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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€$$X„d&ÓÑ#€$$Xd#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÔ€&ÔÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›œ›Ñ7€UÖXXdædÈ7Ñœ›à@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌCALVIN€MCADOO,à àà àà à)à àó óFrom€the€Wilson€County€ChanceryÏCourtÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óat€Lebanon,€TennesseeÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,ò òà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óThe€Honorable€C.€K.€Smith,€Chancellorò òÌvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óWilson€Chancery€No.€9606ò òÌTHERESA€ANN€MCADOO,à àà à)à àó óAppeal€No.€01A01„9510„CH„00483ò òÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àó óDefendant/Appellee.ò òà àà à)à àAFFIRMEDÌÙ€€ÙœßL€+,(;+'h|+ëU` ç `€€Lß›à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óR.€EddieÏDavidsonÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óà àNashville,ÏTennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óAttorney€forÏAppellantÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óKathryn€G.ÏBrintonÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óNashville,€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óAttorney€for€AppelleeÌà@ àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóò òÌà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ. ××  ×ó óÌà@ àòòà@ à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóò òÌòòHIGHERS,€J.óóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€is€a€divorce€case.€€After€dividing€the€marital€property,€the€trial€judge€orderedÏHusband€to€pay€a€portion€of€wifeððs€attorneyððs€fees€and€rehabilitative€alimony.€€HusbandÏhas€appealed€from€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.€€For€the€reasons€stated€below,€we€affirm.ÌÌà àThe€parties,€who€both€have€high€school€educations,€were€married€in€1983.€NoÍchildren€were€born€of€the€marriage.€Throughout€the€marriage,€Wife€worked€at€variousÏjobs,€making€approximately€minimum€wage.€€€Husband,€who€was€employed€at€NissanÏat€the€time€of€trial,€made€$42,382.27€in€1994.€€In€1993,€the€parties€agreed€that€WifeÏcould€go€back€to€school€in€order€to€obtain€her€degree€in€dental€hygiene.€€At€the€time€ofÏthe€divorce€hearing€in€1994,€Wife€would€complete€her€degree€in€approximately€four€toÏfour„and„a„half€years.€ÌÌà àFollowing€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€ordered€Husband€to€pay€rehabilitativeÏalimony€œin›€the€amount€of€$300.00€a€month€for€36€months,€and€$200.00€a€month€for€aÏperiod€of€10€Ñ7€UÖXXdæXXdæ7Ñmonths€for€Wifeððs€attorneyððs€fees.€€ÌÌà àHusband€argues€on€appeal€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€awardingÏrehabilitative€alimony€and€attorneyððs€fees€to€Wife€because€Wife€had€ample€opportunityÏto€attend€school€during€the€marriage,€but€she€chose€not€to€do€so.€€Although€HusbandÏdoes€not€dispute€that€Wife€worked€throughout€the€marriage,€he€argues€that€WifeððsÏfinancial€contributions€to€the€marriage€were€minimal.€€Finally,€Husband€asserts€thatÏWife€does€not€need€the€support€and€he€has€no€ability€to€pay.€€ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1)€enumerates€several€factors€that€are€to€be€considered€inÏevaluating€whether€and€to€what€extent€alimony€should€be€awarded.€€This€sectionÏprovides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò òT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101.€Decree€for€support€of€spouseÏand€childrenð"ðModificationð"ðDelinquencies.ð"ðó ó€[T]heÏcourt€shall€consider€all€relevant€factors,€including:Ìà àà8 àà8 à(A)€The€relative€earning€capacity,€obligations,Ïneeds,€and€financial€resources€of€each€party,Ïincluding€income€from€pension,€profit€sharingÏor€retirement€plans€and€all€other€sources;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(B)€The€relative€education€and€training€of€eachÏparty,€the€ability€and€opportunity€of€each€partyÏto€secure€such€education€and€training,€and€theÏnecessity€of€a€party€to€secure€further€educationÏand€training€to€improve€such€party's€earningÏcapacity€to€a€reasonable€level;Ìà àà8 àà8 àðð€The€duration€of€the€marriage;Ìà àà8 àà à(D)€The€age€and€mental€condition€of€each€party;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(E)€The€physical€condition€of€each€party,Ïincluding,€but€not€limited€to,€physical€disabilityÏor€incapacity€due€to€a€chronic€debilitatingÏdisease;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(F)€The€extent€to€which€it€would€beÏundesirable€for€a€party€to€seek€employmentÏoutside€the€home€because€such€party€will€beÏcustodian€of€a€minor€child€of€the€marriage;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(G)€The€separate€assets€of€each€party,€bothÏreal€and€personal,€tangible€and€intangible;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(H)€The€provisions€made€with€regard€to€theÏmarital€property€as€defined€in€Sec.€€36„4„121;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(I)€The€standard€of€living€of€the€partiesÏestablished€during€the€marriage;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(J)€The€extent€to€which€each€party€has€madeÏsuch€tangible€and€intangible€contributions€toÏthe€marriage€as€monetary€and€homemakerÏcontributions,€and€tangible€and€intangibleÏcontributions€by€a€party€to€the€education,Ïtraining€or€increased€earning€power€of€theÏother€party;Ìà àà8 àà8 à(K)€The€relative€fault€of€the€parties€in€casesÏwhere€the€court,€in€its€discretion,€deems€itÏappropriate€to€do€so;€€andÌà àà8 àà8 à(L)€Such€other€factors,€including€the€taxÏconsequences€to€each€party,€as€are€necessaryÏto€consider€the€equities€between€the€parties.ÌÌÓÓT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101€(Supp.€1995).ÌÌà àThe€legislature€has€expressed€that€the€public€policy€of€Tennessee€is€to€attemptÏto€rehabilitate€an€economically€disadvantaged€spouse€by€awarding€rehabilitativeÏalimony,€if€an€award€of€alimony€is€deemed€appropriate€under€the€circumstances.€ÏT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1).ÌÌà àEvaluating€the€circumstances€of€this€case€in€light€of€the€above€factors,€we€findÏthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€awarding€rehabilitative€alimony€toÏWife.€The€factors€that€we€find€particularly€pertinent€in€the€present€case€are€that€theÏmarriage€was€of€relatively€long€duration,€Wife€was€awarded€only€a€modest€share€of€theÏmarital€estate,€and€Husband€has€the€greater€earning€capacity.€€Moreover,€$300.00€aÏmonth€for€a€term€of€two€years€is€hardly€an€excessive€award,€and€does€not€evince€anyÏabuse€of€discretion€by€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àWe€similarly€find€no€abuse€of€discretion€by€the€trial€court€with€respect€to€theÏattorneyððs€fees.€€The€record€reflects€that€Husband€possesses€the€ability€to€pay€suchÏfees,€while€Wife€does€not.ÌÌà àWe€therefore€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€taxed€to€Husband.€€ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïóóà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHIGHERS,€J.ÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌLILLARD,€J.ÌÌà àÌÌÌ€