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ÔÔ€#ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ¸ ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€öXXdÖXXdÖ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€')%A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌHARRY€WRIGHT€McCLURG,€€€€€€€€€€€)à àBLOUNT€GENERAL€SESSIONSÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9611„GS„00348Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€WILLIAM€R.€BREWERÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€VACATED€IN€PART€ANDÌANNIE€LOU€SMITH€McCLURG,€€€€€€€€)à àREMANDED€WITH€INSTRUCTIONSÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌCHARLES€œDUNGAN›,€œDungan›€&€œMeares›,€Maryville,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌPERRY€P.€PAINE,€JR.,€Paine,€œGarrett›€&€Bray,€Maryville,€for€Appel…lee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€is€a€divorce€action.€€No€issue€is€made€relating€to€theÏdivorce€itself.€€The€controversy€between€the€parties€relates€toÏthe€court's€division€of€the€marital€assets.€€Upon€consideration,Ïwe€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€failsÏto€Ô&  Ôprovide€for€an€equitable€division€of€property€between€theÏparties.€€Accordingly,€we€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€withÏinstructions.Ô'  ÔÌÌà àThe€appellant€states€her€issues€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àDid€the€court€err€in€awarding€the€plaintiff€all€ofÏthe€cash€assets€of€the€parties?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àDid€the€court€err€in€the€amount€of€periodic€alimonyÏawarded€to€the€defendant?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àDid€the€court€err€in€failing€to€award€the€defendantÏattorney's€fees€or€sufficient€property€from€whichÏto€pay€the€same?ÌÌÓÓÌà àThis€was€a€marriage€of€some€sixteen€years€duration.€€At€theÏtime€of€the€marriage,€the€appellee€(husband)€was€sixty„three€yearsÏof€age€and€the€appellant€(wife)€fifty„seven€years€of€age.€€DuringÏthe€marriage,€both€parties€had€regular€income,€however,€the€incomeÏof€the€husband€exceeded€that€of€the€wife.€€Both€parties€broughtÏseparate€properties€into€the€marriage.ÌÌà àIn€making€a€division€of€the€marital€property,€the€court€inÏits€memorandum€opinion€divided€the€property€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àWith€regard€to€the€parties€marital€property,€theÏmost€valuable€items€of€marital€property€are€the€enhancedÏvalues€of€the€separate€real€property€owned€by€the€par…ties€prior€to€the€marriage.€€There€are€other€items€ofÏmarital€property€which€consist€of€some€personal€propertyÏwhich€have€little,€if€any,€value€when€compared€to€theÏincreased€values€of€the€parties€real€estate.€€The€courtÏfinds€that€an€equitable€division€of€the€parties'€maritalÏassets€shall€be€that€each€party€shall€be€awarded€theÏincrease€in€value€of€his€or€her€separate€real€property,Ïfree€from€any€claim€of€the€other.€€Further,€each€partyÏshall€retain€all€personal€property€in€his€or€her€respec…tive€possessions€including€any€and€all€furniture€andÏfurnishings,€moneys,€and/or€bank€accounts.ÌÌÓÓÌà àSubsequent€to€the€entry€of€the€court's€final€judgment,€theÏwife€filed€a€motion€asking€the€court€to€amend€its€findings€and€toÍmake€additional€findings€relating€to€the€parties€cash€accounts,€aÏdebt€owed€to€them€by€a€third€party€and€various€other€items€ofÏpersonal€property.€€The€motion€to€alter€or€amend€was€overruled€inÏall€material€respects.€€The€court€made€additional€findings€asÏfollows:ÌÌÓÓà8 à...€The€court€does€find€that€at€the€time€of€the€marriageÏthe€defendant€[wife]€did€have€a€bank€account€which€wasÏher€separate€property.€€The€court€further€finds€that€theÏplaintiff€[husband]€had€separate€accounts€and€otherÏassets€which€were€substantially€greater€than€the€defen…dant's€at€the€time€of€the€marriage.€€The€court€furtherÏfinds€that€the€cash€in€the€banks€at€the€time€of€theÏseparation€was€a€marital€asset,€but€ò òòòbecause€of€theÏamount€of€greater€assets€brought€into€the€mar…riage€by€the€plaintiff€than€the€defendant€and€theÏgreater€amount€of€the€source€of€income€of€theÏplaintiff€than€the€defendant€during€the€marriage,Ïthat€an€equitable€division€of€this€cash€should€beÏin€favor€of€the€plaintiff€and€the€plaintiffÏshould€be€awarded€the€sameóóó ó.€{Emphasis€ours).ÌÌÓÓÌà àIt€is€well„settled€law€that€an€equitable€division€is€notÏnecessarily€an€equal€one.€€òòBarnhill€v.€Barnhillóó,€826€S.W.2d€443,Ï456€(Tenn.€App.€1991).€In€that€regard€this€court€in€òòBarnhillóóÏstated:Ì€ÌÓÓà8 àà àTrial€courts€are€afforded€wide€discretion€in€divid…ing€the€interests€of€parties€in€jointly€owned€property.ÏAccordingly,€the€trial€court's€distribution€will€beÏgiven€great€weight€on€appeal,€and€will€be€presumed€to€beÏcorrect€unless€we€find€the€preponderance€of€the€evidenceÏis€otherwise.€ÌÌ€òòIdóó.€At€449.ÌÌÌÓÓà àFurther,€our€review€of€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€aÏnon„jury€case€is€de€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness€unlessÏthe€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€Rule€13(d),€Tennessee€RulesÏof€Appellate€Procedure.€However,€no€presumption€attaches€to€con…clusions€of€law.€€òòAdams€v.€Dean€Roofing€Coóó.,€715€S.W.2d€341,€343Ï(Tenn.€App.€1986).ÌÌà àUpon€consideration€of€the€record,€we€are€of€the€opinion€thatÏthe€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÏinsofar€as€the€division€of€the€marital€assets€are€concerned.€€TheÏlegislature€enacted€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„121(c)€for€our€guidance€inÏmaking€an€equitable€division€of€marital€property.€€It€provides:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÓÓ(c)€€In€making€equitable€division€of€marital€property,Ïthe€court€shall€consider€all€relevant€factors€including:€ÌÓ ` Ü›XÓÌÓ` ܸ ™XÓ(1)€The€duration€of€the€marriage;€ÌÌ(2)€The€age,€physical€and€mental€health,€vocationalÏskills,€employability,€earning€capacity,€estate,€finan…cial€liabilities€and€financial€needs€of€each€of€theÏparties;€ÌÌ(3)€The€tangible€or€intangible€contribution€by€one€(1)Ïparty€to€the€education,€training€or€increased€earningÏpower€of€the€other€party;€ÌÌ(4)€The€relative€ability€of€each€party€for€future€acqui…sitions€of€capital€assets€and€income;€ÌÌ(5)€The€contribution€of€each€party€to€the€acquisition,Ïpreservation,€appreciation€or€dissipation€of€the€maritalÏor€separate€property,€including€the€contribution€of€aÏparty€to€the€marriage€as€homemaker,€wage€earner€orÏparent,€with€the€contribution€of€a€party€as€homemaker€orÏwage€earner€to€be€given€the€same€weight€if€each€partyÏhas€fulfilled€its€role;€ÌÌ(6)€The€value€of€the€separate€property€of€each€party;€ÌÌ(7)€The€estate€of€each€party€at€the€time€of€the€mar…riage;€ÌÌ(8)€The€economic€circumstances€of€each€party€at€the€timeÏthe€division€of€property€is€to€become€effective;€ÌÌ(9)€The€tax€consequences€to€each€party;€and€ÌÌ(10)€Such€other€factors€as€are€necessary€to€consider€theÏequities€of€the€parties.ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àWhile€we€agree€with€the€findings€of€the€trial€court€that€the€Ïcash€in€the€banks€at€the€time€of€the€separation€was€marital€prop…erty,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€court€placed€too€much€empha…sis€on€assets€brought€into€the€marriage€and€income€during€theÏmarriage.€€We€further€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€debt€œowed›€to€theÏparties€by€Bill€Garner€is€marital€property.€€The€cash€and€indebt…edness€owed€to€the€parties€is€a€classic€case€for€the€applicationÏof€the€doctrine€of€"transmutation."€€òòSeeóó€òòMcClelland€v.€McClellandóó,Ï873€S.W.2d€350€(Tenn.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€all€the€cash€assets€of€the€partiesÏat€the€time€of€their€separation,€including€$16,000.00€being€heldÏby€the€husband's€attorney€together€with€the€debt€owed€to€theÏparties€by€Bill€Garner€should€be€equally€divided€between€theÏparties.€€There€appears€to€be€no€substantial€dispute€between€theÏparties€as€to€valuations€placed€on€the€various€accounts€by€them…selves.€€Since,€however,€the€court€made€no€findings€respecting€theÏtotal€amount€of€cash€and€the€amount€of€the€indebtedness,€we€feelÏit€necessary€to€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€for€a€determi…nation€of€the€exact€amount€of€cash€and€the€amount€of€the€debt€owedÏby€Bill€Garner,€and€after€so€doing,€the€court€shall€make€an€equalÏdivision€thereof€as€of€the€date€of€the€court's€original€decreeÍtogether€with€any€interests€earned€on€the€accounts€since€thatÏdate.œ× ƒ+ ××  ×›ÌÌà àThe€remaining€issues€are€directed€toward€attorney's€fees€andÏalimony€and€as€such€are€interrelated€to€such€an€extent€that€weÏwill€deal€with€them€together.€€It€is€well„settled€that€the€amountÏof€alimony€and€attorney's€fees€to€be€awarded€in€a€divorce€suit€isÏlargely€in€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge€and€the€appellateÏcourts€will€not€interfere€except€upon€a€clear€showing€of€abuse€ofÏsuch€discretion.€œòòAaron€v.€Aaronóó,€909€S.W.2d€408€(Tenn.€1995).€›€TheÏallowance€of€alimony€is€a€discretionary€question€for€the€trialÏcourt,€and€the€appellate€courts€are€disinclined€to€review€theÏexercise€of€that€discretion€unless€its€exercise€was€clearly€erro…neous.€€òòHall€v.€Hallóó,€772€S.W.2d€432€(Tenn.€App.€1989).ÌÌà àIn€view€of€our€disposition€of€the€first€issue€relating€to€theÏdivision€of€marital€property,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€awardÏof€attorney's€fees€and€alimony€are€acceptable.€€We€find€no€abuseÍof€discretion€by€the€trial€court.€€Accordingly,€we€find€the€lastÏtwo€issues€to€be€without€merit.ÌÌà àThat€portion€of€the€trial€court's€final€judgment€awarding€allÏcash€assets€to€the€husband€is€vacated.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€theÏappellee€and€this€cause€if€remanded€to€the€trial€court€with€in…structions€and€entry€of€a€decree€consistent€with€this€opinion.ÌÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€Judgeà àà àà àà àÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€;"XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌHARRY€WRIGHT€McCLURG,€€€€€€€€€€€)à àBLOUNT€GENERAL€SESSIONSÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9611„GS„00348Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€WILLIAM€R.€BREWERÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€VACATED€IN€PART€ANDÌANNIE€LOU€SMITH€McCLURG,€€€€€€€€)à àREMANDED€WITH€INSTRUCTIONSÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏGeneral€Sessions€Court€of€Blount€County,€briefs€and€argument€ofÏcounsel.€€Upon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinionÏthat€there€was€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThat€portion€of€the€trial€court's€final€judgment€awarding€allÏcash€assets€to€the€husband€is€vacated.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€theÏappellee€and€this€cause€if€remanded€to€the€trial€court€with€in…structions€and€entry€of€a€decree€consistent€with€this€opinion.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM