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F!  #d#Zc  "  gg   YYY FILEDgX January11,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.gAppellateCourtClerk   F!#d#Zc  I$c         TheChildSupportGuidelineswereamendedbyChapter124024.02(3)toprovideasignificantvarianceshallbe"atleast$15%and$15permonth"ifthecurrentsupportis$100orgreaterpermonth,andatleast$15.00ifthecurrentsupportislessthan$100permonth.TheTrialCourtmistakenlyappliedthepercentagetotheincreaseintheearningsofMr.Lippsratherthanthechildsupportpreviouslyorderedwhichinthiscasedidnotmeettheguidelinesthenineffect.Wealsopointoutthatitisarguable,althoughnotdeterminativeofthisappeal,thattheamendedguidelinesdonotapplygiventhefactthattheybecameeffectiveonDecember14,1994,andthejudgmentwaspronouncedfromthebenchonNovember22,1974,andtheorderwhichwasdatedDecember16wasnotentereduntilDecember21.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA: T Monaco  BA: T Monaco MC<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5((3$ FT!   ($$   1  ' dxdP Pd F! . Z&bbXd&#bbXd#c    7XXdd7\RA'\ `    , 5  d u` @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEELfhe;+'h|`  `L       @ EASTERNSECTIONPATRICIAANNETTELIPPSHANNAH@ ) BRADLEYCOUNTY@ ) 03A019504CV00114 PlaintiffAppellant@ )@ )@ ) v.@ ) HON.EARLEG.MURPHY,̀@ ) JUDGE       @ )GARYLYNNLIPPS @ )@ ) DefendantAppellee@ ) VACATEDANDREMANDED  @  @ @ @ @  @ B.PRINCEMILLER,JR.,OFCLEVELANDFORAPPELLANT@ NOBRIEFFILEDBYTHEAPPELLEE     OPINION         Goddard,P.J.  Inthispostdivorceproceeding,PatriciaAnnetteHannah,formerlyLipps,appealsdismissalofherpetitionseekinganincreaseinchildsupport.Althoughsheraisesthreeissuesonappeal,wefindthefirstonetobedispositive:    1. THATTHETRIALCOURTERREDINDENYINGTHEPETITIONTOINCREASECHILDSUPPORTTOANAMOUNTSETBYTHETENNESSEEUNIFORMCHILDSUPPORTGUIDELINESPURSUANTTOT.C.A.365101(e).      Thefinaljudgmentofdivorce,whichwasenteredNovember29,1990,provided,inaccordancewiththeagreementoftheparties,thatMr.Lippswouldpaythesumof$40perweek,plustheClerk'scommission,aschildsupport.  ThepetitiongivingrisetothejudgmentnowonappealseekinganincreaseinchildsupportwasfiledonAugust1,1994,andafteranevidentiaryhearingtheTrialCourtdeniedthepetition.  Atthetimeofthehearingbothpartieshadremarried.Neitherspousewasemployed.Thepartieshadtwochildrenbytheirmarriage:adaughterage13andasonage10.Atthetimeoftheoriginaldecreethehusbandwasearning$9.72perhour,and$10.84atthetimeofthehearingonthepetitiontoincreasechildsupport.  Mr.Lippsispaidweeklyandacurrentcheckstubwasmadeanexhibit.(Seeappendix.)Thisstubshowedhisgrossearningstobe$552.48perweek,whichincludedanitemknownasflexdollarsof$117.29.Thisispaidtoanemployeeinpartialreimbursementfora$124.66insurancepremiumwhichisdeductedfromhiswagesandexceedshisreimbursementby$7.30.  Inadditiontothisdeductionthereisdeducted(1)$62.90forincomeandFICAtaxes,(2)$142,whichrepresents$100onpaymentsofMr.Lipps'debtsthroughaChapter13proceedingintheBankruptcyCourtand$42forchildsupportandclerk'sfeepreviouslyordered,and(3)two401Kdeductionsof$42.88and$26.01which,accordingtoMr.Lipps,wasfor"sharepurchaseinvestment."Thus,hisnettakehomepaywas$150.46perweek.  Accordingtotheguidelines,whichonlycontemplatesincometaxandFICAdeductions,Mr.Lipps,whosemonthlysalarywas$1878.93,shouldbepaying$484.12monthly,or$111.72weekly.  TheTrialCourtwasoftheopinionthatithadnoauthoritytomodifythe$40perweekchildsupportpreviouslyorderedand,unlessMrs.Hannahcouldshowanincreaseofasmuchas15percentinMr.Lipps'earnings, i   ׀shecouldnotprevail.InthiswebelievetheTrialCourtwasmistaken.OurSupremeCourtheld,inJonesv.Jones,870S.W.2d281(Tenn.1994),thattheChildSupportGuidelinesareapplicableeventhoughtheoriginaljudgmentwasenteredpriortotheeffectivedateoftheguidelines.ItwouldseemtofollowthatthisRulewouldbeequallytruewheretheoriginaljudgmentwasenteredaftertheeffectivedateoftheguidelines.Certainlyitcouldnotbecontendedthat$20perweekforeachchildissufficientsupport.Indeed,Mrs.Hannahtestified,andwethinkhertestimonyisaccurate,that$20perweekishardlysufficienttopurchasetheirfood.  Eventhoughtheamountoriginallyawardedisinsufficient,werecognizethatwithanetincomeof$150itwouldbeimpossibleforMr.Lippstopaytheguidelinesamount.However,uponeliminatingdeductionsforhisretirementandthepurchaseofwhatweassumetobecorporatestockandobtainingsomereliefinthebankruptcycourtastotheamountheispayingtoretirepriorindebtednesses,webelievethatMr.Lippswouldbeinapositiontopayasummorenearlymeetingthechildren'sneeds.BothchildrenarespendingconsiderabletimewithMr.Lipps,whichisanappropriatereasontodeviatefromtheChildSupportGuidelines.Grayv.Gray,885S.W.2d353(Tenn.App.1994).Inlightofthisandthewholerecordweconcludethatthesumof$80perweek,retroactivetoDecember21,1994,thedatetheorderappealedfromwasenteredbelow,wouldbeanappropriateincreaseinthiscase.  Oneothermatterneedstobeaddressed.Mrs.Hannahinsistssheisentitledtoattorneyfeesincidenttotheprosecutionofthisappeal.GivenMr.Lipps'financialcircumstancesandthefactthatunderourdispositionofthisappealhewillbeburdenedwithconsiderablearrearsinchildsupport,weintheexerciseofourdiscretiondeclinetomakesuchanaward.  FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisvacatedandthecauseremandedforanentryofajudgmentconsistentwithourdetermination.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMr.Lipps.      _______________________________      HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.CONCUR:________________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.________________________________DonT.McMurray,J.