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àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€trial€court's€division€of€maritalÏproperty.€€Mr.€Housley,€appellant€here,€argues€that€the€trialÏcourt€erred€in€awarding€$20,000€to€Barbara€Housley€and€the€maritalÏresidence€to€Mr.€Housley.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌà àThese€parties€were€married€in€September,€1985,€and€wereÏdivorced€in€November,€1994.€€There€were€no€children€born€to€theÏmarriage.€€Barbara€Housley€filed€a€complaint€for€divorce€allegingÏinappropriate€marital€conduct€or,€in€the€alternative,€irreconcilƒable€differences.€€Mr.€Housley€answered€the€complaint€and€thenÏfiled€a€counter„complaint€for€divorce€alleging€inappropriateÏmarital€conduct€on€the€part€of€Barbara€Housley€or,€in€the€alterƒnative,€cruel€and€inhuman€treatment.€€He€also€alleged€irreconcilƒable€differences.ÌÌà àSubsequent€to€the€filing€of€both€the€complaint€and€the€coun…ter„complaint,€Barbara€Housley€moved€the€court€for€leave€to€file€aÏthird„party€complaint.€€This€motion€was€granted€and€BarbaraÏHousley€filed€a€third„party€complaint€against€Broyles€and€Ella€MaeÏHousley,€parents€of€Floyd€Housley,€asking€the€court€to€determineÏthe€ownership€interest€of€all€the€parties€in€a€parcel€of€land€uponÏwhich€the€modular€home€belonging€to€Barbara€and€Floyd€Housley€wasÏlocated.€€Broyles€and€Ella€Mae€Housley€answered€alleging€thatÏthere€was€no€contract€for€the€sale€of€land€as€between€these€par…ties€and€asking€€that€Floyd€be€given€credit€for€all€sums€paid€byÏthem€on€the€home.ÌÌà àAfter€hearing€evidence€from€all€the€parties€and€LarryÏCunningham,€a€representative€of€the€company€that€financed€theÏmodular€home,€the€trial€judge€ordered€the€parties€divorced;€award…ed€each€party€those€personal€items€in€their€possession€along€withÏany€indebtedness€thereon;€awarded€Barbara€Housley€$5,000€that€hadÏbeen€her€separate€property;€found€that€the€value€of€the€home€wasÏ$30,000.00;€awarded€Barbara€Housley€one„half€of€the€value€of€theÏhome€and€awarded€the€home€to€Floyd€Housley.€€The€judge€also€or…dered€that€a€lien€in€the€amount€of€$20,000.00€be€placed€againstÏthe€home,€the€outbuildings€and€any€interest€Floyd€Housley€mightÏhave€in€the€property€appurtenant€thereto,€in€favor€of€BarbaraÏHousley€to€secure€payment€of€the€award€to€Barbara€Housley.€€Last…ly,€the€trial€judge€dismissed€the€complaint€against€Broyles€andÏElla€Mae€Housley.ÌÌà àMr.€Floyd€Housley€has€appealed€raising€the€following€issueÏfor€our€review:€"Whether€or€not€the€trial€court€committed€error€inÏgranting€the€Plaintiff/Appellee€judgment€against€the€Defen‚dant/Ap…pellant,€for€the€sum€of€$20,000.00€...€and€awarding€the€1986€ArtÏCraft€Modular€Home€to€the€Defendant/Appellant€when€the€only€proofÏin€the€record€with€regard€to€the€value€of€the€1986€Art€CraftÏModular€Home,€was€worth€$16,000.00€...,€and€the€property€divisionÏwas€based€on€one„half€of€the€value€of€the€Modular€Home,€plusÏ$5,000.00€...€that€had€initially€been€paid€by€the€Plain‚tiff/Appel…lee€as€a€down€payment€on€the€Modular€Home."ÌÌà àWe€enter€upon€our€review€cognizant€of€our€duty€pursuant€toÏRule€13(d),€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€"UnlessÍotherwise€required€by€statute,€review€of€findings€of€fact€by€theÏtrial€court€in€civil€actions€shall€be€de€novo€upon€the€record€ofÏthe€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctnessÏof€the€finding,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherƒwise."ÌÌà àMr.€Housley€does€not€take€issue€with€the€$5,000.00€awarded€toÏBarbara€Housley.€It€appears€that€the€only€item€in€contention€isÏthe€modular€home.€€Both€parties€testified€as€to€the€value€of€theÏhome.€Mr.€Housley€testified€that€the€home€was€worth€$16,000.00.€ÏMs.€Housley€testified€that€the€home€and€surrounding€property€wereÏworth€between€$45,000.00€and€$47,000.00.€€She€further€testifiedÏthat€in€her€opinion€the€value€of€the€modular€home€alone€was€be…tween€$30,000.00€and€$35,000.00.€€The€trial€judge€found€the€valueÏof€the€home€standing€alone€to€be€$30,000.00.ÌÌà àWe€note€that€ownership€of€the€property€on€which€the€home€wasÏlocated€is€not€an€issue€here.€€This€property€belongs€to€BroylesÏHousley€and€Ella€Mae€Housley,€Mr.€Housley's€parents.€€It€appearsÏthat€this€fact,€and€the€fact€that€the€parties€had€added€someÍimprovements€to€the€surrounding€property€that€would€make€it€diffi…cult€to€recoup€the€value€of€the€improvements,€€persuaded€the€trialÏjudge€to€award€the€home€to€Mr.€Housley.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€awarded€Barbara€Housley€the€$5,000.00€thatÏshe€had€given€as€a€down€payment€on€the€home.€€After€finding€theÏvalue€of€the€home€to€be€$30,000.00,€the€trial€court€awarded€herÏhalf€of€that€sum€for€a€total€award€of€$20,000.00.€€As€hereinbeforeÏnoted,€the€trial€judge€imposed€a€lien€against€appellant's€propertyÏin€that€amount€to€protect€the€appellee's€judgment.ÌÌà àà àMr.€Housley€argues€that€the€home€should€have€been€soldÏand€whatever€amount€it€obtained€divided€equally€between€the€par…ties.€€We€cannot€agree.ÌÌà àIt€is€well„settled€law€in€this€state€that€the€trial€court€hasÏwide€discretion€in€adjudicating€the€parties'€rights€and€interestsÏin€the€marital€estate,€and€that€the€trial€court's€findings€areÏentitled€to€great€weight€on€appeal.€€òòSee€e.góó.,€òòBatson€v.€Batsonóó,Ï769€S.W.2d€849€(Tenn.€App.€1988).€€ÌÌà àIt€is€also€well€settled€law€in€this€state€that€the€divisionÏof€marital€property€must€merely€be€an€equitable€one€and€notÏnecessari‚ly€an€equal€division.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.ðð€36„4„121€(c).ÌÌà àWe€cannot€say€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€theÏtrial€court's€determination€of€the€value€of€the€property€or€theÏmanner€in€which€the€division€was€made.€€We€find€this€issue€to€beÏwithout€merit.ÌÌà àLastly,€Barbara€Housley€has€asked€this€court€to€find€thatÏthis€is€a€frivolous€appeal.€€We€are€not€persuaded€that€such€aÏfinding€€is€justified€under€the€circumstances€of€the€case.€€We,Ïtherefore,€decline€to€do€so.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€appel…lant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€the€collec…tion€thereof.ÌÌÌÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€__________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.ÌÇÑ  Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌBARBARA€HOUSLEY,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àRHEA€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9509„CV„00302Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BUDDY€D.€PERRYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGE€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌFLOYD€EDWARD€HOUSLEY,€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌ€Ìà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Rhea€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÏUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€thatÏthere€was€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€appel…lant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€the€collec…tion€thereof.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ