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(Ý ƒR`v$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÔ€X³3X»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€ôÍ,òXX³3ÔThe€trial€court€characterized€Mr.€Huntððs€obligation€to€pay€approximately€$49,500€in€marital€debt€as€being€ð ðinÐ ° Ðthe€nature€of€support€forðð€Ms.€Hunt.€€While€we€do€not€disagree€with€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€place€the€burden€ofÐ xÈ Ðpaying€these€debts€on€Mr.€Hunt,€we€disagree€with€its€characterization€of€the€payments€on€these€debts€as€being€in€theÐ @ Ðnature€of€spousal€support.€€Ordering€one€of€the€parties€to€be€responsible€for€paying€a€marital€debt€is€more€closely€akinÐ X Ðto€the€division€of€the€marital€estate€because,€as€a€general€matter,€the€allocation€of€the€partiesðð€debts€accompanies€theÐ Ð  Ðdivision€of€the€partiesðð€marital€property.€€However,€requiring€one€party€to€make€payments€directly€to€the€other€party€toÐ ˜è Ðenable€that€party€to€pay€a€marital€debt€can€appropriately€be€considered€a€form€of€Ô_ÔspousalÔ_Ô€support.€€This€is€precisely€whatÐ ` ° Ðthe€trial€court€did€when€it€ordered€Mr.€Hunt€to€pay€Ms.€Hunt€$4,200€to€enable€her€to€pay€the€second€mortgage€on€herÐ ( x Ðhouse. 'í€"  Z 6Times New Roman Regular(|G2`v$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¸´»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€X³3X»»Ô d(|3Á$$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¸´»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Á$$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¸´»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¸´»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€¼¸´»»»ÔÑ8€³3XXdð»»d8ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ‡îùw¸´Ôà@ü ü ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEˆÐ Ü, Ðà@™™"ìàÔ#†¼¸´»îîùwú#ÔJuly€1998€SessionÔ‡îùw¸´ÔˆÐ X ÐÔ#†¼¸´»îîùwß#ÔÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´ÔÌò òÔ#†¼¸´»XX³37#ÔÓ  ÓTOMMY€LOUIS€HUNT€v.€LOIS€J.€HUNTÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´Ôó óÐ  ` ÐÓ}ÓÌà@  ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€CountyˆÐ  h Ðà@x x ìàNo.€96D„500€€€€€€Thomas€E.€Gray,€ChancellorˆÐ  X ÐÌÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<×` A߈Ð Ø(  ÐÌà@@ @ ìàNo.€M1997„00221„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€July€27,€Ô_Ô2000Ô#†¼¸´»XX³3©#ÔÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´ÔÔ_ԈР×'  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<¶` AßÐ ·  Ðó óÌThis€appeal€involves€the€financial€aspects€of€a€divorce€that€ended€a€seventeen„year€marriage.€€BothÐ ¶ Ðparties€sought€a€divorce,€and€following€a€bench€trial,€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€County€grantedÐ ¦ö Ðthe€wife€a€divorce€based€on€the€husbandððs€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€The€trial€court€awardedÐ –æ Ðthe€wife€most€of€the€marital€estate,€apart€from€the€partiesðð€pensions.€€The€court€also€directed€theÐ †Ö Ðhusband€to€pay€most€of€the€marital€debt€and€a€portion€of€the€wifeððs€legal€expenses.€€While€the€trialÐ vÆ Ðcourt€did€not€require€the€husband€to€pay€long„term€alimony,€it€required€him€to€pay€$4,200€in€alimonyÐ f¶ Ðin€solido.€The€wife€asserts€on€this€appeal€that€the€trial€court€should€have€awarded€her€a€greaterÐ V¦ Ðportion€of€the€marital€estate€and€permanent€spousal€support.€€We€have€determined€that€the€trialÐ F– Ðcourtððs€distribution€of€the€marital€estate€is€essentially€equitable.€€However,€in€light€of€the€length€ofÐ 6† Ðthe€marriage€and€the€disparity€in€income,€we€have€determined€that,€in€addition€to€the€alimony€inÐ &v Ðsolido,€the€husband€should€pay€the€wife€$120€per€month€beginning€after€his€last€alimony€in€solidoÐ f Ðpayment€through€January€2007.€€Ð V ÐÔ#†¼¸´»XX³3Ÿ#ÔÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´Ôò òÓ  ÓÌTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Affirmed€in€PartÐ æ6 Ðand€Modified€in€Partó óÐ Ö& ÐÓæ ÓÌòòÔ#†¼¸´»àX³3Ä #ÔÔ‡X³3X.¼¸´ÔWilliam€C.€Koch,€óóJr.,€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHenry€F.€Todd,€P.J.,€M.S.,óóÐ ¶!  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ÐÌDavid€H.€Hornik,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Lois€J.€Hunt.Ð †$Ö# ÐÌJames€M.€Hunter,€Jr.,€Gallatin,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Tommy€Louis€Hunt.Ð f&¶!% ÐÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼¸´»XX³3Á #ÔÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´ÔˆÐ F(–#' ÐÔ#†¼¸´»XX³3ž #ÔÔ‡X³3X»¼¸´ÔÌÔ#†¼¸´»XX³3ö #ÔÔ€X³3X»¼¸´Ôà  àTommy€L.€Hunt€and€Lois€J.€Hunt€were€married€in€August€1980.€€Mr.€Hunt€was€then€thirty„Ð &*v%) Ðseven€years€old.€€He€had€been€married€twice€before€and€had€three€sons€from€his€previous€marriages.€Ð +f&* ÐMs.€Hunt€was€thirty„eight€years€old€and€had€been€married€once€before.€€She€had€a€mentally€disabledÐ ,V'+ Ðâ âdaughter€who€continued€to€live€with€her€during€and€after€the€marriage.€€The€parties€had€no€childrenÐ ö,F(,ý Ðtogether.€€Mr.€Hunt€was€employed€at€DuPont;€while€Ms.€Hunt€was€employed€at€Oscar€Mayer€FoodsÐ ° ÐCorporation.Ð  ð Ðâ âÌà  àFollowing€the€marriage,€Mr.€Hunt€moved€into€a€house€on€Robin€Hood€Circle€inÐ €Ð ÐHendersonville€that€Ms.€Hunt€had€purchased€in€1977.€€The€record,€such€as€it€is,€provides€littleÐ pÀ Ðinformation€regarding€the€parties€or€their€marriage€between€1980€and€their€separation€in€SeptemberÐ ` ° Ð1996.׃-×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Apparently,€Ms.€Huntððs€daughter€continued€to€live€with€the€parties.€€Mr.€Hunt€continuedÐ P   Ðworking€for€DuPont,€but€Ms.€Huntððs€job€at€Oscar€Mayer€ended€in€1992€when€the€plant€closed.€Ð @  ÐHowever,€in€1993€Ms.€Hunt€received€$11,371€as€a€lump€sum€settlement€of€a€workersðð€compensationÐ 0 € Ðclaim€against€Oscar€Mayer€and€also€began€receiving€approximately€$750€per€month€in€SocialÐ  p  ÐSecurity€disability€benefits.€€The€record€does€not€disclose€the€nature€of€the€disability€or€its€effect€onÐ `  Ðher€employability.׃1°×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð P  ÐÌà  àThe€record€provides€an€indistinct€picture€of€the€deterioration€of€the€partiesðð€relationship.׃4h×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ms.Ð à0  ÐHunt€asserted€that€Mr.€Hunt€began€losing€interest€in€her€in€the€early€1990's€and€insinuated€that€heÐ Ð  Ðwas€having€some€sort€of€inappropriate€relationship€with€another€woman.€€For€his€part,€Mr.€HuntÐ À Ðcomplained€of€Ms.€Huntððs€slovenly€housekeeping,€her€hoarding€of€useless€objects,€and€herÐ ° Ðpropensity€for€making€impulse€purchases.€€Mr.€Hunt€eventually€left€the€marital€home€in€SeptemberÐ  ð Ð1996€and€filed€for€divorce€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€County€three€months€later.€€Ms.€HuntÐ à Ðcounterclaimed€for€divorce.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  à€The€trial€court€heard€the€evidence€on€May€14,€1997,€and€filed€its€memorandum€and€finalÐ `° Ðdecree€on€May€21,€1997.€€The€court€first€identified€and€awarded€the€parties€their€separate€property.׃/ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀РP  ÐThen€the€court€divided€the€partiesðð€marital€estate,€valued€at€approximately€$200,500€excluding€theÐ @ Ðportions€of€their€pensions€earned€during€the€marriage,€by€awarding€Ms.€Hunt€property€valued€atÐ 0€ Ð$123,700€(60%)€and€Mr.€Hunt€property€valued€at€$81,800€(40%).€€Turning€to€the€partiesðð€debts€ofÐ  p Ð$67,500,€the€trial€court€required€Mr.€Hunt€to€assume€$49,500€(73%)€of€the€debts€and€required€Ms.Ð ` ÐHunt€to€assume€$18,000€(27%).׃2×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€net€effect€of€the€courtððs€distribution€of€the€marital€property€andÐ ° Ðdebts€was€that€Ms.€Hunt€received€77%€of€the€net€marital€estate,€while€Mr.€Hunt€received€23%.Ð  ð ÐSpecifically€addressing€the€spousal€support€question,€the€trial€court€observed€that€it€had€awarded€theÐ à Ðð ðgreater€partðð€of€the€marital€estate€to€Ms.€Hunt€and€had€onerated€Mr.€Hunt€with€the€greater€part€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€marital€debt€in€order€to€enable€Ms.€Hunt€to€maintain€the€lifestyle€to€which€she€had€becomeÐ pÀ Ðaccustomed.€€Accordingly,€the€court€declined€to€award€Ms.€Hunt€additional€spousal€support׃8 ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€but€didÐ ` ° Ðaward€her€$2,000€to€defray€part€of€her€legal€expenses.׃3ð ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð P   ÐÌà  àMs.€Hunt€filed€a€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€59€motion€complaining€that€the€trial€court€should€haveÐ 0 € Ðawarded€her€ð ða€reasonable€amount€of€permanent€alimony€and€periodic€monthly€supportðð€and€thatÐ  p  ÐMr.€Hunt€should€be€required€to€provide€her€with€health€insurance€at€his€expense€for€three€years.€€Mr.Ð `  ÐHunt€responded€by€arguing€that€the€decree€would€enable€Ms.€Hunt€to€ð ðcontinue€a€normal€standardÐ P  Ðof€living.ðð€€He€also€informed€the€court€that€Ms.€Hunt€had€received€the€partiesðð€federal€income€taxÐ ð@  Ðrefund€and€requested€the€court€to€divide€the€refund€equally€between€them.€€The€trial€court€conductedÐ à0  Ða€hearing€on€July€7,€1997€and€filed€an€order€on€July€10,€1997.€€On€this€occasion,€the€trial€courtÐ Ð  Ðdirected€Mr.€Hunt€to€pay€Ms.€Hunt€$4,200€in€alimony€in€solido׃5×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€directed€Ms.€Hunt€to€use€thisÐ À Ðmoney€to€retire€the€second€mortgage€on€her€house.€€The€trial€court€also€distributed€the€partiesðð€$4,374Ð ° Ðincome€tax€refund€by€directing€the€parties€to€use€$3,054€to€repay€their€indebtedness€to€the€InternalÐ  ð ÐRevenue€Service,€to€use€$746€to€pay€the€June€and€July€1997€mortgage€payments€on€Ms.€HuntððsÐ à Ðhouse,€and€to€pay€the€remaining€$574€to€Mr.€Hunt.Ð €Ð ÐÌà@¬¬)ìàò òI.ó óˆÐ `° Ðà@î î ìàòòò òThe€Division€of€the€Marital€Propertyó óóóˆÐ P  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àDespite€the€fact€that€she€received€77%€of€the€partiesðð€net€marital€estate€excluding€the€partiesððÐ 0€ Ðpensions,€Ms.€Hunt€contends€that€the€division€of€the€marital€property€should€have€been€even€moreÐ  p Ðfavorable€to€her.€€Specifically,€she€asserts€that€the€trial€court€should€have€awarded€her€theÐ ° Ðunimproved€5.1„acre€tract€of€property€on€Greenfield€Lane€in€Castalian€Springs€that€the€partiesÐ  ð Ðpurchased€in€May€1995€for€$23,547,€using€$3,000€of€Ms.€Huntððs€workersðð€compensation€settlementÐ à Ðas€a€down€payment.€€The€parties€estimated€that€the€equity€in€the€property€at€the€time€of€the€divorceÐ €Ð Ðhearing€was€between€$9,000€and€$10,500.€€We€perceive€no€basis€for€second€guessing€the€trial€courtððsÐ pÀ Ðdecision€to€award€this€property,€as€well€as€its€accompanying€debt,€to€Mr.€Hunt.Ð ` ° ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àDividing€a€marital€estate€is€not€a€mechanical€process€but,€rather,€is€guided€by€considering€theÐ @  Ðfactors€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36-4-121(c)€(1996).Ô‡@X³3XXX³3Ô€€The€goal€is€to€divide€the€marital€property€in€anÐ 0 € Ðessentially€equitable€manner.€€A€division€is€not€rendered€inequitable€simply€because€it€is€notÐ  p  Ðprecisely€equal,€òòsee€Cohen€v.€Cohenóó,€937€S.W.2d€823,€832€(Tenn.€1996);€òòEllis€v.€Ellis,óó€748€S.W.2dÐ `  Ð424,€427€(Tenn.€1988),€or€because€each€party€did€not€receive€a€share€of€every€piece€of€maritalÐ P  Ðproperty.€€òòSee€Brown€v.€Brown,óó€913€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).Ô#†X³3XX@X³3ç*#ÔÐ ð@  ÐÌà  àTrial€judges€have€wide€latitude€in€fashioning€an€equitable€division€of€marital€property,€òòseeÐ Ð  ÐFisher€v.€Fisheróó,€648€S.W.2d€244,€246€(Tenn.€1983);€òòBrown€v.€Brownóó,€913€S.W.2d€at€168,€andÐ À Ðappellate€courts€accord€great€weight€to€a€trial€court's€division€of€marital€property.€€òòSee€Wilson€v.Ð ° ÐMooreóó,€929€S.W.2d€367,€372€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);€òòEdwards€v.€Edwardsóó,€501€S.W.2d€283,€288Ð  ð Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1973).€€€We€ordinarily€defer€to€the€trial€judge's€decision€unless€it€is€inconsistent€withÐ à Ðthe€factors€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36-4-121(c),€or€is€not€supported€by€a€preponderance€of€theÐ €Ð Ðevidence.€€See€òòBrown€v.€Brownóó,€913€S.W.2d€at€168;€òòMahaffey€v.€Mahaffeyóó,€775€S.W.2d€618,€622Ð pÀ Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989);€òòHardin€v.€Hardinóó,€689€S.W.2d€152,€154€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1983).Ð `° ÐÌÔ‡@X³3XXX³3Ôà  àThe€principle€basis€for€Ms.€Huntððs€argument€that€the€trial€court€should€have€awarded€her€theÐ @ Ð5.1„acre€tract€is€that€the€down€payment€for€its€purchase€came€from€her€Oscar€Mayer€workersððÐ 0€ Ðcompensation€settlement€which€is€her€separate€property.€€She€does€not,€and€indeed€cannotÐ  p Ðsuccessfully,€argue€that€this€property€should€be€characterized€as€her€separate€property€because€it€wasÐ ` Ðpurchased€with€her€separate€funds.€€The€property€was€titled€in€both€partiesðð€names€as€tenants€by€theÐ P Ðentireties€and€both€partiesðð€income€was€used€to€make€the€payments€on€the€property.€€Ð ð@ ÐÌà  àWe€cannot€say€that€the€evidence€does€not€support€the€manner€in€which€the€trial€court€dividedÐ Ð  Ðthe€partiesðð€net€marital€estate.€€Ms.€Hunt€is€not€entitled€to€a€share€of€each€piece€of€marital€property.€Ð À! ÐIn€light€of€Mr.€Huntððs€financial€contributions€to€the€accumulation€of€the€marital€property€and€the€factÐ °"  Ðthat€Ms.€Hunt€has€already€received€77%€of€the€net€marital€estate,€excluding€the€partiesðð€pensions,Ð  #ð! Ðwe€find€that€the€manner€in€which€the€trial€court€divided€the€partiesðð€marital€estate€was€essentiallyÐ $à" Ðequitable.Ð €%Ð # ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ó óˆÐ `'°"% Ðà@ää#ìàòòò òSpousal€Supportó óóóˆÐ P( #& ÐÌà  àMs.€Hunt€also€asserts€that€the€trial€court€should€have€awarded€her€long„term€support€inÐ 0*€%( Ðaddition€to€the€alimony€in€solido€earmarked€for€the€payment€of€the€second€mortgage€on€her€house.€Ð  +p&) ÐShe€insists€that€her€monthly€Social€Security€disability€payments€are€less€than€one„half€of€her€monthlyÐ ,`'* Ðexpenses€and€thus€that€the€trial€courtððs€decision€will€prevent€her€from€living€in€the€style€to€which€sheÐ ° Ðhad€become€accustomed€during€the€marriage.€€We€have€determined€that€Ms.€Hunt€is€entitled€toÐ  ð Ðspousal€support€for€a€longer€term€than€that€set€by€the€trial€court.Ð à ÐÌÔ#†X³3XX@X³31#Ôà  àThereÔ_Ô€are€no€hard€and€fast€rules€for€spousal€support€decisions.€€òòSee€Crain€v.€Crainóó,€925Ð pÀ ÐS.W.2d€232,€233€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);€€òòStone€v.€Stoneóó,€56€Tenn.€App.€607,€615-16,€409€S.W.2dÐ ` ° Ð388,€392-93€(1966).€€Trial€courts€have€broad€discretion€to€determine€whether€spousal€support€isÐ P   Ðneeded€and,€if€so,€its€nature,€amount,€and€duration.€€òòSee€Garfinkel€v.€Garfinkelóó,€945€S.W.2d€744,€748Ð @  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);€€òòJones€v.€Jonesóó,€784€S.W.2d€349,€352€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989).€€AppellateÐ 0 € Ðcourts€are€generally€disinclined€to€second-guess€a€trial€court's€spousal€support€decision€unless€it€isÐ  p  Ðnot€supported€by€the€evidence€or€is€contrary€to€the€public€policies€reflected€in€the€applicable€statutes.€Ð `  ÐòòSee€Brown€v.€Brownóó,€913€S.W.2d€Ô_Ôat€Ô_ÔÔ_Ô169Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô;Ô_Ô€òòIngram€v.€Ingramóó,€721€S.W.2d€262,€264€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð P  Ð1986).Ð ð@  ÐÌà  àSpousal€support€decisions€hinge€on€the€unique€facts€of€the€case€and€require€a€carefulÐ Ð  Ðbalancing€of€the€factors€in€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€36-5-101(d)(1).€€òòSee€Hawkins€v.€Hawkinsóó,€883Ð À ÐS.W.2d€622,€625€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994);€òòLoyd€v.€Loydóó,€860€S.W.2d€409,€412€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993).€Ð ° ÐIn€virtually€every€case,€the€two€most€important€factors€are€the€demonstrated€need€of€theÐ  ð Ðdisadvantaged€spouse€and€the€obligor€spouse's€ability€to€pay.€€òòSee€Varley€v.€Varleyóó,€934€S.W.2d€659,Ð à Ð668€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);€òòCrain€v.€Crainóó,€925€S.W.2d€at€Ô_Ô234.Ô_ÔÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36-5-101(d)(1)€reflects€a€preference€for€temporary,€rehabilitative€spousalÐ `° Ðsupport,€as€opposed€to€long-term€support.€€òòSee€Ô_ÔCrabtreeÔ_Ô€v.€Crabtreeóó,€Ô_Ô16€S.W.3d€356,€358€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô(Tenn.Ô_ÔÐ P  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô2000);Ô_Ô€Ô_ÔòòHerreraÔ_Ô€v.€Herreraóó,€944€S.W.2d€Ô_Ô379,Ô_Ô€387€Ô_Ô(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);Ô_Ô€òòWilson€v.€Mooreóó,€929Ð @ ÐS.W.2d€Ô_Ôat€Ô_ÔÔ_Ô375Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.Ô_Ô€€The€purpose€of€rehabilitative€support€is€to€enable€the€disadvantaged€spouse€toÐ 0€ Ðacquire€additional€job€skills,€education,€or€training€that€will€enable€him€or€her€to€be€moreÐ  p Ðself-sufficient.€€òòSee€Smith€v.€Smithóó,€912€S.W.2d€Ô_Ô155,Ô_Ô€160€Ô_Ô(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995);Ô_Ô€òòCranford€v.Ð ` ÐCranfordóó,€772€S.W.2d€48,€51€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989).€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€TheÔ_Ô€statutory€preference€for€rehabilitativeÐ P Ðsupport€does€not€entirely€displace€other€forms€of€spousal€support.€€òòSee€Aaron€v.€Aaronóó,€909€S.W.2dÐ ð@ Ð408,€410€(Tenn.€1995);€òòIsbell€v.€Isbellóó,€816€S.W.2d€735,€739€(Tenn.€1991).€€Courts€may€awardÐ à0 Ðalimony€in€futuro€or€alimony€in€solido€when€the€circumstances€warrant.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔMs.€Hunt€has€demonstrated€that€she€needs€more€support€than€the€trial€court€awarded€her.€€WeÐ °"  Ðcannot€conclude€from€this€record€that€she€has€many€employment€options€in€light€of€the€fact€that€sheÐ  #ð! Ðis€receiving€Social€Security€disability€payments,€that€she€is€currently€fifty„eight€years€old,€and€thatÐ $à" Ðshe€apparently€possesses€few€marketable€skills.€€She€has€been€unemployed€since€1992€and€is€takingÐ €%Ð # Ðcare€of€her€adult€mentally€handicapped€daughter.€€In€comparison€to€the€$9,024€in€governmentÐ p&À!$ Ðbenefits€she€receives€each€year,€Mr.€Hunt€has€worked€for€the€same€employer€for€approximately€thirtyÐ `'°"% Ðyears€and€is€earning€approximately€$54,700€per€yearÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.Ð P( #& ÐÌà  àFrom€what€this€record€shows,€Ms.€Hunt€is€currently€economically€disadvantaged€inÐ 0*€%( Ðcomparison€with€Mr.€Hunt.€€Although€she€insists€that€she€is€disabled,€we€cannot€discern€the€natureÐ  +p&) Ðof€her€disability€from€this€record,€and€thus,€we€are€unable€to€determine€whether€Ms.€Hunt€will€beÐ ,`'* Ðable€to€work,€either€full€or€part„time€in€the€future.€€Because€Ms.€Hunt€has€not€carried€her€burden€ofÐ ° Ðproving€that€she€is€incapable€of€working€at€any€job,€we€have€determined€that€the€trial€court€cannotÐ  ð Ðbe€faulted€for€declining€to€award€her€rehabilitative€alimony.Ð à ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€the€length€of€the€marriage,€Mr.€Huntððs€superior€earning€power,€the€manner€inÐ pÀ Ðwhich€the€trial€court€divided€the€partiesðð€assets€and€debts,€and€the€fact€that€both€parties,€accordingÐ ` ° Ðto€the€trial€court,€are€responsible€for€the€break€up€of€the€marriage,€we€have€determined€that€the€Ms.Ð P   ÐHunt€should€continue€to€receive€$120€per€month€in€spousal€support€through€January€2007.€Ð @  ÐAccordingly,€on€remand,€we€direct€the€trial€court€to€enter€an€order€requiring€Mr.€Hunt€to€pay€Ms.Ð 0 € ÐHunt€$120€per€month€in€spousal€support€from€July€2000׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€through€January€2007.€€Neither€the€amountÐ  p  Ðnor€the€duration€of€this€support€shall€be€subject€to€modification€because€of€changed€circumstancesÐ `  Ðor€any€other€reason.Ð P  ÐÌà@^^(ìàò òIII.ó óˆÐ à0  Ðà@  ìàòòò òMs.€Huntððs€Appellate€Legal€Expensesó óóóˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àAs€a€final€matter,€Ms.€Hunt€requests€this€court€to€require€Mr.€Hunt€to€pay€the€legal€expensesÐ ° Ðshe€incurred€on€this€appeal.€€As€a€general€matter,€we€decline€to€make€awards€for€appellate€legalÐ  ð Ðexpenses€when€both€parties€are€partially€successful€on€appeal.€€òòSee€Young€v.€Youngóó,€971€S.W.2d€386,Ð à Ð393€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997);€òòStorey€v.€Storeyóó,€835€S.W.2d€593,€598€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992);€€òòBaggettÐ €Ð Ðv.€Baggettóó,€512€S.W.2d€292,€294€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1973);€òòFord€v.€Fordóó,€No.€01A01„9611„CV„00536,Ð pÀ Ð1998€WL€730201,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Oct.€21,€1998)€(No€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).€Ð `° ÐBecause€Ms.€Huntððs€appeal€has€been€only€partially€successful,€we€deny€her€request€for€an€additionalÐ P  Ðaward€for€the€legal€expenses€she€has€incurred€on€appeal.€Ð @ ÐÌà@dd)ìàò òIV.ó óˆÐ  p ÐÌà  àWe€affirm€the€judgment€as€modified€herein,€and€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€forÐ P Ðwhatever€further€proceedings€may€be€required.€€We€also€tax€the€costs€of€this€appeal€in€equalÐ ð@ Ðproportions€to€Lois€J.€Hunt€and€her€surety€and€to€Tommy€Louis€Hunt€for€which€execution,€ifÐ à0 Ðnecessary,€may€issue.Ð Ð  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________Ð $à" Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ €%Ð # ÐÌ