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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€  X„d&ÓÑ#€  Xd#ÑÔ€!ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\Ñò ò›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€WESTERN€SECTIONÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEó óÌÌà@ à_________________________________________________________________ÌÌÓ` Ü` p”XÓò òFREDRIKA€JO€IRVIN,ó óà à)à àSumner€County€Circuit€Court€Ìà à)à àNo.€13371„CÌ€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellee.à à)à àC.€A.€No.€01A01„9510„CV„00477Ìà à)ÌVS.à à)à àHon.€Thomas€Goodall,€JudgeÌà à)Ìò òTERRY€LEE€IRVIN,ó óà à)à àò òAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIEDÌó óà à)à àœÌ€€€€€Defendant/Appellant.à à)Ìà à)à àOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òRussell€E.€Freeman,ó ó€HAYNES,€WALKER€AND€FREEMAN,€Goodlettsville,€TennesseeÌÙ€€ÙßL€$&#;+'h|{b` ç `€€Lßfor€Defendant/Appellant.ÌÌò òF.€Dulin€Kelly,ó ó€KELLY€&€KELLY,€Hendersonville,€TennesseeÌfor€Plaintiff/Appellee.ÌÌ______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àò òMEMORANDUM€OPINIONó ó× ƒ' ××  ×Ì______________________________________________________________________________à àÌÌà àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓ` Ü` ˜XÓÓÓà àFollowing€the€entry€of€the€divorce€decree,€Terry€Lee€Irvin›€(Husband)€appeals€fromÏthe€trial€courtððs€award€of€permanent€support€to€œFredrika›€Jo€œIrvin€(Wife),›€contending€that€the€courtÏerred€in€awarding€permanent€support€versus€rehabilitative€support.€€He€further€contends€that€theÏtrial€court€erred€in€ordering€him€to€pay€Wifeððs€œattorneyððs›€fees.ÌÌà àWith€œrespect›€to€the€award€of€permanent€support,€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)€expressesÏthe€general€assemblyððs€intent€ð ðthat€a€spouse€who€is€economically€disadvantaged€relative€to€the€otherÏspouse€be€rehabilitated€whenever€possible€by€the€granting€of€an€order€for€payment€of€rehabilitative,Ítemporary€support€and€maintenance.ðð€€The€statute€further€provides€that,ÌÌÓÓà8 àWhere€there€is€such€relative€economic€disadvantage€andÏrehabilitation€is€not€feasible€in€consideration€of€all€relevant€factors,€.Ï.€.€then€the€court€may€grant€an€order€for€payment€of€support€andÏmaintenance€on€a€long„term€basis€or€until€the€death€or€remarriage€ofÏthe€recipient€except€as€otherwise€œprovided€.›€.€.€.€ÌÌà8 àÌÌÓÓà àIn€considering€whether€payment€for€support€and€maintenance€is€proper,€the€courtÏshall€consider€all€relevant€factors€including€those€set€forth€in€the€above€œstatute.€€At›€the€time€of€thisÏdivorce,€Wife€was€36€years€of€age€and€Husband€41.€€They€were€married€approximately€15€yearsÏand€had€two€children€ages€10€and€11€at€trial.€€Both€parties€are€high€school€graduates.€€Husband€hasÏworked€throughout€the€marriage€but€the€parties€agreed€Wife,€who€had€worked€as€a€secretary,Ïwould€not€work€after€the€children€were€born.€€Wife€was€granted€custody€of€the€children€andÏHusband€granted€visitation.ÌÌà àOur€review€of€the€record€convinces€us€that€Wife€is€economically€disadvantaged.€€ItÏwas€necessary€for€her€to€return€to€the€work€force€when€the€parties€separated.€€She€obtainedÏemployment€in€a€medical€office€where€she€nets€$246€per€week.€€Husband€earned€approximatelyÏ$56,000€in€1992,€$64,000€in€1993€and€$74,000€in€1994.€€As€of€the€date€of€trial€in€June€1995,€heÏhad€earned€approximately€$35,000€for€that€year.€€Wife€testified€that€she€had€investigated€an€eight€toÏtwelve€month€course€costing€$6,000€which€would€allow€her€to€become€a€medical€assistant.€ÏHowever,€she€also€learned€that€this€would€not€enhance€her€earning€ability.€€Husband€contends€thatÏWife€has€developed€skills€through€her€volunteer€work€at€school,€church€and€community€activitiesÏwhich€should€assist€her€in€finding€employment.€€Wife€counters€that€she€has€developed€noÏmarketable€skills.ÌÌà àHusband€presented€evidence€that€he€will€not€be€assured€as€much€overtime€in€theÏfuture€as€in€the€past€and€the€$35,000€earned€through€the€date€of€the€trial€contained€overtime€whichÍhe€could€not€reasonably€expect€for€the€remainder€of€the€year€and€beyond.€€As€noted€above,€hisÏincome€increased€in€each€of€the€three€years€prior€to€the€trial.€€Of€course,€the€court€is€empowered€toÏentertain€an€application€of€either€party€for€an€increase€or€decrease€of€spousal€support€and€to€grantÏrelief€upon€a€showing€of€a€substantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances.€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(1).€€Given€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€we€do€not€find€that€the€trial€court€erred€inÏawarding€permanent€alimony€as€opposed€to€rehabilitative€alimony.ÌÌà àInsofar€as€the€amount€of€spousal€support€is€concerned,€the€trial€court€found€WifeððsÏneeds€to€be€$4,000€per€month€and€we€do€not€find€the€evidence€to€preponderate€to€the€contrary.€ÏRule€13(d)€T.R.A.P.€€Husband€was€ordered€to€pay€support€in€the€amount€of€$1,548€per€monthÏand€child€support€of€$1,394€per€month.€€These€amounts,€plus€Wifeððs€earnings,€will€allow€her€toÏmeet€her€needs.€Husband€contends€that€a€portion€of€these€debts€are€short„term€and€her€needs€willÏbe€less€when€these€debts€are€satisfied.€€In€examining€Wifeððs€expenses,€the€largest€single€item€is€theÏmortgage€on€the€home€but€the€record€does€not€reveal€the€term.€€She€testified€that€the€MasterCardÏdebt€of€$7,000€was€being€paid€at€$155€per€month,€which€would€take€approximately€3„1/2€years€toÏsatisfy.€€Two€other€indebtednesses€in€the€amount€of€$2,300€each€were€being€satisfied€at€$90€andÏ$80€monthly€which€would€take€some€2€to€2„1/2€years€to€satisfy.€€Therefore,€we€believe€it€would€beÏequitable€to€modify€the€award€of€spousal€support€to€the€extent€that€it€be€reduced€in€the€amount€ofÏ$300€per€month€beginning€July€1,€1999,€which€is€some€four€years€following€the€entry€of€theÏdivorce€decree.ÌÌà àHusband€does€not€question€the€amount€of€attorney€fees€awarded€but€whether€theÏtrial€court€erred€in€requiring€him€to€pay.€€When€a€financially€needy€wife€is€awarded€òòò òalimony€inÏsolidoóóó ó€sufficient€to€cover€her€needs,€there€is€no€need€for€an€award€for€fees;€however,€the€courtÏshould€award€as€an€additional€alimony€an€amount€that€will€enable€a€wife€to€reasonably€compensateÏher€attorney.€€òòò òLigon€v.€Ligonóó,ó ó€556€S.W.2d€763€(Tenn.€App.€1977).€€Moreover,€where€the€wifeÏhas€a€small€income€and€receives€a€modest€share€of€a€marital€estate,€the€court€may€make€an€awardÍfor€the€payment€of€her€lawyer.€€òòò òLuna€v.€Lunaóóó ó,€718€S.W.2d€673€(Tenn.€App.€1986).€€TheÏIrvinsðð€marital€estate€was€minimal€and€Wife€received€virtually€no€cash.€€We€find€no€merit€in€thisÏissue€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€as€modified.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€theÏappellant,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÓ` Ü` È“XÓÓÓà à_______________________________Ìà àFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌ______________________________ÌCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€(Concurs)ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌLILLARD,€J.€(Concurs)