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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€""X„d&ÓÑ#€""Xd#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Ñ7€Ö XXdìdÈ7ÑÔ€ÔÓ  ÓÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌÓ  Ó_____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌWANDA€LEE€LEHMAN,à àà àà àShelby€Chancery€No.€D19690„3€R.D.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9511„CH„00258Ì€€€€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellant,€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€à à€€€à àà àà àà àà àÌœv.›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œà àà àHon.›€œD.€J.€Alissandratos,›ÏChancellor€ÌÙ€€ÙœßL€')%;+'h|ã+` Å `€€Lß›ÌAARON€RUSSELL€LEHMAN,€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.ÌÌKELLY€STARK,€McLean€&€Stark,€Memphis,€Attorney€forÏAppellant.ÌÌTED€I.€JONES,€Memphis,€Attorney€for€Appellee.€ÌÌò òòòREVERSEDó óóóÌÌOpinion€Filed:Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ+ ××  ×ÌÌßA€& ) °°xdE·-AßÌò òÌTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ó óÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThis€is€a€domestic€relations€case.€€Wanda€Lee€Lehman€(ð ðplaintiffðð)Ïwas€granted€an€absolute€divorce€from€Aaron€Russell€LehmanÏ(ð ðdefendantðð)€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Shelby€County€on€September€17,Ï1992.€€In€that€decree€the€chancellor€awarded€plaintiff€alimony€in€futuroÏin€the€amount€of€$500.00€per€month.€€Because€of€plaintiffððs€poor€healthÏand€the€low€monthly€mortgage€payment,€plaintiff€was€permitted€to€live€inÏthe€martial€home€until€it€was€sold.€€In€the€event€that€the€home€was€sold,Ïeither€by€agreement€of€the€parties€or€by€court€order,€the€decree€providedÏthat€plaintiff€would€receive€sixty„five€(65%)€percent€of€the€net€equity€inÏthe€home€with€defendant€receiving€the€remaining€thirty„five€(35%)Ïpercent.€€The€decree€also€provided€that€in€the€event€plaintiff€died€whileÏresiding€in€the€marital€home,€title€to€the€property€should€pass€toÏdefendant€in€fee.€€The€decree€also€made€other€provisions€not€relevant€toÏthe€issue€here.€€ÌÌà àOn€October€14,€1992,€plaintiff€filed€a€motion€pursuant€to€T.R.C.P.€59Ïto€alter€or€amend€the€judgment.€€The€relief€sought€by€plaintiff€was€asÏfollows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à1.€€In€support€of€this€Motion,€the€Plaintiff€wouldÏrespectfully€request€that€the€Court€amend€its€judgment€toÏprovide€for€a€clear€statement€as€to€and€in€whose€name€theÏtitle€to€the€real€property€will€be€held€in€that€the€title€of€saidÏproperty€should€vest€in€the€Plaintiff€with€a€right€ofÏsurvivorship€or€remain€in€an€interest€to€be€held€by€Defendant,ÏAaron€Russell€Lehman,€and€an€equitable€lien€in€favor€of€AaronÏRussell€Lehman€in€the€amount€of€35%€of€the€equity€in€the€realÏproperty€to€be€received€in€the€event€of€the€sale€of€theÏproperty€during€the€lifetime€of€Wanda€Lee€Lehman.ÌÌà8 àà à2.€€Further,€in€the€event€that€the€Court€did€not€intend€toÏtransfer€the€title€in€fee€to€Ms.€Lehman,€some€provision€beÏmade€such€that,€in€the€event€that€Aaron€Russell€LehmanÏpredeceases€Wanda€Lee€Lehman,€that€all€right,€title,€interestÏand€equity€in€the€property€will€transfer€and€vest€in€Wanda€LeeÏLehman€in€fee.€€This€would€mirror€the€provision€currently€inÏthe€Order€that€provides€that,€in€the€event€Wanda€Lee€LehmanÏpredeceases€Aaron€Russell€Lehman,€that€he€will€receive€allÏright,€title€and€interest€in€the€property.ÌÌà8 àà à3.€€That,€in€light€of€the€equity€interest€that€AaronÏRussell€Lehman€will€hold€in€the€property,€we€would€ask€theÏCourt€to€amend€the€judgment€to€provide€that€Aaron€RussellÏLehman€will€share€35%€of€any€costs€of€maintenance€necessaryÏfor€the€preservation€of€the€property,€such€monies€to€beÏexpended€at€the€discretion€of€Wanda€Lee€Lehman€but,€only€forÏnecessary€maintenance€to€the€property.ÌÌà8 àà à4.€€That€the€Court€provide€that,€to€secure€the€payment€ofÏalimony€in€futuro,€Aaron€Russell€Lehman€maintain€a€lifeÏinsurance€policy€in€a€sufficient€amount€of€money€to€beÏdetermined€by€the€Court€naming€Wanda€Lee€Lehman€asÏirrevocable€beneficiary.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€chancellor€entered€an€order€amending€the€final€divorce€decreeÍon€March€23,€1993.€€This€amended€judgment€read€in€pertinent€part€asÏfollows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à1.€€The€parties€shall€hold€legal€title€to€the€maritalÏproperty,€sixty„five€percent€(65%)€to€be€held€by€the€Wife,ÏWanda€L.€Lehman,€and€thirty„five€percent€(35%)€to€be€held€byÏthe€Husband,€Aaron€R.€Lehman,€as€joint€tenants€with€right€ofÏsurvivorship.€€Upon€the€sale€of€this€property,€the€net€equityÏwill€be€divided€between€that€parties€in€those€proportions.€€InÏthe€event€that€either€party€predeceases€the€other,€theÏsurvivor€shall€receive€all€right,€title,€and€interest€of€theÏdeceased€party,€free€of€the€claims€of€any€other€heirs€of€thatÏdeceased€party.€€Neither€party€shall€be€free€to€transfer€orÏconvey€their€interest€in€the€property€during€their€lifetime€orÏby€testamentary€instrument.ÌÌà8 àà à2.€€Plaintiff€is€responsible€for€timely€making€allÏmortgage€installment€notes,€and€all€taxes€and€insurances€onÏsaid€property.€€In€consideration€of€the€respective€interest€ofÏthe€parties€in€the€real€property,€they€will€share€allÏmaintenance€expenses€for€the€real€property€in€relationship€toÏtheir€interest€in€said€property.€€Therefore,€Wanda€L.€LehmanÏwill€pay€sixty„five€percent€(65%)€of€all€necessaryÏmaintenance€to€the€real€property€and€Aaron€Lee€Lehman€willÏpay€thirty„five€percent€(35%)€of€the€cost€of€all€necessaryÏmaintenance€to€the€property€for€its€preservation.€€BothÏparties€will€cooperate€and€execute€all€documents€necessary€toÏmake€necessary€repairs€and€improvements€to€the€property€forÏits€preservation.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àNo€appeal€was€taken€from€this€amendment€to€the€final€decree.€€OnÏFebruary€1,€1995,€plaintiff€filed€a€pleading€entitled€ð ðPetition€forÍClarification€of€Amendment€to€Final€Decree€of€Divorce€and€for€ScireÏFacias€and€Contempt.ðð€€Plaintiffððs€petition€reads€in€part€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 à€€à à6.€€Petitioner€is€unclear€as€to€whether€the€ð ðalimonyððÏawarded€to€her€is€all€alimony,€or€whether€part€of€it€isÏRespondentððs€payment€of€his€thirty€five€percent€(35%)€shareÏof€the€real€property.ÌÌà8 àà à7.€€Petitioner€would€aver€that€if€the€$500€per€month€isÏall€alimony,€she€is€paying€for€Respondentððs€thirty€five€percentÏ(35%)€interest€in€the€real€property,€and€Respondent€willÏreceive€a€windfall€upon€the€sale€of€the€house.ÌÌà8 àà à8.€€Petitioner€would€further€aver€that€if€the€$500€perÏmonth€is€both€alimony€and€Respondentððs€payment€for€hisÏinterest€in€the€property,€then€she€requests€that€he€pay€for€hisÏshare€directly€to€the€proper€entities,€and€increaseÏPetitionerððs€alimony€to€$500€per€month,€from€which€she€willÏpay€her€sixty€five€percent€(65%)€share€of€the€mortgage.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àIn€her€prayer€for€relief,€plaintiff€asked€that€defendant€be€requiredÏto€pay€his€share€of€the€mortgage,€interest,€taxes,€and€insurance€for€theÏjointly„owned€property€directly€to€the€respective€obligeeð"ðthe€mortgageÏcompany,€insurance€company,€and€taxing€authority.ÌÌà àFollowing€a€reply€by€defendant,€a€hearing€was€held€in€which€bothÏparties€testified.€€On€March€21,€1995,€the€chancellor€advised€the€partiesÍby€letter€of€his€decision€concerning€the€Petition€for€Clarification.€€TheÏchancellor€ruled€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àDear€Counsel:ÌÌà8 àà àIn€this€cause,€Ms.€Lehman€has€asked€for€a€clarificationÏof€the€Final€Decree€of€Divorce,€and€has€also€petitioned€theÏCourt€to€hold€Mr.€Lehman€in€contempt€for€failing€to€show€proofÏof€his€life€insurance€and€the€amount€thereof.ÌÌà8 àà àThe€point€of€clarification€is€whether€Mr.€Lehman€is€toÏpay€35%€of€the€house€note€in€the€amount€of€$105.63€eachÏmonth,€in€addition€to€his€$500€alimony€payment.€€In€answer€toÏthis,€the€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€he€should€make€theÏpayment€of€$105.63,€reflecting€35%€of€the€house€note,€and€inÏaddition,€$400€in€alimony.€€Actually,€Mr.€Lehmanððs€income€isÏbasically€the€same€as€it€was€at€the€time€of€the€Final€Decree,Ïbut€Ms.€Lehmanððs€expenses€have€gone€up€and€her€physicalÏcondition€has€worsened.€€The€mortgage€payment€has€alsoÏincreased€slightly.€€The€Court€is€further€of€the€opinion€thatÏMs.€Lehman€is€totally€disabled.ÌÌÌÌÓÓThe€letter€was€incorporated€into€an€order€entitled€ð ðOrder€Clarifying€FinalÏDecree,ðð€which€was€duly€entered€and€from€which€plaintiff€has€appealed€toÏthis€court.ÌÌà àIn€the€opinion€of€this€court,€the€proceedings€generated€by€theÏPetition€for€Clarification€of€the€Amended€Decree€resulting€in€a€hearingÍand€the€Order€of€Clarification€of€the€chancellor€entered€on€July€13,€1995Ïare€a€nullity,€and€are€of€no€effect.€€The€amended€final€decree€entered€onÏMarch€23,€1993,€pursuant€to€a€timely€filed€motion€to€alter€or€amend€theÏjudgment,€became€a€final€judgment€of€the€court€as€of€April€22,€1993,Ïinasmuch€as€no€appeal€was€taken€by€either€party.€€Pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101€(Supp.€1995),€a€court€may,€upon€application€of€either€party,€orderÏan€increase€or€decrease€in€alimony,€but€only€upon€a€showing€of€aÏsubstantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances.€€The€change€ofÏcircumstances€€warranting€the€modification€of€alimony€must€haveÏoccurred€since€the€entry€of€the€final€decree€of€divorce.€€òòSee€Brewer€v.ÏBreweróó,€869€S.W.2d€928,€935€(Tenn.€App.€1993).€€In€light€of€the€record€inÏthis€case,€we€think€that€it€would€be€stretching€the€pleadings€and€theÏproceedings€herein€beyond€the€bounds€of€reason€to€consider€the€petitionÏfiled€herein€to€seek€the€modification€of€a€decree€based€upon€a€subsequentÏchange€in€material€circumstances.€€The€thrust€of€plaintiffððs€petition,€theÏclear€tone€of€the€chancellorððs€letter€to€both€counsel,€and€the€style€of€theÏorder€entered€by€the€trial€court€clearly€show€that€this€matter€was€beingÏtreated€as€a€proceeding€for€clarification€of€a€final€decree.€€TheÏunfortunate€part€about€this€is€that€the€final€decree€was€justÏthatð"ðfinalð"ðand€was€not€subject€to€ð ðclarification.ððÌœÌà àHaving€declared€these€proceedings€to€being€a€nullity,€the€affairs€ofÏthe€parties€relative€to€this€divorce€proceeding€are€to€be€governed€by€theÏprovisions€of€the€final€decree€of€divorce€entered€September€17,€1992,€asÏamended€by€the€order€the€chancellor€entered€March€23,€1993.€€ÌÌà àAccordingly,€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€July€13,€1995€is€reversed.€ÏPlaintiffððs€€petition€is€dismissed€and€these€proceedings€are€held€forÏnaught.€€Costs€in€this€cause€on€appeal€are€taxed€one„half€to€plaintiff€andÏone„half€to€defendant,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àCRAWFORD,€P.J.à àà àà à(CONCURS)ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHIGHERS,€J.à àà àà à(CONCURS)ÌÌà à