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ŌŌ€%ŌŻ  ŻŃ\R AŲ'\ŃÓ ` Ü‚Xœ ’X ÓŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŃ7€¾oXdČdČ7ŃŃ  ћŽ ŽĢJAMES€DANIEL€KISH,ą ą)Ģą ąą ą)ĢÓ#` Ü‚Xœōx‘X#Óą ąPetitioner/Appellee,ą ą)ą ąAppeal€No.Ģą ąą ą)ą ą01„A„01„9604„PB„00163Ģv.ą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ą)ą ąDavidson€Probateą ąĢLISA€MARIE€(KISH)€SALLAJ,ą ą)ą ąNo.€91D„166ĢœŁ€€ŁßR€(+'A1-j|į9` ē `€€@’Rߛą ąą ą)Ģą ąRespondent/Appellant,ą ą)Ģą ąą ą)Ģandą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ą)ĢœMELVIN€L.›€œBESS,€SR.,›ą ą)Ģą ąą ą)Ģą ąIntervening€Petitioner/ą ą)Ģą ąAppellant.ą ą)ĢĢĢÓ  ÓŌ€%¼ŌCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢĢMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEĢĢĢAPPEAL€FROM€THE€PROBATE€COURT€FOR€DAVIDSON€COUNTYĢĢAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEĢĢĢTHE€HONORABLE€JOE€P.€BINKLEY,€SR.,€SPECIAL€JUDGEĢÓ ` Ü‚XœČ“X ÓĢĢÓ  ÓĢĢŌ€%XŌRANDLE€W.€HILL,€JR.ĢRoehrig€&€Associates,€P.C.ĢSuite€112,€4343€Lebanon€RoadĢHermitage,€Tennessee€37076ĢœATTORNEY›€FOR€œJAMES€DANIEL€KISHĢĢĢSTEPHEN€CROFFORDą ąą ąMARY€ANN€REESEĢCummins€Station,€Suite€511ą ąą ąSuite€2420Ģ209€10th€Avenue€Southą ąą ąNashville€City€Center€ĢNashville,€Tennessee€37023ą ąą ą511€Union€StreetĢATTORNEY€FOR€MELVIN€L.€BESS,€SR.ą ąą ąNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ģą ąą ąą ąATTORNEY€FOR€LISA€SALLAJĢĢPATRICIA€MAYESą ąą ąSOPHIA€CRAWFORDĢ227€Second€Avenue€Northą ąą ąSuite€1800€Parkway€TowersĢNashville,€Tennessee€37201ą ąą ą404€James€Robertson€ParkwayĢATTORNEY€FOR€JAMES€KISHą ąą ąNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ģą ąą ąą ąGUARDIAN€AD€LITEMĢĢĢĢĢĢÓ  ÓAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDĢĢĢĢĢĢÓ  ÓŌ€%¼ŌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEĢÓÓņņÓ  ÓŌ€%°ŌOŌ€%¼Ō€P€I€N€I€O€NóóĢÓ  Óą ąŌ€%XŌThis€is€an€appeal€by€respondent/appellant,€Lisa€Marie€(Kish)ĻSallaj,€from€a€decision€of€the€probate€court€which,€in€part,Ļawarded€custody€of€Mrs.€Sallaj's€daughter,€Heather€Marie€Kish,€toĻpetitioner/appellee,€James€Daniel€Kish.€€In€addition,€Mrs.ĻSallaj's€father€and€intervening€petitioner/appellant,€Melvin€L.ĻBess,€appeals€the€trial€court's€decision€with€respect€to€hisĻgranddaughter.ĢĢą ąOn€28€July€1989,€Mrs.€Sallaj€gave€birth€to€Heather€MarieĻKish.€€Five€months€later,€she€married€James€Daniel€Kish,€theĻpurported€father€of€Heather.€€Mrs.€Sallaj€and€Mr.€Kish€divorced€inĻ1991.€€The€final€decree€granted€Mrs.€Sallaj€custody,€granted€Mr.ĻKish€visitation,€and€ordered€Mr.€Kish€to€pay€child€support.€ĢĢą ąOn€27€February€1993,€Mr.€Kish€picked€up€Heather€for€hisĻSunday€visitation.€€Mr.€Kish€refused€to€return€Heather€to€Mrs.ĶSallaj's€custody€later€that€day.€€Mr.€Kish€claimed€that€he€keptĻHeather€because€he€feared€Mrs.€Sallaj€was€planning€to€leave€theĻcountry€with€Heather€to€avoid€a€criminal€conviction.€€Mrs.€SallajĻcaused€a€custodial€interference€warrant€to€issue€the€next€day.ĢĢą ąOn€1€March€1993,€Mr.€Kish€filed€a€petition€to€change€custodyĻalleging€a€substantial€change€in€circumstances€since€the€parties'Ļdivorce.€€Specifically,€he€alleged€that€Mrs.€Sallaj€was€mentallyĻunstable,€that€she€acted€violently,€that€she€feared€her€currentĻhusband,€Sami€Sallaj,€would€harm€her€or€Heather,€and€that€she€hadĻcommitted€certain€criminal€acts.€€The€court€entered€an€ex€parteĻtemporary€restraining€order€prohibiting€Mrs.€Sallaj€fromĻinterfering€with€Mr.€Kish's€possession€of€Heather.€€Thereafter,ĻMrs.€Sallaj€filed€a€petition€to€hold€Mr.€Kish€in€contempt€forĻfailure€to€pay€child€support€and€responded€to€Mr.€Kish's€petition.ĢĢą ąDuring€the€next€nine€months,€the€court€entered€multipleĻorders.€€In€May€1993,€the€court€dismissed€the€contempt€petitionĻupon€finding€Mr.€Kish€had€paid€the€child€support€arrearage.€€TheĻcourt€also€entered€an€order€which€granted€temporary€custody€to€Mr.ĻKish,€granted€Mrs.€Sallaj€visitation€supervised€by€Mr.€Kish'sĻparents,€and€ordered€Mr.€Kish€to€continue€paying€child€support.€ĻIn€December,€the€court€ordered€an€investigation€by€a€guardian€adĻlitem.€€The€guardian€later€filed€her€report€on€19€April€1994.ĻFinally,€in€February€1994,€the€court€made€the€maternalĻgrandmother,€Linda€Connoway,€a€party€and€required€her€to€superviseĶMrs.€Sallaj's€visits€with€Heather.ĢĢą ąOn€15€February€1994,€Mrs.€Sallaj€filed€a€second€petition€forĻcontempt€alleging€that€Mr.€Kish€failed€to€pay€support€andĻinterfered€with€her€visitation.€€Two€months€later,€the€maternalĻgrandfather,€Melvin€L.€Bess,€filed€a€petition€for€grandparentĻvisitation.€€At€some€point,€Mrs.€Sallaj€was€hospitalized€due€toĻher€mental€state€and€Mr.€Kish€filed€a€motion€to€suspend€herĻvisitation.€€On€6€May€1994,€the€court€addressed€two€of€theseĻissues.€€At€that€time,€the€court€entered€an€order€which€suspendedĻMrs.€Sallaj's€visitation€due€to€her€hospitalization€and€grantedĻMr.€Bess€one€day€of€visitation€a€month.ĢĢą ąNearly€one€year€later,€Mr.€Bess€filed€a€motion€to€interveneĻclaiming€the€court€had€not€properly€made€him€a€party.€€He€alsoĻsought€to€amend€his€petition€to€gain€custody€of€Heather.€€TheĻcourt€granted€Mr.€Bess'€petition€to€intervene€and€his€motion€toĻamend€his€petition.€€As€requested€by€Mr.€Bess,€the€court€alsoĻordered€blood€testing€to€determine€paternity.€€Finally,€the€courtĻreinstated€Mrs.€Sallaj's€visitation€with€Mr.€Bess'€supervision.ĻThe€guardian€ad€litem€filed€a€motion€requesting€the€courtĻreconsider€its€order€as€to€the€blood€tests.€€In€support€of€herĻmotion,€the€guardian€attached€an€acknowledgment€of€paternityĻsigned€by€Mr.€Kish€and€Mrs.€Sallaj€prior€to€their€marriage.€€As€aĻresult,€the€court€vacated€its€order€requiring€a€blood€test.€€On€10ĻOctober€1995,€the€case€came€on€for€trial.€€The€evidence€at€trialĶincluded€the€following.ĢĢą ąHeather€has€been€in€the€continuous€custody€of€Mr.€Kish€sinceĻhe€gained€custody.€€They€are€living€in€the€home€where€the€mother,Ļfather,€and€child€lived€prior€to€the€divorce.€€Mr.€Kish€enrolledĻHeather€in€Holy€Rosary€Academy€where€she€receives€excellentĻreports.€ĢĢą ąMr.€Kish€is€employed€and€earns€approximately€five€to€eightĻhundred€dollars€per€week.€€He€owns€his€own€company€and€has€theĻsupport€and€help€of€his€parents€in€caring€for€Heather.€€He€isĻpresently€engaged€to€Michelle€Adkison€who€has€a€young€daughter,ĻLeishia.€€Heather€and€Leishia€are€good€friends.ĢĢą ąMrs.€Sallaj€has€married€four€times€and€has€remarried,€SamiĻSallaj,€the€man€she€accused€of€abusing€her€and€Heather.€€DuringĻthe€pendency€of€the€petition,€Mrs.€Sallaj€enrolled€in€NashvilleĻState€Technical€Institute€where€she€has€maintained€a€3.0€gradeĻpoint€average.ĢĢą ąWhen€Mrs.€Sallaj€was€fourteen,€she€attempted€to€commitĻsuicide.€€In€October€1994,€she€was€admitted€to€intensive€careĻbecause€of€an€overdose€of€prescription€drugs.€€She€has€beenĻadmitted€to€health€care€facilities€at€least€four€times€since€theĻdivorce.€€For€the€last€two€years,€Mrs.€Sallaj€has€been€under€theĻcare€of€a€licensed€psychiatrist€who€has€prescribed€medication€forĶher.€€Mrs.€Sallaj€stopped€seeing€the€psychiatrist€just€prior€toĻthe€divorce€hearing€because€she€felt€she€had€no€need€to€see€aĻpsychiatrist€anymore.€€The€psychiatrist€has€diagnosed€her€asĻhaving€schizo€effective€disorder.× ƒ, ××  ׀€In€his€deposition,€theĻpsychiatrist€testified€as€follows:ĢÓÓÓ ` ܃Xœ ’X Óą8 ąQą ąDoctor,€in€your€opinion,€is€there€anything€which€„Ļ„€which€you€would€state€would€prohibit€Lisa€Sallaj€fromĻhaving€regular,€unsupervised€visitation€with€her€oldestĻdaughter,€Heather?Ģą8 ąAą ąIf€she€is€not€taking€her€medication.Ģą8 ąQą ąThat€would€be€the€only€thing?Ģą8 ąAą ąRight.€When€Lisa€takes€her€medication,€she€„„€sheĻdoes€very€well.Ģą8 ąQą ąIs€there€anything,€in€your€opinion,€that€would€keepĻher€from€having€custody€of€Heather?Ģą8 ąAą ąI€am€not€aware€of€Lisa's€parenting€skills;€but,Ļother€than€that,€she€is€„„€I€have€no€„„€if€someone€canĻtestify€that,€I€„„€I€have€no€objection.€€But€sheĻdefinitely€needs€to€take€her€medication.Ģą8 ąQą ąIf€she€does€not€take€her€medication,€what€is€likelyĻto€be€the€result€of€her€condition?Ģą8 ąAą ąEvery€time€Lisa€stops€taking€her€medication,€sheĻgets€very€depressed,€she€stops€„„€she€loses€[a]€lot€ofĻweight,€and€she€„„€and€she€becomes€psychotic.Ģą8 ąQą ąWhen€she€takes€her€medication,€is€there€any€reasonĻto€fear€for€Heather's€welfare,€in€any€shape,€form€orĻfashion€„„Ģą8 ąAą ąNo.ĢĢÓÓAt€the€time€of€the€hearing,€Mrs.€Sallaj€had€quit€taking€theĻmedication€because€she€felt€she€did€not€need€it.€€Mr.€Bess€alsoĻtestified€as€to€Mrs.€Sallaj's€temperament.€€He€stated€as€follows:Ļ"Lisa€is€a€high„strung,€high„tempered€lady€and€I€know€that,€butĻshe's€been€worse€since€she€has€lost€Heather.€€She€seems€to€beĻdoing€better€lately€but€I€still€see€the€anger€in€her."ĢĢą ąOne€month€after€the€trial,€the€court€entered€its€final€orderĻin€which€it:€1)€awarded€custody€of€Heather€to€Mr.€Kish;€2)€grantedĻvisitation€to€Mr.€Bess;€3)€granted€visitation€to€Mrs.€SallajĻsupervised€by€Mr.€Bess;€4)€ordered€Mr.€Kish€to€pay€the€guardian'sĻfees;€5)€set€aside€Mr.€Kish's€child€support€payments;€and€6)Ļdismissed€Mr.€Bess's€petition.€€Thereafter,€both€Mrs.€Sallaj€andĻMr.€Bess€filed€their€notices€of€appeal.€€Mrs.€Sallaj€presented€theĻfollowing€issues:ņ ņĢÓÓó óą8 ąI.ą0 ąWhether€the€court€should€have€granted€a€change€ofĻcustody.Ģą8 ąII.ą0 ąWhether€the€trial€court€should€have€relied€uponĻ[the]€guardian€ņņad€litem'sóó€report.ĢĢMr.€Bess€asked:ĢĢą8 ąA.ą0 ąDid€the€Court€err€in€denying€the€timely€motion€forĻa€test€to€determine€parentage€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ššĻ24„7„112?Ģą8 ąB.ą0 ąShould€custody€have€been€awarded€to€the€maternalĻgrandfather€whose€home€environment€was€found€to€beĻhead€and€shoulders€above€the€other€two€choices?ĢĢFinally,€Mr.€Kish€presented€the€following€issue:ĢĢą8 ąV.ą0 ąWhether€the€trial€court€should€have€adjudged€courtĻcosts,€guardian€ad€litem€fees,€and€the€Father'sĻattorneys€fees€against€the€mother€and€grandfather.€ĢĢÓÓÓ&` Ü` ä œ ’X&ÓWe€first€discuss€Mrs.€Sallajššs€issues€together.ĢĢą ąCourts€of€Tennessee€are€authorized€by€statute€to€determineĻchild€custody.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€36„6„101(a)(1)(1996).€€TennesseeĻCode€Annotated€section€36„6„106€directs€courts€to€take€intoĻconsideration€certain€factors€when€determining€custody.€€One€ofĻthe€most€important€factors€to€consider€is€the€best€interest€of€theĻchild.€€ņ ņņņBah€v.€Bahó óóó,€668€S.W.2d€663,€665€(Tenn.€App.€1983).€€AfterĶreviewing€the€record€and€considering€the€factors€set€forth€inĻTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„106,€we€are€of€the€opinionĻthat€the€trial€court€correctly€awarded€custody€of€Heather€to€herĻfather.€€The€record€is€clear€that€there€has€been€a€substantialĻchange€in€circumstances€since€the€divorce€and€that€it€is€inĻHeather's€best€interest€for€Mr.€Kish€to€have€custody.ĢĢą ąMrs.€Sallaj€argued€that€the€court€changed€the€custody€ofĻHeather€ex€parte.€€The€record,€however,€reveals€that€the€courtĻafforded€Mrs.€Sallaj€a€hearing€or€the€opportunity€for€a€hearing.€ĻShe€also€argued€there€were€no€changed€circumstances€which€wouldĻjustify€the€court€in€modifying€the€custody€decree.€€We€are€of€theĻopinion€that€the€circumstances€regarding€Mrs.€Sallajššs€past€andĻpresent€relationship€with€her€present€husband€and€her€mentalĻhealth€problems,€all€of€which€occurred€after€the€divorce€and€priorĻto€the€previous€custody€determination,€were€sufficient€to€supportĻthe€court's€determination.ĢĢą ąMrs.€Sallaj€also€argued€that€the€court€erred€when€it€reliedĻon€the€guardian€ad€litem's€report.€€The€court€appointed€theĻguardian€ad€litem€and€directed€her€to€complete€an€investigationĻregarding€the€custody€of€Heather.€€During€the€investigation,€theĻguardian€ad€litem€interviewed€and€took€statements€from€severalĻpersons€including€Mrs.€Sallaj.€€After€analyzing€the€statements,Ļthe€guardian€expressed€her€concerns,€opinions,€and€recommendationsĻin€a€report€which€she€filed€with€the€court.€€During€the€hearing,Ķthe€guardian€ad€litem€stated€that€her€opinions€and€recommendationsĻwere€the€same€as€in€her€filed€report.€€She€participated€fully€inĻthe€pre„trial€process,€took€part€in€discovery,€and€questionedĻwitness€along€with€counsel€representing€the€parties.€€Even€if€theĻtrial€court€was€in€error€for€allowing€the€guardian€ad€litemššsĻreport,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€it€was€harmless€error.€€TheĻrecord€contained€evidence€independent€of€the€guardianššs€reportĻwhich€supported€the€court's€decision€to€change€the€custody€of€theĻchild€from€Mrs.€Sallaj€to€Mr.€Kish.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(b)(WestĻ1996).ĢĢą ąWe€next€discuss€the€grandfatherššs€issue€of€whether€theĻcourt€erred€in€"denying€the€timely€motion€for€a€test€to€determineĻparentage€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€šš€24„7„112."ĢĢą ąTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€24„7„112€sets€forth€theĻprocedures€used€when€requesting€and€conducting€tests€to€determineĻparentage.€€This€section€provides:ĢÓÓÓ&` Ü` ä <œ ’X&Óą8 ą(1)ą ąIn€the€trial€of€any€civil€or€criminalĻproceeding€in€which€the€question€of€parentageĻarises,€the€court€before€whom€the€matter€may€beĻbrought,€upon€the€motion€of€either€party€at€theĻinitial€appearance,€shall€order€that€all€necessaryĻparties€submit€to€any€tests€and€comparisons€whichĻhave€been€developed€and€adapted€for€the€purposes€ofĻestablishing€or€disproving€parentage.ĢĢą8 ą(2)ą ąDuring€any€civil€proceeding€in€which€theĻquestion€€of€parentage€arises,€upon€the€motion€ofĻeither€party€or€on€the€courtššs€own€motion,€theĻcourt€shall,€at€such€time€as€it€deems€equitable,Ļorder€all€necessary€parties€to€submit€to€any€testsĻand€comparisons€which€have€been€developed€andĶadapted€for€purposes€of€establishing€or€disprovingĻparentage.ĢĢÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€24„7„112(a)(Supp.€1996).€€We€are€of€the€opinionĻthat€the€grandfather€is€not€a€party€as€contemplated€by€TennesseeĻCode€Annotated€section€24„7„112.€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€courtĻthat€the€term€"party"€as€used€in€this€section€refers€to€theĻparents€of€the€child€including€any€putative€or€legal€fathers€andĻthe€biological€mother€of€the€child.€€ņ ņņņSee€Queen€v.€Jolleyó óóó,€410€ĻS.W.2d€416,€418€(Tenn.€1966).€€Moreover,€subsection€(a)(1)Ļrequires€the€party€to€file€the€motion€at€the€initial€appearance.€ĻMr.€Bess€did€not€do€so;€instead,€he€raised€the€issue€approximatelyĻone€year€later.ĢĢą ąMoreover,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€the€probateĻcourt€lacks€jurisdiction€to€make€a€paternity€determination€or€toĻlegitimate€or€declare€a€child€illegitimate€under€theseĻcircumstances.€€The€juvenile€court€has€original€and€exclusiveĻjurisdiction€to€hear€paternity€cases.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€36„2„103(c)€(1996).€€"The€circuit,€juvenile€and€probate€courts€haveĻconcurrent€jurisdiction€to€legitimate€children€upon€application€byĻthe€natural€father€of€the€children."€€ņņņ ņId.óóó 󀚚€36„2„201.€€InĻaddition,€"[a]ll€illegitimate€children€whose€parents€haveĻheretofore€intermarried€or€who€shall€hereafter€intermarry€shallĻthereby€become€legitimized€and€shall€become€legitimate€for€allĻpurposes€and€entitled€to€all€the€rights€and€privileges€ofĻlegitimate€children,€without€the€necessity€of€any€proceedingsĶunder€this€part€.€.€.€."€ņņņ ņId.óóó 󀚚€36„2„207.ĢĢą ąThe€marriage€of€Mrs.€Sallaj€and€Mr.€Kish€after€the€birth€ofĻHeather€acted€to€legitimate€her.€€Also,€there€is€an€acknowledgmentĻof€paternity€in€which€both€parents€acknowledged€that€Mr.€Kish€wasĻHeather's€father.€€While€the€paternity€statute€states€that€aĻpetition€to€establish€paternity€can€be€filed€by€any€person€it€alsoĻconfers€jurisdiction€exclusively€in€the€juvenile€court€and€not€theĻprobate€court€which€heard€this€matter.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€36„2„103(a)(1)&(c)(1996).€€Moreover,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionĻ36„2„201€only€grants€the€probate€court€jurisdiction€to€legitimateĻa€child€when€the€natural€father€files€an€application.€€ņ ņņņId.ó óó󀚚€36„2„201.€€We€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€probate€court€did€not€haveĻjurisdiction€to€determine€the€paternity€of€Heather€as€theĻgrandfather€attempted€to€have€it€do.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.ĢĢą ąWe€next€discuss€the€grandfather's€issue€of€whether€theĻtrial€court€should€have€granted€him€custody.€€The€grandfatherĻcontended€that€the€court€should€have€awarded€custody€to€himĻinstead€of€to€Mr.€Kish€for€the€following€reasons:€€1)€Mr.€KishĻcommitted€perjury€when€testifying€as€to€who€was€living€with€himĻand€Heather€at€the€time€of€trial;€2)€Mr.€Kish's€fiancee€and€herĻdaughter€were€staying€at€Mr.€Kish's€home;€and€3)€Mr.€Kish€and€hisĻfiancee€had€slept€in€the€same€bed€on€occasions.ĢĢą ąIn€his€brief,€Mr.€Kish€responded€to€Mr.€Bess's€allegations.€ĶHe€explained€that€when€he€was€asked€who€resided€with€him€he€statedĻhis€daughter.€€When€later€asked€who€are€you€"living€with,€isĻanybody€living€at€that€house€with€you,"€he€replied€that€two€peopleĻwere€staying€with€him,€Michelle€Adkisson€and€her€daughter,ĻLeishia.€€Both€Mr.€Kish€and€Ms.€Adkison€admitted€that€they€sleptĻin€the€same€room,€but€denied€that€they€had€sex€while€the€childrenĻwere€in€the€house.€€There€was€testimony€from€both€Mr.€Kish€and€Ms.ĻAdkison€that€they€planned€to€get€married€soon€after€the€hearing.€ĻThere€was€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€the€living€arrangementĻhad€adversely€affected€Heather.€€We€find€no€merit€to€Mr.€Bess'sĻargument.ĢĢą ąWe€last€discuss€the€issue€of€whether€the€trial€court€shouldĻhave€adjudged€court€costs,€guardian€ad€litem€fees,€and€Mr.€Kish'sĻattorneyššs€fees€against€Mrs.€Sallaj€and€Mr.€Bess.€€In€its€finalĻorder,€the€court€ordered€Mr.€Kish€to€pay€the€fees€of€the€guardianĻad€litem€and€ordered€Mr.€Kish€and€Mrs.€Sallaj€to€pay€the€courtĻcosts.€€The€trial€court€is€given€wide€discretion€in€awardingĻattorneyššs€fees€and€costs.€€Thus,€this€court€will€not€interfere€inĻthe€exercise€of€that€discretion€absent€a€clear€showing€of€an€abuseĻof€discretion.€€ņ ņņņSee€Salisbury€v.€Salisburyó óóó,€657€S.W.2d€761,€770Ļ(Tenn.€App.€1983).€Our€review€of€this€record€fails€to€disclose€anyĻabuse€of€discretion€on€the€part€of€the€court€in€assessing€theĻcosts€to€Mr.€Kish.ĢĢą ąThe€guardian€ad€litem€has€also€requested€that€she€beĶawarded€attorney's€fees€for€representation€of€the€minor€on€appeal.€ĻWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€there€is€merit€to€her€request€and€thatĻshe€has€provided€a€valuable€service€to€the€minor.€€Therefore,€onĻremand,€the€trial€court€shall€determine€a€reasonable€fee€for€theĻguardian€ad€litemššs€services€on€appeal€and€the€party€responsibleĻfor€payment€of€those€fees.ĢĢą ąThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€causeĻis€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€any€further€necessaryĻproceedings.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€toĻrespondent/appellant,€Lisa€Marie€(Kish)€Sallaj,€and€interveningĻpetitioner/appellant,€Melvin€R.€Bess,€Sr.ĢĢÓӀ€€Ļą ąą ąą ą__________________________________Ģą ąą ąą ąSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢĢ_________________________________ĢHENRY€F.€TODD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,ĢMIDDLE€SECTIONĢĢĢ_________________________________ĢBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE