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ÔÔ€#ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ¸ ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€)°XXdÖXXdÖ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€')%A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCHRISTOPHER€BRIAN€MINNICH,€€€€€€)à àKNOX€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9612„CV„00384Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BILL€SWANNÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌNANCY€GRAVES€ROBERSON,€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌJEAN€MUNROE€and€LAURA€RULE€œHENDRICKS›,€Knoxville,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌœSCHARLETT›€A.€œBEATY›,€Knoxville,€for€AppelleeÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€œgrant…ing€joint›€custody€of€the€parties'€minor€œchildren€to€the€parties,Ïwith€the€husband€having€primary€residential€custody.›€€For€reasonsÏhereinafter€stated,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌÔ&  Ôà@ àò òPROCEDURAL€HISTORYó óÌÌà àThe€original€divorce€complaint€was€filed€in€this€case€onÔ'  ÔÏFebruary€23,€1994.€€An€answer€and€counter„complaint€œwere›€filed€onÏJune€2,€1994.€€An€answer€was€filed€to€the€counter„complaint€onÏJune€13,€1994.€€On€December€12,€1994,€an€agreed€order€was€filedÏdisposing€of€the€parties'€marital€assets.€€On€January€20,€œ1995,›Ïthe€wife€filed€a€motion€asking€the€court€to€set€child€and€spousalÏsupport€pending€final€disposition€of€the€case.€€On€February€24,Ï1995,€an€order€was€entered€reflecting€that€a€pretrial€conferenceÏwas€held.€€At€the€pretrial€conference,€the€trial€was€scheduled€forÏFebruary€13,€1995.€€The€pre„trial€order€recited€that:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à3.à àThe€parties€stipulated€that€they€shall€have€jointÏlegal€custody€of€their€three€minor€children,€withÏthe€husband€having€co„parenting€time€with€theÏchildren€in€excess€of€that€which€is€normally€conƒtemplated€by€the€guidelines.ÌÌÓÓÌà àOn€May€30,€1995,€the€court€entered€a€second€pre„trial€orderÏwhich€recited€the€following:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àThe€parties€shall€share€joint€legal€custody€ofÏtheir€minor€children€with€the€co„parenting€time€toÏbe€as€follows:€€The€husband€exercises€co„parentingÏtime€with€the€parties'€minor€children€beginning€onÏthe€first€Sunday€following€the€first€full€week€ofÏthe€month€at€1:00€p.m.€through€Tuesday€at€2:30€p.m.€ÏOn€the€remaining€three€weekends€of€the€month,€theÏhusband€exercises€co„parenting€time€with€the€par…ties'€minor€children€from€Saturday€at€10:00€a.mÏthrough€Tuesday€at€2:30€p.m.€€Each€party€will€haveÏthree€weeks€vacation€time€with€the€children€duringÏthe€summer.ÌÌÓÓÌà àA€final€hearing€was€held€on€January€2,€1996.€€In€the€finalÏjudgment€entered€thereafter,€both€parties€were€granted€a€divorce.€ÏThe€parties€were€awarded€joint€legal€custody€of€the€children.€€TheÏhusband€was€given€primary€residential€custody€with€the€wife€havingÏspecific€co„parenting€time€and€specific€visitation€privileges.€€AÍmotion€to€alter€or€amend€the€final€judgment€was€filed€by€the€wife.€ÏThe€motion€was€denied.€€This€appeal€resulted.ÌÌà@ àò òISSUESó óÌÌà àThe€wife€presents€the€following€issues€for€our€consideration:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àWhether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€byÏfinding€that€the€order€awarding€the€mother€primaryÏresidential€custody€was€not€a€final€order?ÌÌà8 àà àWhether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€byÏawarding€primary€residential€custody€to€[the]€father.ÌÓÓÌà àThe€husband€presents€the€following€additional€issue:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àWhether€the€court€erred€in€awarding€the€partiesÏjoint€legal€custody€of€their€three€children?ÌÌÓÓÌÔ€#&Ôà àSince€the€last€issue€of€the€appellant€and€the€issue€presentedÏby€the€appellee€are€basically€the€same,€we€will€consider€themÏtogether.ÌÌà@ àò òSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWó óÌÌà àWe€will€first€discuss€our€standard€of€review.€€Our€standardÏof€review€in€nonjury€cases€is€controlled€by€Rule€13(d),€TennesseeÏRules€of€Appellate€Procedure€i.e.,€"[œu]nless›€otherwise€required€byÏstatute,€review€of€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€in€civilÏactions€shall€be€de€novo€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,Ïaccompanied€by€a€presump‚tion€of€the€correctness€of€the€finding,Ïunless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise."Ô€#XÔÌœÌà@ àò òDISCUSSIONÌó ó›Ì€T.C.A.€ðð36„6„101€provides€as€follows:ÌÌò òÓÓà8 àà àDecree€for€custody€and€support€of€child€„ÏEnforcement€„€Juvenile€court€jurisdiction€„€Pre…sumption€of€parental€fitness€„€Educational€semi…nars.ó ó€ð"ð€(a)€(1)€€In€a€suit€for€annulment,€divorce€orÏseparate€maintenance,€where€the€custody€of€a€minor€childÏor€minor€children€is€a€question,€the€court€may,€...Ïaward€the€care,€custody€and€control€of€such€child€orÏchildren€to€either€of€the€parties€to€the€suit€or€to€bothÏparties€in€the€instance€of€joint€custody€or€sharedÏparenting,€...€as€the€welfare€and€interest€of€the€childÏor€children€may€demand,€and€the€court€may€decree€thatÏsuitable€support€be€made€by€the€natural€parents€or€thoseÏwho€stand€in€the€place€of€the€natural€parents€by€adop…tion.€Such€decree€shall€remain€within€the€control€of€theÍcourt€and€be€subject€to€such€changes€or€modification€asÏthe€exigencies€of€the€case€may€require.œ× ƒ+ ××  ×›ÌÌà8 àÌÓÓÌà à€We€have€examined€the€record€at€length€and€are€of€the€opinionÏthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€awardingÏjoint€custody€of€the€children€to€the€parties.€€The€court€expresslyÏfound€that€both€parents€were€suitable€parents€but€that€the€lifeÏstyle€of€the€husband€and€the€conditions€of€his€home€as€opposed€toÏthose€of€the€wife€dictated€that€it€was€in€the€best€interest€of€theÏchildren€that€primary€residential€custody€be€with€the€father.€€WeÏfind€no€error€on€the€part€of€the€trial€court€in€awarding€jointÏcustody.ÌÌà àIt€is€a€well„settled€principle€of€law€that€the€presumption€ofÏcorrectness€which€ordinarily€attaches€to€the€trial€judge's€find…ings€in€a€bench€trial€applies€to€issues€of€child€custody.€òòBah€v.ÏBahóó,€supra;€òòScarbrough€v.€Scarbroughóó,€752€S.W.2d€94€(Tenn.€App.Ï1988).€Additionally,€trial€courts€are€vested€with€wide€discretionÏin€matters€of€child€custody€and€reviewing€courts€will€not€inter…fere€except€upon€a€showing€of€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòGrant€v.ÏGrantóó,€39€Tenn.€App.€539,€286€S.W.2d€349€(1954).€T.C.A.€ðð€36„6„106Ïsets€forth€the€factors€that€the€trial€court€should€œconsider›€in€hisÏdetermination€of€custody.€€It€is€clear€from€the€memorandum€opinionÏof€the€trial€court€that€these€factors€were€duly€considered.€œ€We›Ïfind€no€abuse€of€discretion.ÌÌà àThe€first€issue€presented€by€the€wife€is€the€propriety€of€theÏtrial€œcourt's›€œ›œdetermination›€that€the€child€custody€order€of€MayÏ30,€1995,€was€not€a€final€order.€€The€appellant€argues€that€it€isÏa€well„settled€principle€of€law€that€where€a€decree€has€beenÏentered€awarding€custody€of€children,€the€issue€is€òòres€judicataóóÏand€will€not€be€œrelitigated›€as€to€the€facts€existing€at€the€timeÍof€its€pronouncement.€€òòWoodward€v.€Woodwardóó,€783€S.W.2d€188€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1989);€òòGriffin€v.€Stoneóó,€834€S.W.2d€300€(Tenn.€App€1992).€Ï"As€long€as€the€facts€remain€the€same€a€court€will€not€'revisit'Ïthe€issue€of€custody.€€Once€litigated,€the€question€of€custody€isÏ'final'€unless€and€until€there€has€been€a€material€and€substantialÏchange€of€circumstances."€œòòIdóó.›€€We€note,€however,€that€òòres€judicataóóÏapplies€only€to€final€judgments.€€"The€term€'òòres€judicataóó'€isÏdefined€as€a€'rule€that€a€òòfinal€judgmentóó€rendered€by€a€court€ofÏcompetent€jurisdiction€on€the€merits€is€conclusive€as€to€theÏrights€of€the€parties€and€their€privies,€and,€as€to€them,€consti…tutes€an€absolute€bar€to€a€subsequent€action€involving€the€sameÏclaim,€demand€or€cause€of€action€...€."€€òòRichardson€v.€TennesseeÏBoard€of€Dentistryóó,€913€S.W.2d€446€(Tenn.€1995).€€Thus,€as€to€thisÏissue,€the€dispositive€question€is€whether€the€May€30,€œ1995,€order›Ïwas€a€final€order€for€the€purposes€of€òòres€judicataóó.€€We€hold€thatÏit€was€not.€€Rule€54.02,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€isÏcontrolling€on€the€lack€of€finality€of€the€May€30,€1995,€order.€ÏThe€order€was€not€made€final€under€the€provisions€of€Rule€54.02Ïand€thus€was€subject€to€revision€at€any€time€before€all€the€claimsÏand€rights€of€the€parties€had€been€litigated.€€Obviously,€as€ofÍthe€date€of€the€order€in€question,€there€were€still€rights€of€theÏparties€to€be€adjudicated.€€We€find€no€merit€in€this€issue.ÌÌœà@ àò òCONCLUSIONó óÌÌ›à àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€caseÏis€remanded€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€Judgeà àà àÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€JudgeÌÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€{qXXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCHRISTOPHER€BRIAN€MINNICH,€€€€€€)à àKNOX€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9612„CV„00384Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BILL€SWANNÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌNANCY€GRAVES€ROBERSON,€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌ€Ìà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Knox€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÏUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€thatÏthere€was€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€caseÏis€remanded€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM