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Thisisadivorcecasethatcomestousinanunusualposture.TheHusbandfiledhisoriginalcomplaintonApril3,1996.NoanswerwasfiledbytheWife.AmaritaldissolutionagreementwasfiledonJune12,1996.Themaritaldissolutionagreementprovidedforthedivisionoftheparties'propertyandfurthercontainedthefollowingprovision:8  Thepartiesagreethattheyareequallyresponsibleforthebreakdownofthemarriageandrespectfullyrequestthecourttodeclarethemdivorcedratherthanawardingadivorcetoeitherpartyalone. ` XQX  Thecasewasheardinthetrialcourtanda"FinalDecree"wassignedbythetrialjudge,theplaintiff'sattorney,andfiledwiththeCourtClerkonJune12,1996.OnOctober12,1996,apetitiontosetasidethejudgmentwasfiledbytheWife.Thebasesforthepetitiontosetasidethefinaldecreewerethreefold:(1)ThattheWife'ssignatureonthemaritaldissolutionagreementwasobtainedbyfraud;(2)Thatthefinaldecreeofthecourtfailedtograntadivorcetoeitherparty;and(3)thatthefinaldecreewasnoteffectivelyenteredforfailuretocomplywithRule58,TennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure. ThemotiontosetasidethefinaldecreewasheardbythecourtonDecember19th,1996,andoverruledbyorderenteredonJanuary10,1997.TheWifefiledhernoticeofappealtothiscourtonJanuary21,1997.OnJanuary22,1997,theattorneyforthehusbandfileda"CertificateofService"certifyingthatanexactcopyofthefinaldecreeandmaritaldissolutionagreementwasservedupontheWifebyU.S.mailonJanuary12,1996.Nootherorfurtherorderswerefiled. Thefinaldecreeprovidedasfollows:8 0 1. ThemaritaldissolutionagreementisapprovedbythecourtandmadeapartoftheFinalDecree.8 0 2. Thepartiesshallstrictlycomplywiththeprovisionsofthemaritaldissolutionagreement.8 0 3. ThedefendantisrestoredtotheuseofherformernameCollins. Withoutquestionthecourtintendedtoawardadivorceinaccordancewiththemaritaldissolutionagreement,however,theϜfinaldecreefailedtodecreeadivorceand,therefore,thevalidityofthedivorceisdebatable. Rule58,TennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure,providesinpertinentpartasfollows:8  Entryofajudgmentoranorderoffinaldispositioniseffectivewhenajudgmentcontainingoneofthefollowingismarkedonthefacebytheclerkasfiledforentry:̀8 0 (1) thesignaturesofthejudgeandallpartiesorcounsel,or̀8 0 (2) thesignaturesofthejudgeandonepartyorcounselwithacertificateofcounselthatacopyoftheproposedorderhasbeenservedonallotherpartiesorcounsel,or̀8 0 (3) thesignatureofthejudgeandacertificateoftheclerkthatacopyhasbeenservedonallotherpartiesorcounsel. IthasbeenheldtobemandatorythatjudgmentscomplywithRule58,TennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure,beforetheyareeffectivelyentered.SeeStateexrelAgeev.Chapman,922S.W.2d516(Tenn.App.1995);Granthamv.TennesseeStateBoardofEqualization,794S.W.2d751(Tenn.App.1990);andYearoutv.Trusty,684S.W.2d612(Tenn.1984).SincethefinaldecreeinthiscasecontainedonlythesignatureofthejudgeandcounselfortheHusband,itclearlywasnoteffectivelyentered. Weremandthecasetothetrialcourtforareconsiderationofthecaseonremandasifafinaldecreehadnotbeenentered.ϛInsodoing,wedonotexpressanyopiniononthemeritsofanyissue.Onremand,neitherpartyshallbedeprivedofanyrightsorremediesthatwereavailablepriortotheentryofthejudgment. Wevacatethejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthecaseforfurtheractionconsistentwiththisopinion.Costsaretaxedtotheappellee.Ӏ________________________________̀DonT.McMurray,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________________HoustonM.Goddard,PresidingJudge___________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,Judge  7XXdXXd7@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSW.DALEGORDON,) SCOTTCIRCUIT̀) C.A.NO.03A019702CV00054̀)̀PlaintiffAppellee)̀)̀)̀)̀)̀)vs.) HON.CONRADTROUTMAN,JR.̀) JUDGÈ)̀)̀)̀)̀)ROBBYNGORDON,) JUDGMENTVACATED;)REMANDEDTOTHETRIALCOURT̀)̀DefendantAppellant)@ JUDGMENT  ThisappealcameontobeheardupontherecordfromtheCircuitCourtofScottCountyandbriefsfiledonbehalfoftherespectiveparties.Uponconsideration,thisCourtisoftheopinionthattherewasreversibleerrorinthetrialcourt.  Wevacatethejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthecaseforfurtheractionconsistentwiththisopinion.Costsaretaxedtotheappellee.̀PERCURIAM