€his€Ìà àà àunemployment€€€but€€€€still€€€holds€€€€the€€€€Petitioner€Ìà àà àresponsible€for€child€support€at€a€later€time.ÌÓÓà àÌà àOn€April€11,€1995,€the€husband€filed€a€ð ðPetition€to€Require€Wife€to€Pay€husband€hisÏPortion€of€the€Interest€in€Partiesðð€Real€Property€or€in€the€Alternative€Order€the€property€To€BeÏSold.ððÌThe€petition€cited€the€above€quoted€paragraph€from€the€divorce€decree,€alleged€that€the€youngerÏchild€had€reached€the€age€of€18€on€July€13,€1994,€and€that€the€wife€had€refused€to€comply€with€theÏquoted€provision€of€the€decree.ÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€wife€answered€asserting€that€the€younger€child€did€not€graduate€from€high€school€untilÏMay€26,€1995.€€By€counter„petition,€the€wife€alleged€$5,848.25€delinquent€child€support€andÏfailure€to€provide€health€insurance€resulting€in€medical€expenses€which,€with€the€$5,848.25€childÏsupport€aggregated€$13,211.23€which€was€plead€in€satisfaction€of€the€$11,000€sought€by€theÏhusband.€€The€wife€sought€judgment€for€$2,211.33€and€a€quitclaim€deed€or€order€vesting€title€toÏthe€home€in€her€œname.›ÌÌà àThe€Trial€Judge€found€that€the€husband€was€entitled€to€$11,000€plus€pre„judgment€interestÏof€$1,778,€or€a€total€of€$12,778.€€He€found€that€the€wife€was€entitled€to€$5,550€arrears€childÏsupport,€insurance€premiums€of€$5,611,€and€medical€bills€of€$1,157,€or€a€total€of€$12,318.€ÏJudgment€was€rendered€in€favor€of€the€husband€for€$460€and€costs;€and€the€husband€was€requiredÏto€execute€the€necessary€quitclaim€deed€upon€payment€of€the€judgment.ÌÌà àOn€appeal€the€husband€first€insists€that€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€failing€to€award€him€pre„judgment€interest€on€the€equity€of€the€partiesðð€domicile€from€the€date€of€the€order€granting€appellantÏsuch€interest.€€He€argues€that€the€wife€was€granted€a€ð ðwindfallðð€by€having€exclusive€use€of€theÏhouse€for€nearly€nine€years.€€The€agreement€and€decree€quoted€above,€specifically€granted€to€theÏwife€the€use€of€the€house,€obviously€because€she€was€to€care€for€the€children.€€If€any€interest€orÏother€charge€for€the€use€was€contemplated€by€the€parties,€it€should€have€been€included€in€theirÏagreement.€€Moreover,€the€wife€was€required€to€pay€the€mortgage€payments,€upkeep€and€repairÏduring€the€period.ÌÌà àIt€was€not€error€to€fail€to€award€any€pre„judgment€interest€for€the€period€prior€to€the€dueÏdate€of€the€$11,000.ÌÌà àAppellant€next€complains€of€the€award€of€insurance€premiums.€€The€original€agreement€ofÏthe€parties€and€divorce€decree,€quote€above,€specifically€required€the€husband€to€provide,€maintainÏand€provide€health€and€dental€insurance€and€to€pay€health€care€bills€not€covered€by€insurance.ÌÌà àAppellant€next€complains€of€the€award€of€past€due€child€support.€€ÌÌà àIt€will€be€recalled€that€the€parties€originally€agreed€to€and€the€Court€ordered€$100.00€perÏweek€child€support€which€was€reduced€to€$70.00€per€week€on€February€2,€1990;€and€on€FebruaryÏ22,€1991,€the€Trial€Court€temporarily€allowed€the€husband€to€pay€only€$45.00€per€week,€butÏexpressly€preserved€the€obligation€of€the€remaining€$25.00€of€the€$70.00€per€week.ÌÌà àIn€the€judgment€under€review,€the€Trial€Court€simply€enforced€the€$25.00€obligation€whichÏwas€never€released€by€the€Court.ÌÌà àNo€merit€is€found€in€any€of€the€contentions€of€the€husband€on€appeal.€€This€appeal€is€foundÏto€be€a€frivolous€appeal€for€which€damages€œshould›€be€allowed€as€provided€by€T.C.A.€ðð€27„1„122.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€againstÏappellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€necessary€further€proceedings,€includingÏthe€hearing€of€evidence€and€rendering€of€judgment€against€the€appellant€for€damages€as€set€out€inÏT.C.A.€ðð€27„1„122.ÌÌÓ  Óà àò 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