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àOn€appeal,€the€wife€presents€the€following€issues€for€review:ÌÓÓà àà àI.à àWhether€€the€trial€court€erred€in€its€classification€ofÌà àà àmarital€€property€€by€ignoring€the€wifeððs€direct€and€indirectÌà àà àcontributions€to€the€husbandððs€separate€property€which,€byÌÓÓÓÓà àà àstatute,€should€be€considered€marital€property.ÌÌà àà àII.à àWhether€€the€€trial€€court€abused€its€discretion€in€itsÌà àà àdivision€€of€€€marital€€debt,€€essentially€€rendering€€the€€wife€Ìà àà àinsolvent€€by€€said€€division€€despite€the€husbandððs€superior€Ìà àà àfinancial€position€and€ability€to€satisfy€said€debts.ÌÌà àà àIII.à àWhether€€the€€trial€€court€€abused€€its€€discretion€€in€Ìà àà àawarding€€the€€wife€€only€$1,000€per€month€for€one€year€as€Ìà àà àrehabilitative€€alimony€€when€€the€€proof€€showed€€that€€sheÌà àà àrequired€€at€least€$3,000€and€would€not€be€rehabilitated€for€Ìà àà àthree€to€five€years.ÌÌà àà àIV.à àWhether€the€trial€judge€erred€in€ordering€child€sup„Ìà àà àport€€below€€the€€specified€€guideline€€amount€€without€any€Ìà àà àreasons€for€deviation.Ìà àà àÌà àà àV.à àWhether€€the€€trial€€court€€abused€€its€€discretion€€inÌà àà àfailing€€to€€secure€the€fatherððs€child€support€obligation€withÌà àà àlife€insurance€on€the€fatherððs€life.ÌÌà àà àVI.à àWhether€€€the€€trial€€court€€abused€€its€€discretion€€inÌà àà àawarding€€joint€€custody€€of€€the€child€rather€than€awarding€Ìà àà àthe€mother€exclusive€custody.ÌÌà àà àVII.à àWhether€€€the€€€trial€€court€€abused€€its€€discretion€€inÌà àà àawarding€€€the€€€wife€€€only€€€a€€€very€€small€€portion€€of€€€herÌà àà àattorneyððs€€fees€€when€€she€€has€€absolutely€no€means€to€pay€Ìà àà àsaid€€fees€€other€€than€by€dissipating€her€$50,000€alimony€òòin€Ìà àà àsolidoóó€award.ÌÌà àà àVIII.à àWhether€€the€wife€should€be€awarded€her€attorneyððsÌÓÓà àà àfees€incurred€in€the€instant€appeal.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓI.à àà àÌòòó óMARITAL€ESTATEò òóóÌÌÓ  Óó óà àPrior€to€the€marriage,€the€wife€was€a€stockbroker.€€Upon€the€marriage€of€the€parties€onÏJune€15,€1990,€the€wife€discontinued€her€career€and€became€a€housewife.€€The€husband,€JohnÏDrew€Mayfield€operated€a€ð ðsound€business.ðð€€The€wife€claims€that€she€assisted€in€promotingÏthe€business€by€entertaining€customers,€but€the€husband€denies€the€extent€or€importance€of€thisÏalleged€contribution€to€his€success.€€The€wife€asserts€and€the€husband€denies€that€she€managedÏsome€of€his€stock€investments€during€the€marriage.ÌÌà àThe€husbandððs€separate€property€included:Ìà àThe€marital€home€purchased€during€the€marriage€for€$265,000€and€valued€at€$315,000.€ÏAt€the€trial,€the€husband€testified€that€the€increase€was€due€principally€to€market€conditions€andÏnot€the€efforts€of€the€wife.Ìà àA€warehouse€valued€at€$412,930.67€which€he€sold€for€$330,786.56€during€theÏmarriage.Ìà àA€home€purchased€during€the€marriage€for€$522,310€and€valued€at€the€divorce€at€Ï$396,000.Ìà àReal€Estate€received€as€a€gift€at€value€of€$1,012,929.40€and€present€value€ofÏ$634,336.20Ìà àA€savings€account€of€$1,160.02€Ìà àAn€investment€account€valued€at€$145,878€at€the€marriage€and€$148,385.10€at€theÏdivorce.Ìà àA€$27,784.19€treasury€bill€purchased€with€funds€received€from€the€investment€account.Ìà àA€$10,121.92€certificate€of€deposit€derived€from€the€above€savings€account.Ìà àAn€I.R.A.€account€of€$27,953.67€at€marriage€increased€to€$54,058.24€at€divorce.Ìà àA€$150,000€life€insurance€policy€worth€$80,288.00€at€marriage€and€$82,247.96€atÏdivorce.Ìà àAn€insurance€annuity€worth€$11,706.77€at€marriage€and€$16,141.50€at€divorce.Ìà àA€1989€Mazda€automobile€worth€$16,000€at€marriage€and€$6,000€at€divorce.ÌÌà àHusbandððs€business,€Mayfield€Sound€Engineering,€Inc.,€the€assets€of€which€consistedÏof:Ìà àChecking€account,€$3,130.46€at€the€marriage€increased€to€$11,062.51€at€the€divorce.Ìà àAn€investment€account€of€$3,353.58€increased€to€$3,995.76€at€the€divorce.Ìà àEquipment€valued€at€$6,909.99€at€the€marriage€increased€to€$55,417.26€at€the€divorce.ÌÌà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€trial,€the€Trial€Judge€stated€orally:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€The€€Court€€finds€€that€€Exhibit€€Number€8€is€Mr.€MayfieldððsÌà àà àseparate€€property€€free€€and€clear€of€any€claim€of€the€wife;€thisÌà àà àincludes€€the€€home€€place.€€€òòThe€Court€finds€that€she€has€made€Ìà àà àno€€significant€€input€€in€€any€€appreciation€of€those€assets,€withÌà àà àthe€€one€€exception€€of€€€the€€homeplaceóó.€€So€all€of€those€assets€Ìà àà àwill€€remain€€his€€separate€€property€€free€and€clear.€€òòShe€fails€to€Ìà àà àshow€that€she€has€contributed€to€the€accumulation€or€apprecia„Ìà àà àtion€of€those€assets€to€any€degree€that€would€cause€me€to€grant€Ìà àà àher€an€interest€thereinóó.€ÌÌà àà à€€€€Now,€€insofar€as€further€property€division,€Iððll€take€into€con„Ìà àà àsideration€€Mrs.€€Mayfieldððs€€contribution€€to€€this€marriage€and€Ìà àà 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àThe€wife€apparently€conceives€that€the€Trial€Judge€found€the€$50,000€increase€in€valueÏof€the€œhome€place›€to€be€part€of€the€marital€estate.€€At€most,€the€oral€comment€and€order€of€theÏTrial€Court€indicate€that€some€part€of€the€increase€was€due€to€the€efforts€of€the€wife.€ÏApparently,€the€Trial€Court€intended€the€$50,000€alimony€òòin€solidoóó€to€include€and€compensateÏthe€wife€for€whatever€contribution€was€made€to€the€increase€in€value€of€the€separate€estate€ofÏthe€husband.€€However,€the€home€which€was€purchased€for€$522,310€and€sold€forÏ$330,786.56€does€not€appear€to€have€increased€in€value€during€the€marriage.ÌÌà àThe€wife€next€contends€that€the€award€to€her€of€the€$7,100€savings€account€wasÏð ðillusoryðð€because€it€represented€borrowed€money€which€she€is€obligated€to€repay.€€Since€theÏaccount€was€in€the€sole€name€of€the€wife,€it€should€not€have€been€included€in€the€distribution€ofÏmarital€property€allotted€to€her.ÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà àThe€wife€also€complains€of€the€classification€of€a€$5,000€savings€account€as€separateÏproperty€of€the€husband,€since€it€was€acquired€during€the€marriage€by€sale€of€a€familyÏautomobile.€€This€insistence€is€correct.Ìà àà àÌà àUpon€the€foregoing€grounds,€the€wife€insists€that€the€marital€estate€was€$76,496Ïinstead€of€$33,585.11,€as€found€by€the€Trial€Court.ÌÌà àWithout€more€specific€findings€by€the€Trial€Court,€it€is€not€possible€to€determine€theÏdecision€of€the€Trial€Court€as€to€the€credibility€of€the€disputed€testimony€of€the€parties.€€TheÏwritten€record€before€this€Court€does€not€enable€the€review€of€the€findings€of€credibility.ÍHowever,€the€amount€of€the€marital€estate€should€be€increased€by€the€amount€of€the€$5,000.00Ïsavings€account,€€the€share€of€the€wife€€in€the€marital€estate€should€be€increased,€accordingly€byÏ$2,500.00€and€the€$7,100€savings€account€should€be€eliminated€from€the€assets€allotted€as€herÏpart€of€the€marital€estate.€These€adjustments€require€the€payment€of€$9,600€to€the€wife€by€theÏhusband.ÌÌà àThe€wife€complains€of€the€classification€of€the€husbandððs€business€as€separate€property.€ÏIt€is€true€that€the€value€of€the€assets€of€the€husbandððs€corporation€increased€during€the€marriage.ÌHowever,€in€the€decree,€quoted€above,€the€Trial€Court€found€that€ð ðMrs.€Mayfield€failed€toÏshow€that€she€has€made€any€significant€contribution€to€the€accumulation€or€appreciation€of€Mr.ÏMayfieldððs€separate€assets€(except€the€home)ðð.€€This€is€a€clear€indication€that€the€Trial€JudgeÏaccredited€the€testimony€of€the€husband,€rather€than€the€wife€in€respect€to€her€contributions€toÏthe€increase€in€value€of€the€business.€€ÌÌà àThis€Court€is€not€in€position€to€reverse€this€finding€as€to€credibility.òò€€Bingham€v.ÏDyersburg€Fabrics€Co.,€Incóó.,€Tenn.€1978,€567€S.W.2d€169;€òòBowman€v.€Bowmanóó,€Tenn.ÏApp.€1991,€836€S.W.2d€563.ÌÌà àThe€wife€insists€that€marital€property€means€all€personal€property€acquired€by€eitherÏspouse€during€the€course€of€the€marriage,€citing€TCA€36„4„121(b)(1)(A).€€However,€thisÏstatutory€provision€is€qualified€by€subsections€(B)€and€(C)€which€require€and€defineÏð ðsubstantial€contributionðð€to€the€acquirement€of€the€asset.ÌÌà àIn€the€present€case,€the€quoted€finding€of€the€Trial€Court€as€to€substantial€contribution€isÏconclusive€as€to€the€participation€of€the€wife€in€the€increase€on€value€of€the€husbandððs€business.ÌÌà àThe€wife€complains€of€the€failure€to€award€her€50%€of€the€$26,105€increase€in€theÏhusbandððs€IRA€savings€during€the€marriage€as€admitted€in€his€schedule€of€separate€property.€ÏTCA€ðð€36„4„121.ÌÌà àTCA€ðð€36„4„121(a)(1)€and€(b)(1)€(A)€and€(B)€provide:ÌÓÓà àà àò òDistribution€of€marital€propertyó ó.€„€€(a)(1)€In€all€actions€for€Ìà àà àdivorce€€€or€€separate€€support€€and€€maintenance,€€the€€court€Ìà àà àhaving€jurisdiction€thereof€may,€upon€request€of€either€party,€Ìà àà àand€prior€to€any€determination€as€to€whether€it€is€appropriate€Ìà àà àto€order€the€support€and€maintenance€of€one€(1)€party€by€theÌà àà àother,€€equitably€€divide,€€distribute€or€assign€the€marital€pro„Ìà àà àperty€€between€€the€€parties€without€regard€to€marital€fault€in€Ìà àà àproportions€as€the€court€deems€just.ÌÌà àà à(b)€For€purposes€of€this€chapter:ÌÌà àà à(1)(A)€€ð ðMarital€€propertyðð€€means€€all€€real€and€personal€pro„Ìà àà àperty,€both€tangible€and€intangible,€acquired€by€either€or€both€Ìà àà àspouses€€during€€the€€course€of€the€marriage€up€to€the€date€of€Ìà àà àthe€final€divorce€hearing€and€owned€by€either€or€both€spouses€Ìà àà àas€€of€€the€€date€€of€filing€of€a€complaint€for€divorce,€except€in€Ìà àà àthe€case€of€fraudulent€conveyance€in€anticipation€of€filing,€andÌà àà àincluding€€any€€property€€to€€which€€a€right€was€acquired€up€to€Ìà àà àthe€€date€€of€€the€final€divorce€hearing,€and€valued€as€of€a€date€Ìà àà àas€near€as€reasonably€possible€to€the€final€divorce€hearing€date.Ìà àà àÌà àà à(B)€ð ðMarital€propertyðð€includes€income€from,€and€any€increaseÌà àà àin€€value€€during€€the€€marriage€€of,€€property€€determined€to€beÌà àà àseparate€property€in€accordance€with€subdivision€(b)(2)€if€eachÌà àà àparty€substantially€contributed€to€its€preservation€and€apprecia„Ìà àà àtion€and€the€value€of€vested€pension,€retirement€or€other€fringe€Ìà àà àbenefit€rights€accrued€during€the€period€of€the€marriage.ÌÓÓà àÌà àIn€òòCohen€v.€Cohenóó,€Tenn.€1996,€937€S.W.2d€823,€the€Supreme€Court€held€thatÏinterest€in€a€retirement€benefit,€vested€or€unvested€is€marital€property€subject€to€division.€€InÍòòKendrick€v.€Kendrickóó,€Tenn.€App.€1994,€902€S.W.2d€918,€this€Court€held€that€pensionÏinterests€that€accrued€during€the€marriage€are€marital€property€regardless€of€whether€vested€orÏnon„vested,€mature€or€unmatured,€or€contributory€or€non„contributory.ÌÌà àTCA€ðð€36„4„121€(c)€provides:ÌÓÓà àà à(c)€In€making€equitable€division€of€marital€property,€the€courtÌà àà àshall€consider€all€relevant€factors€including:ÌÌà àà à(1)€€The€duration€of€the€marriage;̛̜à àà à(2)€€The€€age,€€physical€€and€€mental€€health,€€vocational€€skills,€Ìà àà àemployability,€€earning€capacity,€estate,€financial€liabilities€and€Ìà àà àfinancial€needs€of€each€of€the€parties;̛̜à àà à(3)€€The€€tangible€or€intangible€contribution€by€(1)€party€to€theÌà àà àeducation,€€training€€or€€increased€€earning€€power€of€the€other€Ìà àà àparty;̛̜à àà à(4)€€The€€relative€ability€of€each€party€for€future€acquisitions€of€Ìà àà àcapital€assets€and€income;̛̜à àà à(5)€€The€contribution€of€each€party€to€the€acquisition,€preserva„Ìà àà àtion,€€appreciation€€or€€dissipation€€of€€the€€marital€€or€€separate€Ìà àà àproperty,€€including€the€contribution€of€a€party€to€the€marriageÌÓÓÓÓà àà àas€€homemaker,€€wage€€earner€€or€parent,€with€the€contribution€Ìà àà àof€€a€€party€as€homemaker€or€wage€earner€to€be€given€the€same€Ìà àà àweight€if€each€party€has€fulfilled€its€role;̛̜à àà à(6)€€The€value€of€the€separate€property€of€each€party;̛̜à àà à(7)€€The€estate€of€each€party€at€the€time€of€the€marriage;̛̜à àà à(8)€€The€economic€€circumstances€€of€each€party€at€the€time€theÌà àà àdivision€of€property€is€to€become€effective;̛̜à àà à(9)€€The€tax€consequences€to€each€party;€and̛̜à àà à(10)€Such€other€factors€as€are€necessary€to€consider€the€equitiesÌÓÓà àà àbetween€the€parties.ÌÌà àAlthough€the€Trial€Court€held€that€Mrs.€Mayfield€failed€to€show€that€she€had€made€anyÏsignificant€contribution€to€the€accumulation€or€appreciation€of€Mr.€Mayfieldððs€separate€assets,€itÏappears€from€the€foregoing€authorities€that€the€increase€in€retirement€funds€during€the€marriageÏmust€be€classified€as€marital€property€and€divided€according€to€the€guidelines€set€out€in€ðð€36„4„121(c)€above.€€However,€it€must€be€presumed€that€the€Trial€Judge€considered€his€finding€ofÏð ðno€significant€contributionðð€in€deciding€what€part,€if€any,€of€the€retirement€funds€should€beÏdistributed€to€the€wife€and€determined€that€the€portion€of€the€retirement€funds€propertyÏdistributable€to€the€wife€were€zero.ÌÌà àThe€wife€claims€a€marital€interest€in€the€husbandððs€investment€account.€€Although€sheÏparticipated€in€investment€decisions€as€broker€prior€to€the€marriage,€the€Trial€Court€found,€andÏthis€Court€agrees€that€such€participation€did€not€continue€during€the€marriage.ÌÌà àFinally,€the€wife€asserts€a€marital€claim€to€part€of€the€$400,000€proceeds€of€the€sale€ofÏresidence€in€Texas€which€was€worth€$412,930.67€at€the€marriage€and€was€sold€for€netÏproceeds€of€$330,786.56.€€It€does€not€appear€that€any€gain€resulted€from€any€contribution€byÏthe€wife.ÌÓ  ÓÌò òII.ó óÌòòMARITAL€DEBTóóÌÓ  Ӝ̛ÓÓà àThe€wife€complains€that€the€decree€did€not€obligate€the€husband€to€pay€the€followingÏdebts:Ìà àà àStudent€loan€...............à à$€œ17,500.00Ì›ÌÓÓà àà àTherapy€......................à à€€€€€€€€450.00Ìà àà àMastercard€.................à à€€€€€1,290.00Ìà àà àGasoline€debt€.............à à€€€€€€€€830.00Ìà àà àFailed€business€debt€...à à€€€19,000.00Ìà àà àPart€of€her€attorneyððs€feeà à€€òò€20,942.00óóÌà àà àTOTAL€.....................à à€$56,942.00ÌÌà àThe€decree€does€not€order€the€payment€of€debts€by€either€party.€€Presumably€theÏintended€result€was€that€each€party€should€continue€to€be€responsible€for€the€debts€incurred€byÏhim€or€her.€€No€error€is€demonstrated€in€this€disposition€of€debts.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓIII.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€wife€complains€of€the€meagerness€of€rehabilitative€alimony€allowed€to€herÏ($1,000.00€per€month€for€one€year).€€Granting€the€inability€of€the€wife€to€immediately€becomeÏfully€self€supporting,€and€considering€that€the€$50,000.00€alimonyòò€in€solidoóó€would€be€virtuallyÏconsumed€by€satisfaction€of€her€debts,€this€Court€determines€that€there€is€a€realistic€need€forÏ$2,000.00€per€month€for€3€years€which€the€husband€has€the€ability€to€provide.€€The€decree€willÏbe€so€modified.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓIV.ó óÌòòCHILD€SUPPORTóóÌÓ  Ӝ̛à àThe€decree€requires€the€husband€to€pay€$1,000€per€month€child€support€whichÏcomports€with€child€support€guidelines€for€a€non„custodial€parent€having€a€net€annual€incomeÏof€$57,153€($4,779.42)€per€month.€€The€wife€insists€that€the€income€of€the€husband€includes:ÌÌà àIncome€from€husbandððs€business€.......................à à$€€22,000.00Ìà àRental€incomeà à..................................................à à€€€€55,200.00Ìà àInterest€and€dividends€......................................à à€€€€12,209.00Ìà àCapital€gains€....................................................à à€òò€€€25,943.00óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à$115,352.00Ìà àCash€gifts€from€mother€„€$8,000€to€$24,000Ìà àCharles€Schwab€„€$5,000€to€$6,000ÌÌà àThe€wife€relies€upon€the€husbandððs€1995€Federal€Income€Tax€Return€showing€netÏincome€of€$82,154€€($6,846€per€month).€€The€husband€relies€upon€a€statement€of€his€incomeÏfor€the€first€four€months€of€1996,€totaling€$22,614.11€which€indicates€annual€income€ofÏ$67,842.33.€€However,€this€statement€includes€no€income€from€his€business.€€His€1995€taxÏreturn€includes€$9,964€wages,€which,€if€repeated€in€1996€would€increase€his€income€for€thatÏyear€to€$77,806.33€($6,483.86€per€month).ÌÌà àSection€1240„2„.04€(4)€(2)€provides€ÌÓÓà àà àIn€€cases€€where€initial€support€is€being€set,€a€judgment€must€Ìà àà àbe€€entered€€to€€include€€an€€amount€due€for€monthly€support€Ìà àà àfrom€€the€€date€€of€€the€€childððs€€birth€or€date€of€separation€or€Ìà àà àdate€€of€€abandonment€€whichever€€is€€appropriate,€€until€€the€Ìà àà àcurrent€support€order€is€entered.€This€amount€must€be€calcu„Ìà àà àlated€based€upon€the€guidelines€using€the€average€income€of€Ìà àà àthe€€obligor€€over€€the€€past€€two€years€and€is€presumed€to€be€Ìà àà àcorrect€unless€rebutted€€by€€either€€party.€€An€amount€should€Ìà àà àbe€included€in€the€order€to€reduce€the€arrears€judgment€on€a€Ìà àà àmonthly€basis€ÓÓwithin€a€reasonable€time.ÌÌà àThe€average€income€of€1995€and€1996€as€stated€above€is€$6,661.64€per€month.ÌÌà àIt€therefore€appears€that€the€husbandððs€reasonable€average€income€exceeds€$6,250.00Ïper€month€and€that,€in€the€absence€of€an€express€finding€that€child€support€based€on€theÏguidelines€would€be€inequitable,€the€amount€stated€in€the€guidelines€for€$6,250€monthlyÏincome€should€be€$1,312.00.€€The€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€will€be€so€amended.ÌÌà àThe€wife€insists€that€the€husband€should€be€required€to€set€aside€additional€funds€forÏfuture€needs€of€the€child.€€The€amount€by€which€average€income€exceeds€$6,250€per€monthÏdoes€not€justify€such€relief€at€this€time.ÌÌà àThe€wife€insists€that€the€husband€be€required€to€pay€for€prescriptions€for€the€child.€€TheÏamount€of€child€support€awarded€should€provide€for€this€need€unless€an€extraordinary€need€isÏhereafter€established€before€the€Trial€Court.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓœV.ó ó›ÌòòLIFE€INSURANCE€TO€SECURE€ALIMONY€AND€CHILD€SUPPORTóóÌÓ  Ӝ̛à àThere€is€no€showing€of€a€timely€request€to€the€Trial€Court€for€this€relief.€€Ordinarily,Ïthis€Court€does€not€grant€relief€on€appeal€which€was€not€requested€in€the€Trial€Court.€€NoÏreason€is€demonstrated€for€a€departure€from€this€general€rule.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓVI.ó óÌòòJOINT€CUSTODYóóÌÓ  ÓÌà àIn€some€cases,€this€Court€has€found€joint€custody€to€be€unsuitable€under€theÏcircumstances.€€In€the€present€case€it€has€not€been€shown€to€be€unworkable€or€contrary€to€theÏbest€interest€of€the€child.€€Until€such€is€shown,€the€parties€should€have€an€opportunity€toÏdemonstrate€that€they€can€make€it€suitable€in€the€present€case.€€Upon€a€showing€that€jointÏcustody€is€not€serving€the€best€interests€of€the€child,€the€Trial€Court€has€the€authority€and€dutyÏto€make€necessary€œchanges.Ì›Ìò òÓ  ÓVII.ó óÌòòATTORNEYS€FEESóóÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€Trial€Court€required€the€husband€to€pay€$3,500€of€the€$20,856€claimed€by€herÏattorney.€€The€award€of€attorneys€fees€as€part€of€alimony€lies€within€the€sound€discretion€of€theÏTrial€Judge€whose€decision€in€this€regard€will€not€be€disturbed€on€appeal€unless€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€otherwise.€€òòSmith€v.€Smithóó,€Tenn.€App.€1995,€912€S.W.2d€155.€€òòHoughland€v.ÏHoughlandóó,€Tenn.€App.€1992,€844€S.W.2d€619.ÌÌà àFault€is€a€proper€element€for€consideration€in€determining€questions€of€alimony.òò€€FisherÏv.€Fisheróó,€Tenn.€1983,€648€S.W.2d€244.ÌÌà àIn€view€of€the€adjudicated€fault€of€the€wife,€the€award€of€$50,000.00€alimony€in€futuroÏand€a€portion€of€the€wifeððs€attorneyððs€fees,€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏdecision€of€the€Trial€Court€on€the€subject€of€attorney€fees.€€ÌÌò òÓ  ÓVIII.ó óÌòòATTORNEYððS€FEE€ON€APPEALà àóóÌÓ  Ó€€€Ìà àà àFor€the€reasons€already€stated,€this€Court€holds€that€an€award€of€attorneyððs€feesÏon€appeal€is€not€in€order.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€to€require€the€husband€to€pay€to€the€wifeÏ$9,600.00€to€render€the€division€of€marital€property€equitable;€to€increase€the€award€ofÏrehabilitative€alimony€to€$2,000€per€month€for€thirty„six€months;€and€to€increase€child€supportÏfrom€$1,000€per€month€to€$1,312€per€month.€€As€modified,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€isÏaffirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€husband„appellee.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€necessary€further€proceedings.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓÔ€¼ÔMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÔ€XÔÌÓÓÓ  ÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌCONCUR:Ì̛̜Ì___________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌœ›ÌœCONCURS€IN€SEPARATE€OPINION›ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE