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àMcMurray,€JÌÌà àThis€is€an€appeal€wherein€the€appellant€(plaintiff)€complainsÏof€the€action€of€the€œtrial€court›€in€making€a€determination€as€toÏthe€amount€of€child€support€arrearage€owed€by€the€appellee€(defen…dant).€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€was€awarded€a€divorce€by€the€Hamilton€CountyÏCircuit€Court€on€December€3,€1982.€€Pursuant€to€the€decree,€theÏdefendant€was€ordered€to€pay€$30€per€week€for€child€support.€€OnÏMay€22,€1995,€the€plaintiff€petitioned€the€trial€court€asking€theÏcourt€to€find€the€defendant€in€contempt€for€failure€to€abide€byÏthe€orders€of€the€court.€€The€plaintiff€claimed€that€the€defendantÏowed€$22,590.00€in€arrearage,€plus€interest€and€sought€to€collectÏthat€amount.€In€addition€to€seeking€the€collection€of€the€allegedÏarrearage,€she€asked€the€œcourt€to›€increase€the€amount€of€childÏsupport€which€the€defendant€was€required€to€pay.€€The€defendantÏfiled€an€answer€wherein€he€denied€that€he€was€in€arrears.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€prepared€a€statement€of€the€evidence€ostensiblyÏpursuant€to€the€provisions€of€Rule€24,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appel…late€Procedure€(T.R.A.P.).€€The€trial€judge€rejected€the€statementÏof€the€evidence€as€presented€by€the€plaintiff€and€prepared€hisÏown.€€The€statement€of€the€evidence,€thus€prepared,€relates€thatÏthe€plaintiff€had€no€substantial€explanation€as€to€how€the€plain…tiff€arrived€at€the€figure€of€$22,590.00€as€the€amount€of€arrear…age.€€When€asked€by€the€court,€the€plaintiff€admitted€that€"it€wasÏa€guess."€€The€statement€further€recites€that€the€plaintiff€had€noÏrecords€to€indicate€what€payments,€if€any,€had€been€made,€althoughÏshe€did€agree€that€some€payments€were€made.€€The€defendant€like…wise€had€no€proof€as€to€the€amount€of€money€that€he€had€paid.€ÏThere€was€some€evidence€that€the€defendant€was€under€the€impres…sion€that€the€minor€child€had€been€adopted€by€the€plaintiff's€newÏhusband.€€The€statement€of€the€evidence€reflects€that€during€theÏtime€within€which€the€defendant€labored€under€that€impression,€heÏhad€failed€to€make€child€support€payments€as€required.€PlaintiffÏadmitted€that€her€husband€had€contemplated€adopting€the€child,€butÏthat€the€adoption€never€took€place.€€The€court€stated€it€"deter…mined,€as€best€it€could,€that€Robert€William€Lowe€was€in€arrearsÏ$10,000.00."€ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€appealed,€claiming€that€the€defendant€was€inÏarrears€in€the€amount€of€$22,590.00,€plus€interest€in€the€amountÏof€$10,701.42,€for€a€total€of€œ$33,291.42,›€and€submits€the€follow…ing€issue€for€our€consideration:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÓÓDid€the€Judge€err€in€holding€that€payment€of€childÏsupport€arrearage€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101€couldÏbe€reduced€and€amounts€of€indebtedness€forgiven€by€theÏtrial€court?ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àWe€first€note€that€our€standard€of€review€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€theÏrecord€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€theÏtrial€court's€findings€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€other…wise.€€Rule€13(d),€T.R.A.P.€€No€presumption€of€correctness€appliesÏto€conclusions€of€law.€€òòHill€v.€Tennessee€Rural€Health€ImprovementÏœAss'nóó.›,€882€S.W.2d€801€(Tenn.€App.€1994).€€Additionally,€we€shouldÏnote€that€the€credibility€of€witnesses€is€peculiarly€within€theÏprovince€of€the€trier€of€fact.€€Where€the€trial€judge€has€seen€andÍheard€the€witnesses,€especially€if€issues€of€credibility€andÏweight€to€be€given€oral€testimony€are€involved,€considerableÏdeference€must€be€accorded€to€the€trial€judge€on€review.€òòœMcCaleb›Ïv.€Saturn€Corpóó.,€910€S.W.2d€412€(Tenn.€1995).€€A€trial€court€"onÏan€issue€which€hinges€on€witness€credibility,€will€not€be€reversedÏunless,€other€than€the€oral€testimony€of€the€witnesses,€there€isÏfound€in€the€record€clear,€concrete€and€convincing€evidence€to€theÏcontrary."€€òòTennessee€Valley€Kaolin€Corp.€v.€Perryóó,€526€S.W.2dÏ488,€490€(Tenn.€App.€1974).€€€ÌÌà àPlaintiff€is€arguing,€as€best€we€understand,€that€the€trialÏcourt€reduced€the€amount€of€child€support€by,€in€effect,€forgivingÏthe€amount€of€child€support€that€the€defendant€had€failed€to€payÏover€the€years.€€There€is€language€in€the€œrecitations›€or€preambleÏto€the€court's€order€which€suggests€that€the€court€was,€in€fact,Ïforgiving€some€past€arrearage.ÌÌà àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101€provides€that€child€support€ordersÏcannot€be€retroactively€modified.€€The€statute€in€pertinent€partÏreads€as€follows:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÓÓAny€order€for€child€support€shall€be€a€judgment€entitledÏto€be€enforced€as€any€other€judgment€of€a€court€of€thisÏstate€and€shall€be€entitled€to€full€faith€and€credit€inÏthis€state€and€in€any€other€state.€€Such€judgment€shallÏnot€be€subject€to€modification€as€to€any€time€period€orÏany€amounts€due€prior€to€the€date€that€an€action€forÏmodification€is€filed€and€notice€of€the€action€has€beenÏmailed€to€the€last€known€address€of€the€opposing€par…ties.ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5).€€ÌÌÓÓÌà àThis€court€has€held€that€the€statute€[T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5)]€clearly€renders€orders€for€child€support€judgments€"entitledÏto€be€enforced€as€any€other€judgment€of€a€court€of€this€state"€andÏremoves€the€power€of€modification€from€the€courts€for€any€amountsÏdue€prior€to€the€date€an€action€for€modification€is€filed.€€òòBloomÏv.€Bloomóó,€769€S.W.2d€491€(Tenn.€App.€1988).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòVickers€v.ÏœScinta›óó,€an€unreported€case€from€this€court,€opinion€filed€atÏNashville,€November€9,€1995.€€We€are€of€the€opinion,€however,€thatÏòòBloomóó€and€òòVickersóó€do€not€address€the€issue€presented€in€this€case.€ÏHere,€the€issue€presented€when€considered€òòin€pari€materiaóó€with€theÏrecord€is€simply€a€challenge€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence.€€ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€is€the€final€arbiter€of€the€statement€of€theÏproceedings.€€Rule€24(b)„(f),€œT.R.A.P.;›€òòœArtrip›€v.€œCrilley›óó,€688ÏS.W.2d€451€(Tenn.€App.€1985).€€Under€Rule€13(d),€T.R.A.P,€it€isÏour€duty€to€examine€the€record€and€determine€whether€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€against€the€finding€of€the€trial€court.€€In€soÏdoing,€we€are€confined€to€the€statement€of€the€evidence€as€ap…proved€by€the€trial€judge.€€As€we€earlier€noted€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court€contains€in€the€recitation€or€preamble,€languageÏsuggesting€that€the€court€was€in€fact€forgiving€some€arrearage.€ÏWe€are€of€the€opinion,€however,€that€since€the€preponderance€ofÏthe€evidence€must€support€the€trial€court's€judgment,€the€state…ment€of€the€evidence€must€prevail€over€the€recitations€or€preambleÏto€the€court's€order.€€We€find€that€there€was€no€effective€for…giveness€of€any€past€due€child€support€payments.ÌÌà àIn€this€case€the€amount€of€the€arrearage€is€disputed.€€Here,Ïthe€plaintiff€claims€that€the€defendant€owed€$22,590.00.€€TheÏdefendant€denies€that€he€owed€that€amount.€€The€record€contains€noÏproof€from€either€party€as€to€the€proper€amount€of€child€supportÏdue.€The€statement€of€the€evidence€reflects€that€the€trial€courtÍrejected€the€plaintiff's€"guess"€as€to€the€amount€of€arrearage.€€AÏsÔ% € Ôpouse€attempting€to€recover€a€judgment€for€unpaid€child€supportÏor€alimony€has€the€burden€of€proving€the€amount€due.€òòœWoodard›€v.ÏœWoodard›óó,€783€S.W.2d€188€(Tenn.€App.€1989),€òòPirrie€v.€Pirrieóó,€831ÏS.W.2d€296€(Tenn.€App.€1992).€€We€are€of€the€opinion€that€theÏplaintiff€failed€to€prove€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€thatÏthe€amount€of€the€arrearage€was€$22,590.00€and€further,€that€theÏevidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff„appellant€and€this€case€is€re…manded€to€the€trial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.ÌÌÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌ€ÌÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€ lXXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌGLENDA€LEE€LOWE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHAMILTON€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9607„CV„00233Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€SAMUEL€H.€PAYNEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌROBERT€WILLIAM€LOWE,€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)ÌÌÌ€Ìà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Hamilton€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counselÏfor€the€appellant€and€the€appellee,€pro€se.€€Upon€considerationÏthereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€there€was€no€reversibleÏerror€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff„appellant€and€this€case€is€re…manded€to€the€trial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM