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àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌò òSHEILA€M.€MAPPS,à àà àà à€€€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à€€€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)à àMontgomery€Chancery€ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)à àNo.92„69„212Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)à àAppeal€No.ÌJIMMY€H.€MAPPS,€JR.,à àà àà à€€€€)à àœ01„A„01„9604„CH„00192›Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€)à àÌÓÓà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à€€€€)ÌÌÔ€„Ôà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XÔÌÌÓ  Óà àThis€is€a€post„divorce€decree€proceeding€upon€petition€and€counter„petition€regardingÏchild€custody,€visitation€and€support.€€From€an€unsatisfactory€result,€the€wife,€Sheila€M.ÏMapps,€has€appealed€and€presented€the€following€issues€for€review:ÌÓÓà àà àI.à àWhether€the€Chancery€Court€€erred€€in€its€modification€Ìà àà àof€€the€Final€Decree€of€Divorce€€to€€award€joint€custody€of€the€Ìà àà àminor€child€to€both€€parties€and€to€alter€the€visitation€schedule€Ìà àà àto€provide€for€almost€daily€exchanges€of€the€child€between€the€Ìà àà àparties.ÌÌà àà àII.à àWhether€the€Chancery€Court€erred€€as€a€matter€of€law€Ìà àà àin€€its€reduction€of€child€support€payable€by€€the€Appellee€and€Ìà àà àits€failure€to€increase€€the€child€€support€€payable€€by€Appellee.ÌÌà àà àIII.à àWhether€€the€€Chancery€€Court€€erred€€as€€a€€matter€of€Ìà àà àlaw€in€its€refusal€€to€impose€€an€income€assignment€order€with€ÌÓÓà àà àrespect€€to€Appelleeððs€€child€€support€€obligation€€in€€this€€case.ÌÌÓ  Óòòò òJOINT€CUSTODYó óóóÌÓ  ÓÌà àOn€May€5,€1992,€the€Trial€Court€entered€a€final€decree€of€divorce€which€approved€andÏadopted€a€marital€dissolution€agreement€of€the€parties€providing:ÌÓÓà àà àòòChild€Supportóó.€€It€€is€€further€agreed€between€the€parties€€that€Ìà àà àthe€Husband€will€pay€€$240.00€€per€€month,€€as€€child€support€Ìà àà àfor€€Amber€€Monique€Mapps.€€€Both€€parties€€agree€€that€€this€Ìà àà àamount€€is€substantially€€in€compliance€€with€€the€Department€Ìà àà àof€€Human€€Services€guidelines€for€child€support,€considering€Ìà àà àthe€€relative€€earnings€€ability€of€the€parties,€and€€the€needs€of€Ìà àà àthe€€child.€€€Unless€€specifically€€ordered€€by€€the€€Court,€such€Ìà àà àsupport€€shall€€not€€be€€reduced€or€€prorated.€€€Husband€€shall€Ìà àà àreceive€€€the€€child€€dependency€€€deduction€€for€€income€€€tax€Ìà àà àpurposes.ÌÌà àà àòòCustody€and€Visitationóó.€€€Wife€€shall€€be€€responsible€€for€€theÌà àà àcare,€supervision€€and€€guidance€of€€Amber€€Monique€Mapps,Ìà àà àand€€€shall,€€therefore,€€be€€€awarded€€custody.€€€Very€€€€liberal€Ìà àà àvisitation€€rights€€shall€€be€€granted€€to€€Husband.€€€Any€€otherÌà àà àvisitation€€shall€be€agreed€upon€€by€€Husband€€and€Wife€€withÌà àà àadvance€notice.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Both€€€parties€€will€€keep€€the€other€€party€€informed€of€€his€€€Ìà àà àor€her€address€at€€all€times,€including€telephone€number.€€The€Ìà àà àparties€shall€make€every€reasonable€€effort€to€provide€€access€Ìà àà àto€€the€other€parent€€and€€to€€support€€the€childððs€€feelings€€of€Ìà àà àlove€€for€€the€€other€€parent.€€Neither€€party€€shall€€in€any€way€Ìà àà àattempt€to€harm,€hinder€decrease€or€destroy€€the€natural€love€Ìà àà àof€the€child€for€€the€other€€parent.€€Neither€parent€shall€speak€Ìà àà àbadly€of€the€other€parent€to€the€child.ÌÓÓÌà àOn€March€23,€1994,€the€husband€initiated€the€present€proceeding€by€petition€seekingÏjoint€custody,€assessment€of€child€support€against€the€wife,€a€visitation€schedule,€attorneyððsÏfees€and€an€order€prohibiting€the€wife€from€cohabitation€without€marriage.€€ÌÌà àOn€April€8,€1994,€the€wife€filed€an€answer€opposing€the€petition€of€the€husband€and€aÏcounter„petition€for€increase€in€child€support,€an€assignment€of€wages€of€the€husband,€aÏdetailed€visitation€schedule,€and€allocation€of€dependantððs€income€tax€deduction€to€the€wife.ÌÌà àThe€petition€and€counter„petition,€filed€in€March€and€April,€1994,€were€not€heard€by€theÏTrial€Judge€until€October€17,€1995.€€During€this€18€month€period,€the€following€occurred:€€ÌÌà àThe€mother€determined€that€conditions€in€her€home€were€not€appropriate.€€WithoutÏconsulting€the€Court€or€the€father,€the€mother€sent€the€child€to€her€father€(the€childððsÏgrandfather)€in€North€Carolina.€€In€November,€1994,€the€mother€ð ðsigned€overðð€temporaryÏcustody€of€the€child€to€the€grandfather€in€North€Carolina.€€ÌÌà àIn€June,€1995,€the€child€was€returned€to€the€custody€of€the€mother.ÌÌà àAt€the€time€of€the€hearing€in€October,€1995,€the€mother€was€working€from€7€p.m.€to€7Ïa.m.€three€nights€one€week€and€the€same€hours€four€nights€the€other€week.€€The€child€was€leftÏwith€a€sitter€in€a€separate€home€while€the€mother€worked.€€ÌÌà àDuring€the€hearing,€the€mother€testified€as€follows:ÌÓÓà àà àQ.à àAnd€€about€this€man€who€perpetrated€this€thing€€on€your€Ìà àà àà àdaughter,€did€you€€tell€him€itððs€none€of€his€business,€too?Ìà àà àA.à àNo.Ìà àà àQ.à àWho€is€the€man€that€did€this€to€your€daughter?Ìà àà àA.à àHeððs€not€a€man.€€Heððs€a€14„year„old€boy.Ìà àà àQ.à àWhatððs€his€name?Ìà àà àà àTHE€COURT:€I€donððt€think€thatððs€a€material€question.Ìà àà àà àTHE€WITNESS:€I€mean,€I€will€say€it.€€Itððs€no€problem.Ìà àà àQ.à à(By€Mr.€Kennedy)€Your€child€was€sexually€molested?Ìà àà àA.à àYes,€sir.Ìà àà àQ.à àAnd€you€know€that?Ìà àà àA.à àYes,€sir.Ìà àà àQ.à àAnd€she€was€under€your€supervision€when€this€was€Ìà àà àà àgoing€on?Ìà àà àA.à àYes,€sir.€€It€was€„€„€I€had€given€her€into€the€custody€of€Ìà àà àà àa€baby„sitter.Ìà àà àQ.à àMaððam,€looking€back€now,€was€that€poor€judgment€on€Ìà àà àà àyour€part?Ìà àà àA.à àNo,€sir.Ìà àà àQ.à àYou€donððt€accept€any€responsibility€over€that€then?Ìà àà àA.à àI€accept€€the€€fact€€that€€my€€daughter€was€€molested,€€and€€I€Ìà àà àà àhad€€no€€control€over€€the€situation.€€I€have€€no€control€over€Ìà àà àà àover€anybody€who€sexually€molests€another€child.€€Ìà àà àà àChildren€are€molesting€children.Ìà àà àQ.à àMaððam,€€what€€opposition€€do€€you€have€in€€them€taking€care€Ìà àà àà àof€the€day€care€of€this€child?Ìà àà àA.à àWhat€„€„€because€€I€think€that€€it€€would€€not€€be€€in€€her€€best€Ìà àà àà àinterest.Ìà àà àQ.à àWhy?€€Tell€the€Court.Ìà àà àA.à àOne€moment.€€Because€€it€would€„€„€with€€her€staying€over€at€Ìà àà àà àyour€house€all€the€time€and€then€coming€over€to€my€house,€it€Ìà àà àà àwould€€disrupt€her€daily€€routine.€€She€€would€not€understand€Ìà àà àà àthe€difference€between€your€home€and€my€home.ÌÌà àÌÓÓà àThe€father€testified€that,€since€the€divorce€he€has€remarried,€that€his€present€wife€doesÏnot€work€and€is€available€to€care€for€the€subject€child€along€with€her€three€children€who€getÏalong€with€the€subject€child€ð ðjust€fine.ððÌÌà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€October€17,€1995€hearing,€the€Trial€Judge€commented€orally:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€Itððs€€the€€Courtððs€opinion€that€the€movement€of€the€child€to€Ìà àà àNorth€€€Carolina€€€marks€€a€€€consideration€€of€€€questionable€€Ìà àà àpurpose.€€€The€€€Court€€€is€€bound€€€by€€€the€€€agreement€€€the€€Ìà àà àparties€€entered€into€in€€making€€the€decision,€but€€the€parties€Ìà àà àare€€bound€€to€€it€€in€€the€€conduct€of€€visitation€€and€custody.€€Ìà àà àThere€is€€a€sentence€€in€€that€€agreement€€which€€states,€€ð ðThe€€Ìà àà àparties€shall€make€every€reasonable€€effort€to€provide€€access€Ìà àà àto€the€other€€parent€and€support€€the€childððs€€feeling€€of€€love€€€Ìà àà àfor€€the€€other€€parent.ðð€The€Court€thinks€that€€seven€months€€Ìà àà àin€€North€Carolina€€is€€not€reasonable€€access€€in€view€of€€the€€Ìà àà àavailability€€of€€some€€type€of€€share„keeping€€€in€€Clarksville,€Ìà àà àTennessee€€at€the€same€time.€Especially€in€€view€€of€€the€fact€Ìà àà àthat€€there€€was€€pending€€in€this€€court€€a€petition€for€change€Ìà àà àof€custody.ÌÌà àà à€€€€With€€respect€€to€€child€€care,€€it€€€is€€€this€€Courtððs€opinion€Ìà àà àthat€€€the€€€needs€€of€€€a€€child€€would€€€best€€be€€served€€€if€€€it€€Ìà àà àcould€€be€cared€for€by€a€parent.ÌÓÓÌà àOn€November€22,€1995,€the€Trial€Court€entered€an€order€stating:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€€THEREFORE€€ORDERED,€€ADJUDGED€€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€by€the€Court€that€the€partiesðð€are€hereby€awarded€Ìà àà àjoint€€custody€€of€€the€partiesðð€minor€child€Amber€Mapps€with€Ìà àà àthe€Respondent€Sheila€M.€Mapps€having€the€primary€physical€Ìà àà àcustody.ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€€IS€€€€FURTHER€€€ORDERED,€€€ADJUDGED€€€ANDÌà àà àDECREED€€by€€the€Court€that€the€partiesðð€child€shall€be€withÌà àà àthe€€Petitioner,€Jimmy€€H.€€Mapps,€€Jr.,€carried€€there€€by€€the€Ìà àà àRespondent,€€between€€6:00€€and€€6:15€p.m.€each€€evening€on€Ìà àà àWednesday,€€€Thursday,€€€Friday€€€and€€€Saturday€€€€that€€€€the€Ìà àà àRespondent€works€at€Quebecor.€€The€Respondent€€shall€€pickÌà àà àthe€€partiesðð€€minor€€child€€up€€at€8:00€a.m.€€on€€the€€following€Ìà àà àmorning.€€€On€€€the€€Saturday€€that€€the€€child€€€is€€€picked€€€up€Ìà àà àin€€the€morning,€€the€Respondent€shall€keep€the€child€through€Ìà àà àthat€€weekend.€€On€€the€€following€weekend,€€the€Respondent€Ìà àà àshall€€€bring€€the€€child€€€to€€the€€Petitionerððs€€€home€€Saturday€Ìà àà àat€€2:00€p.m.€€and€€the€€petitioner€€will€€return€the€child€to€the€Ìà àà àRespondent€Sunday€at€6:00€p.m..ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€€FURTHER€€€ORDERED,€€€ADJUDGED€€€€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€€by€€the€€Court€€that€€Respondent€€Sheila€€MappsÌà àà àshall€claim€the€partiesðð€minor€child€as€a€deduction€for€incomeÌà àà àtax€purposes.ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€€FURTHER€€€ORDERED,€€€ADJUDGED€€€€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€€€€by€€the€€Court€€that€€the€€Petitioner,€€Jimmy€€H.€Ìà àà àMapps€shall€€pay€€unto€€the€€Respondent€€the€sum€of€$160.00€Ìà àà àper€€month€€as€€child€€support,€€beginning€€with€the€month€of€Ìà àà àNovember,€1995.ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€€FURTHER€€€ORDERED,€€€ADJUDGED€€€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€€by€€the€€€Court€€that€€the€€Petitioner,€€Jimmy€€H.Ìà àà àMapps€shall€€have€€visitation€with€€the€€partiesðð€€minor€€childÌà àà àstarting€Christmas€€afternoon€and€€for€a€€total€of€€two€nights€Ìà àà àand€three€days.ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€FURTHER€€ORDERED,€€ADJUDGED€€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€by€the€Court€€that€€the€€Petitioner,€€Jimmy€€H.€Ìà àà àMapps€€shall€€€have€€visitation€€€with€€€the€€€partiesðð€€minor€Ìà àà àchild€€€on€€Thanksgiving€€at€€€4:00€p.m.€until€€€Sunday€€€at€Ìà àà à6:00€€p.m.€€if€€€€the€€€same€€€falls€€on€€€his€€regular€€Sunday€Ìà àà àvisitation,€if€not,€then€Saturday€at€4:00€p.m.ÌÌà àà à€€€€IT€€€IS€€€FURTHER€€ORDERED,€€ADJUDGED€AND€Ìà àà àDECREED€€by€€the€€Court€€that€€the€Petitioner,€Jimmy€H.€Ìà àà àMapps€€shall€€have€visitation€with€the€partiesðð€minor€child€Ìà àà àtwo€€weeks€€each€€summer,€€provided€€that€€the€Petitioner€Ìà àà àgives€€the€Respondent€notice€on€or€before€June€1,€€of€€his€Ìà àà àintentions€to€visit.ÌÓÓà àà àÌà àChild€custody€decisions€are€reviewed€by€this€Court€de€novo€upon€the€record€with€aÏpresumption€that€findings€of€fact€are€correct€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€ÏòòNichols€v.€Nicholsóó,€Tenn.€1990,€792€S.W.2d€713.€€In€cases€tried€without€a€jury,€the€decisionÏof€the€Trial€Judge€as€to€credibility€of€witnesses€is€binding€upon€the€reviewing€Court€unlessÏother€real€evidence€compels€a€contrary€conclusion.€€œòòState›€ex€œrelóó.òò›€Balsinger€v.€Town€ofÏMadisonvilleóó,€222€Tenn.€272,€435€S.W.2d€803€(1968).ÌÌà àChild€custody€ordered€in€a€divorce€decree€is€subject€to€such€changes€or€modification€asÏthe€exigencies€of€the€case€may€require.€€T.C.A.€336„6„101(a).€€ð ðExigencies,ðð€as€used€in€thisÏsection€refers€to€new€facts€and€changed€conditions€which€have€emerged€since€the€decree€whichÏwere€not€determined€and€could€not€have€been€anticipated€by€the€decree.€€òòSmith€v.€Haaseóó,€TennÏ1975,€521€S.W.2d€49;òò€Dalton€v.€Daltonóó,€Tenn.€App.€1993,€858€S.W.2d€324.ÌÌà àThe€order€under€review€changed€from€sole€custody€in€the€wife€to€joint€custody€in€bothÏparents€with€primary€physical€custody€in€the€wife€and€extensive€specified€visitation€with€theÏhusband.ÌÌà àJoint€legal€custody€necessarily€implies€a€sharing€of€parental€responsibility€for€decisionsÏregarding€care,€above,€education,€health€and€other€matters€of€general€welfare€of€the€childÏòòShepherd€v.€Metcalfóó,€Tenn.€1990,€794€S.W.2d€348.ÌÌà àAppellant€mother€first€complains€that€the€Trial€Court€made€no€finding€of€a€change€ofÏcircumstances€justifying€a€change€in€details€of€custody.ÌÌà àThe€conditions€in€the€motherððs€home€were€such€that€she€found€it€necessary€to€send€theÏchild€out€of€the€state€to€stay€until€the€conditions€in€the€home€were€corrected.€The€record€isÏunclear€as€to€the€duration€of€the€unsatisfactory€conditions.€€The€petition€to€change€custody€filedÏon€March€24,€1994,€did€not€complain€of€any€home€condition€except€cohabitation€withoutÏmarriage.€€The€mother€testified€that€she€sent€the€child€to€North€Carolina€until€conditions€couldÏbe€improved,€but€did€not€state€when€this€took€place.€€She€testified€that€she€ð ðsigned€overÏcustodyðð€to€her€father€in€November,€1994.€€Presumedly€the€child€was€sent€to€North€Carolina€atÏthis€time€or€before.€€She€testified€that€the€child€returned€in€June,€1995,€when€conditions€in€theÏhome€had€been€rectified.€€It€appears,€therefore€that€conditions€in€the€motherððs€home€wereÏunsatisfactory€for€at€least€eight€months,€and€that€the€child€was€sent€to€North€Carolina€withoutÏthe€close€cooperation€of€the€parents€as€contemplated€by€the€agreement€of€the€parties€and€theÏresulting€order€of€the€Court.€€Both€of€these€factors€were€proper€for€consideration€by€the€TrialÏCourt€in€the€determination€of€€change€of€circumstances€and€change€from€exclusive€custody€withÏvisitation€to€joint€custody€with€extensive€visitation.€ÌÌà àThe€working€hours€of€the€mother,€requiring€her€absence€from€the€home€at€night€andÏrequiring€that€the€child€spend€the€night€elsewhere€where€she€was€sexually€molested€was€aÍchange€in€circumstances€which€continued€to€the€date€of€hearing€and€was€a€sufficient€basis€forÏchanging€the€custodial€arrangements.ÌÌà àThe€remarriage€of€the€father€to€a€wife€who€was€available€to€care€for€the€child€with€herÏcongenial€children€was€also€a€changed€circumstance€in€making€available€a€more€secure€andÏwholesome€environment€during€the€working€hours€of€the€mother.ÌÌà àUpon€consideration€of€the€record€de€novo,€this€Court€concludes€that€there€wereÏadequate€changes€of€circumstances€to€justify€a€re„evaluation€and€modification€of€the€provisionsÏof€the€divorce€decree€in€regard€to€custody.ÌÌà àAppellant€next€insists€that€it€was€not€in€the€best€interest€of€the€child€to€provide€jointÏcustody€in€both€parents€rather€than€sole€custody€in€the€mother€as€provided€in€the€divorceÏdecree.ÌÌà àIt€is€true€that€joint€custody€involves€cooperative€action€by€two€parties€whose€otherÏrelations€have€been€stormy.€€However€difficult,€joint€custody€is€specifically€approved€byÏstatute,€and€is€the€preferable€choice€if€the€parties€would€be€reasonable€in€exercising€it.€€UnderÏthe€circumstances€of€this€case,€this€Court€finds€no€legitimate€ground€for€disturbing€theÏdiscretion€of€the€Trial€Judge€in€ordering€joint€custody.€€If€it€does€not€prove€workable,€the€TrialÏJudge€will€be€able€to€determine€fault€and€decree€accordingly.ÌÌÓ  Óò òòòCHILD€SUPPORTóóó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àAppellant€complains€that€the€child€support€set€by€the€Trial€Court€does€not€conform€withÏthe€child€support€guidelines€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101.ÌÌà àThe€joint€custody€and€extensive€responsibility€of€the€father€may€well€be€valid€groundsÏfor€deviating€from€the€guidelines,€but€the€order€of€the€Trial€Court€does€not€contain€a€writtenÏfinding€that€the€application€of€the€guidelines€in€the€present€case€would€by€unjust€orÏinappropriate€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(e)€(1).ÌÌà àUpon€remand,€the€Trial€Court€will€review€its€action€on€the€matter€of€child€support,€willÏmake€specific€findings€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(e)€(1),€and€will€make€such€revisionÏof€the€amount€of€child€support,€if€any,€as€may€be€appropriate.ÌÌÓ  Óò òòòWAGE€ASSIGNMENTóóó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€order€of€the€Trial€Court€does€not€appear€to€address€the€request€of€the€mother€for€aÏwage€assignment€to€secure€child€support.€€Upon€remand,€the€Trial€Court€will€address€this€issueÏand€order€a€wage€assignment€or€state€reasons€why€same€is€not€being€provided.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€regarding€custody€and€visitation€is€affirmed€with€aÏreservation€of€jurisdiction€of€the€Trial€Court€to€revise€the€terms€of€custody€if€the€parties€orÏeither€of€them€fail€to€cooperate€in€exercising€joint€custody.€€The€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€asÏto€child€ÌÌsupport€and€wage€assignment€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€reconsideration€for€findingsÏand€such€modifications€as€may€appear€to€the€Trial€Court€to€be€appropriate.ÌÌà àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€adjudged€against€the€parties€equally;€that€is,€each€party€shall€payÏone€half.ÌÓ  Óò òÔ€¼ÔÌAFFIRMED€IN€PART,€REMANDEDà à€IN€PART.€€€€ó óÔ€XÔÌÓ  ÓÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE