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ÐShope€in€criminal€contempt€because€the€trial€court€found€him€indigent€andÏappointed€counsel,€but€proceeded€to€hear€the€case's€merits€in€the€absence€ofÏcounsel€or€a€waiver€of€Mr.€Shope's€right€to€representation.€€òòLessley€v.€Shopeóó,Ð Ô$ Ð1998€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€482,€No.€01„A„01„9710„CV„00617€(Tenn.€App.€July€17,Ï1998).{z¸&ˆÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ- ù- ÷Ý ƒ"¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€X£ XXXÔÔ€<'  XX£ÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X£ X <'ÔÐ  ÐÌMay€26,€1999ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAhÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d!"#$&Cþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó(('÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€¼ä¦¼XXÔÔ‡¼ ¼¼¼ä¦ÔÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑñ¾ ññ´ ñßr€ )<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` 8ttxP,°ð  rßñ´ ññ¾ ññ¾ ññ¾ ñà@& & êàò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌñ¾ ññ¾ ñà@‚‚(êàAT€NASHVILLEˆÌñ¾ ñßt€ )>.*jx` `€€@Eé` 8ttxP@Ìð  tßñ¾ ñÌó óMARY€E.€LESSLEY,à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÐ Ú* Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÌà Ø àPetitioner/Appellee,à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÐ ú J Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà0 è àAppeal€No.€Ð ZèT$èT$ Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà0 è à01„A„01„9805„CV„00233Ð jèT$èT$ ÐVS.à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà0 è àÐ* zèT$èT$ Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà0 è àRobertson€County€Circuit€CourtÐ:Š èT$èT$ Ðà@ÃÃ.êà)ˆà0 è àNo.€7862ÐJš èT$èT$ ÐCHARLES€F.€SHOPE,€JR.à@ÃÃ.êàÔ#†¼ä¦¼¼¼ f#ÔÔ‡¼ ¼¼¼ä¦Ô)ˆÐ Zª  Ðà@ÃÃ.êàÔ#†¼ä¦¼¼¼ µ#ÔÔ‡¼ ¼¼¼ä¦Ô)ˆÐ jº  Ðà Ø àRespondent/Appellant.à@ÃÃ.êà)ˆÐ zÊ  ÐÌÓ  Óà@@ññìàò òAPPEAL€FROM€THE€ROBERTSON€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURT€ATÐ šê ÐSPRINGFIELD,€TENNESSEEÌÌà@@™™ìàó óTHE€HONORABLE€€CAROL€Ô_ÔCATALANO,ñ­ ñ€CHANCELLORñ­ ñÔ_Ôñ® ñ€Ô_ÔJUDGEñ® ñÔ_ÔÐ Ä ÐÌÌÓ  ÓCOLLIER€W.€GOODLETTÌAssistant€Public€DefenderÌ19th€Judicial€Circuit€ÌClarksville,€Tennessee€€37040ÌÌAttorney€for€Defendant/AppellantÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌSUE€A.€SHELDONÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ2nd€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌ425€5th€Avenue,€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37243ÌÌÌAttorney€for€Plaintiff/AppelleeÌÌà@˜˜$êàò òAFFIRMEDñ¯ ñ€Ô_ÔAND€Rñ¯ ññ° ññ¯ ñ4Eñ¯ ññ° ññ± ñEMANDEDñ± ñÔ_ԈР$/t*( ÐÌÔ_Ôó óñ² ñà0 Ø àñ² ñÔ_ÔÔ_Ôñ³ ñà00 Ø T$Ø T$àñ³ ñÔ_Ôà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEÐ@1,*0 T$0 T$ ÐÌCONCUR:ÌCANTRELL,€J.ÌCAIN,€J.ÌÔ#†¼ä¦¼¼¼  #ÔÌÐ  ¦7ö20 ÐÑ€ÑÑ7€d¥»»dXXdð7ÑÓ  Óò òÔ‡°»°¼¼ä¦ÔOPINIONÔ#†¼ä¦¼°°»J #Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÌÓÓà Ø àThis€case€involves€an€appeal€of€an€order€finding€Defendant,€Charles€F.ÏShope,€Jr.,€in€willful€and€deliberate€civil€contempt€of€court€for€failure€to€payÏchild€support.€€The€order€gave€Mr.€Shope€thirty„one€days€from€its€entry€dateÏto€pay€$350.00€in€child€support€arrearage€to€the€clerk€of€court€or€faceÏimprisonment€until€such€time€as€he€purged€himself€of€the€contempt.€€Mr.ÏShope€challenges€the€trial€court's€jurisdiction€to€issue€the€contempt€order€onÏthe€basis€of€alleged€procedural€aspects€of€an€attachment€issued€against€him.ÏHe€also€claims€that€the€underlying€divorce€judgment€that€originally€set€childÏsupport€was€invalid.€€He€also€argues€that€he€was€entitled€to€a€jury€trial.€€WeÏaffirm€the€trial€court.Ìà Ø àThe€May€13,€1998€final€order€which€is€the€subject€of€this€appealÏfollowed€a€March€18,€1998€hearing€wherein€€Mr.€Shope€testified€that€he€quitÏhis€last€job€in€1997€because€he€knew€the€State€would€soon€renew€its€efforts€to€Ïprosecute€him€for€failure€to€pay€child€support.€€He€admitted€that€despite€hisÏlack€of€any€disabilities,€he€remained€voluntarily€unemployed€to€avoidÏsanctions€for€failure€to€pay€the€child€support.€€Mr.€Shope€further€testified€thatÏpaying€child€support€violated€his€principles€and€he€believed€the€originalÏdivorce€decree€setting€and€ordering€the€child€support€payments€was€invalid.€ÏThe€State€presented€proof€that€Mr.€Shope€had€paid€no€child€support€sinceÏ1992.€€Ìà Ø àAfter€hearing€the€evidence,€the€trial€court€found€Mr.€Shope€in€deliberateÏand€wilful€contempt€of€court€and€ordered€him€incarcerated€on€the€thirty„firstÏday€after€entry€of€the€order€unless€he€purged€himself€of€the€contempt€byÏpaying€$350.00€to€the€clerk€of€court.€€It€also€granted€Ms.€Lessley€childÐ š9ê40 Ðsupport€arrearage.Ð Ê952 Ðà Ø àThat€hearing€resulted€from€a€January€28,€1998€show€cause€orderÏnotifying€Mr.€Shope€of€the€civil€contempt€charges,€setting€€a€hearing€date,€Ïand€informing€him€that€if€the€allegations€in€the€Petitionerððs€petition€wereÏproved,€he€would€face€incarceration.€€The€show€cause€order€was€based€uponÏPetitionerððs€€amended€process/petition€for€civil€contempt€and€for€increase€inÏchild€support,€filed€January€28,€1998.€€Those€pleadings€recounted€the€historyÏof€the€litigation€between€the€parties,€including€Mr.€Shope's€four€previousÏcontempt€citations€for€failure€to€pay€child€support.€€The€petition€stated€thatÏMr.€Shope's€appeal€of€the€trial€court's€most€recent€contempt€order,€whichÏsentenced€him€to€ten€(10)€days€incarceration,€imposed€a€fine,€awarded€Ms.ÏLessley€$18,149.99,€and€ordered€him€to€continue€paying€support€andÏarrearages,€was€pending.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€amended€petition€sought€support€paymentsÐ ¸ Ðfrom€the€date€Mr.€Shope€lodged€his€appeal€on€September€26,€1997ñ¦ ñ,ñ¦ ññ§ ñ,ñ§ ñ€anÏincrease€in€the€amount€of€child€support,€and€incarceration€until€Mr.€ShopeÏpurged€the€contempt€by€paying€the€support€and€arrearage€owed.€€The€trialÏcourt€subsequently€appointed€counsel€for€Mr.€Shope.€à ˜ àÐ $h ÐÓ  ÓI.ÌÓÆÓ€à Ø àIn€Mr.€Shope's€appeal€of€this€order,€his€appellate€counsel€filed€aÐ H(˜#" Ð"cleaned€up"€version€of€a€pro€se€trial€brief€Mr.€Shope€authored€prior€toÏappointment€of€counsel.€€In€this€brief,€Mr.€Shope€appears€to€argue€that€(1)€theÏtrial€court€lacked€jurisdiction€because€an€earlier€attachment€violated€requisiteÏstatutory€procedures;€(2)€because€the€contempt€order€against€him€wasÐ ¨0ø+* Ðcriminal,€he€received€inadequate€notice€of€the€charges€in€violation€of€€his€dueÏprocess€rights€and€Rule€42€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure;€(3)Ïhe€was€denied€his€right€to€a€jury€trial;€and€(4)€the€original€divorce€orderÏawarding€child€support€was€invalid€due€to€the€issuance€of€an€ex€parteÏrestraining€order,€the€denial€of€sanctions€against€Ms.€Lessley€and€her€counsel,Ïthe€denial€of€his€motion€for€appointment€of€a€stenographer,€the€improperÏcalculation€of€the€amount€of€child€support,€and€inadequate€notice€of€a€hearing.€Ïà Ø àWe€find€that€Mr.€Shopeððs€arguments€lack€merit€for€the€reasons€set€forthÏbelow.€€ÌÓ  ÓII.ÌÓÓà Ø àThe€record€refutes€Mr.€Shope's€contention€that€the€trial€court€lackedÏjurisdiction€over€him.€€It€shows€that€Mr.€Shope€resided€in€Tennessee€and€theÏtrial€court€had€exercised€jurisdiction€over€him€previously€in€the€originalÏdivorce€action€and€previous€child€support€enforcement€proceedings.€€òòSeeóóÐ è8 ÐòòTennessee€Dept.€of€Human€Services€v.€Danielóó,€659€S.W.2d€625,€626€(2)Ð "P Ð(Tenn.€App.€1983).€€His€prior€submission€to€the€trial€court's€jurisdiction€wasÏsufficient€to€establish€personal€jurisdiction€here.€€òòSeeóó€òòBranch€v.€Branchóó,€€249Ð 0&€!  ÐS.W.2d€581,€582€(1)€(1952).€Ìà Ø àIn€addition,€the€record€reflects€that€Mr.€Shope€was€served€with€theÏamended€petition€on€January€28,€1998€and€that€Mr.€Shope€appeared€at€variousÏhearings€including€the€May€13,€1998€hearing€upon€which€the€appealed€orderÏis€based.€€òòóóObviously,€the€trial€court€had€personal€jurisdiction€over€Mr.€ShopeÐ ¨0ø+* Ðand€jurisdiction€to€enforce€its€prior€orders.€€òòSee€Dixie€Ô_ÔSavÔ_Ô.€Stores,€Inc.€v.Ð À2., ÐTurner,óó€767€S.W.2d€408,€410€(Tenn.€App.€1988).Ð Ø4(0. Ðà Ø àMr.€Shopeððs€arguments,€however,€that€the€court€lacked€jurisdiction€areÏbased€primarily€on€his€assertions€that€certain€procedural€irregularities€existedÐ 9X42 Ðin€an€attachment€which€was€issued€by€the€court€on€November€7,€1997,€Ïcommanding€Mr.€Shope's€arrest€and€appearance€€to€answer€a€charge€ofÏcontempt€for€failure€to€comply€with€orders€requiring€him€to€pay€child€supportÏand€appear€in€court.€€The€trial€courtñ¨ ñ€ñ¨ ññ© ñ€ñ© ñset€bond€in€the€amount€of€$2,500.€Ìà Ø àDuring€a€December€18€hearing€on€the€matter,€the€State€successfullyÏmoved€to€amend€its€pleadings€to€reflect€that€it€sought€civil,€rather€thanÏcriminal,€contempt€sanctions€for€the€time€period€between€September€26,€1997Ïand€November€7,€1997.€€At€a€subsequent€hearing,€the€trial€court€informed€Mr.ÏShope€of€the€nature€of€a€civil€charge,€the€applicability€of€the€rules€of€civilÏprocedure,€and€the€available€civil€sanctions.Ìà Ø àMr.€Shopeððs€claims€regarding€any€irregularities€in€the€attachmentÏprocedure€are€simply€misplaced.€€The€order€which€is€the€subject€of€this€appealÏis€a€final€order€entered€after€a€full€hearing€where€Appellant€was€representedÏby€counsel€and€where€the€hearing€was€preceded€by€clear,€adequate,€andÏapparently€repeated,€notice€of€the€nature€of€the€proceedings€and€the€possibleÏsanctions.€€Mr.€Shope€was€found€guilty€of€willful€and€deliberate€civilÏcontempt€of€court€and€sanctioned€appropriately€for€civil€contempt.€€NothingÏabout€the€earlier€attachment€has€any€relevance€to€the€civil€contemptÏproceeding€which€is€under€appeal.€€Further,€Appellantððs€failure€to€indicateÏhow€the€errors€he€alleges€in€the€attachment€harmed€him€with€regard€to€theÏorder€finding€him€in€civil€contempt€precludes€reversal.€€òòSouthern€BellÐ .à)( ÐTelephone€and€Telegraph€Co.€v.€Skaggsóó,€241€S.W.2d€€126,€134€(11)€(1951)€(aÐ ¨0ø+* Ðshowing€of€both€harm€and€error€is€required€for€reversal).€€Ìà Ø àAppellant€was€not€found€guilty€of€criminal€contempt€nor€sentenced€asÏpunishment€for€criminal€contempt.€€It€appears€that€the€criminal€contemptÏcharges€of€which€Mr.€Shope€complains€were€abandoned€by€the€State€(actingÐ 9X42 Ðon€behalf€of€Petitioner)€when€the€pleadings€were€amended€to€allege€civilÏcontempt.€Appellant€has€not€alleged€and€cannot€show€any€harm€to€him€fromÏthe€amendment€of€the€pleadings€to€seek€civil€rather€than€criminal€contempt.€€ÏSee€òòHelson€v.€Cyrusóó,€1999€WL€166414,€*€2,€€No.€01„A„01„9809„CH„00507Ð ø H Ð(Tenn.€App.,€March€29,€1999).Ìà Ø àThe€only€order€of€the€trial€court€which€is€before€this€court€for€review€isÏthe€order€finding€Appellant€in€deliberate€and€willful€civil€contempt€€andÏordering€his€incarceration€if,€and€so€long€as,€he€fails€to€comply€with€theÏcourtððs€orders€to€pay€child€support.€€Since€Appellant€ð ðcarried€the€keys€to€theÏÔ_Ôjailñª ñðð,ñª ññª ñ,ððñª ñÔ_Ô€the€courtððs€contempt€order€was€clearly€civil,€in€substance€as€well€asÏform.€€òòCrabtree€v.€Crabtreeóó,€716€S.W.2d€923,€925€(Tenn.€App.€1986).€€Mr.Ð  ð ÐShopeððs€assertions€that€the€procedure€was€criminal€in€nature€are€simplyÏincorrect,€and€his€arguments€based€on€that€erroneous€assertion€must€fail.ÌÓ  ÓIII.ÌÓm+Óà Ø àWe€reject€Mr.€Shope's€contention€that€reversal€is€required€because€hisÏright€to€a€jury€trial€was€abridged.€€Generally,€the€constitutional€right€to€a€juryÏtrial€does€not€attach€to€civil€contempt€proceedings.€€òòSeeóó€òòPass€v.€Stateóó,€184Ð 0&€!  ÐS.W.2d€1,€3€(Tenn.€1944).€€Moreover,€the€record€contains€no€showing€that€Mr.ÏShope€ever€asserted€a€proper€demand€for€a€jury€trial.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36€(a).ÌÓ  ÓIV.¹Ó>-Óà Ø àMr.€Shope's€collateral€attack€on€the€underlying€judgment€of€divorceÏlikewise€provides€no€ground€for€reversal.€€Such€attacks€are€viable€only€if€itÏappears€affirmatively€on€the€face€of€the€record€that€the€trial€court€lackedÏsubject€matter€jurisdiction,€ruled€on€an€issue€wholly€outside€the€pleadingsÏwithout€the€parties'€consent,€or€lacked€jurisdiction€over€the€complaining€party.€ÏòòGentry€v.€Gentryóó,€924€S.W.2d€678,€680€(1)€(Tenn.€1996).€€Here,€Mr.€Shope'sÐ 9X42 Ðfailure€to€provide€any€record€of€the€divorce€proceeding€precludes€a€showingÏof€€the€elements€necessary€to€collaterally€attack€the€judgment.€€òòSee€òòidóóóó.Ð È ÐÓ  ÓV.ÌÓ0Óà Ø àÔ_ÔWeñ« ñ€find€noñ« ññ¬ ñ€find€that€Appellant€has€not€shown€anyñ¬ ñÔ_Ô€procedural,€jurisdictional,€orÏsubstantive€errors€of€the€trial€court€in€its€order€finding€Mr.€Shope€in€deliberateÏand€willful€contempt€of€court€or€in€the€sanctions€ordered.€€Accordingly,€weÏaffirm€the€trial€court's€disposition€of€this€case.€€This€case€is€remanded€to€theñ£ ñÏtrial€court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€arise.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€Mr.ÏShope.ñ£ ñÌÌÓÓà0 Ø àà00 Ø T$Ø T$àà0ˆ0 T$0 T$àà0àˆT$ˆT$àà08àT$àT$àà08T$8T$à________________________________Ð T$T$ ÐÔ_Ôà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEà  # àÐ ¬ü Ðà Ø àÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE€(M.S.)ÌÌÌ_______________________________________ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌ