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($$   1  >>' dxdP Pd :"  AXV~ XXXAIc  XAXV~   Ad FILEDAXV~ X AIc  June29,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAh 1111'dxd,cAZ"Arial Regular 0!7yXXdd7  TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  XyXXXXyXXXy  >>  X XXXy8XX H>r8?@<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  r>HHH>>TINAKIRCHNERMONTZ,    )  HH `     h     )AppealNo. ` Plaintiff/CounterDefendant/  )01A019812CV00635  Ht8?@>.*jx ` `@E` 8ttxP tߛH ` Appellee,   h     )   `     h     )v. `     h     )    `     h     )DavidsonCircuitCHRISTIANANDREWMONTZ,  )    `     h     ) ` Defendant/CounterPlaintiff/  )    ` Appellant.   h     )   @ COURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@mm MIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLEAPPEALEDFROMTHECIRCUITCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTYATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEETHEHONORABLEMARIETTASHIPLEY,JUDGE.DAVIDH.HORNIK,222SecondAvenueNorthSuite350MNashville,Tennessee372011649 ` AttorneyforPlaintiff/CounterDefendant/AppelleeROSEMARYE.PHILLIPS429ChurchStreetP.O.Box590Goodlettsville,Tennessee370700590 ` AttorneyforDefendant/CounterPlaintiff/Appellant `     h     @rr#AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED `     h     HERSCHELP.FRANKS,JUDGECONCUR:GODDARD,P.J.SUSANO,J. ;779 Ї@&&MEMORANDUMOPINION4 6#  1         `  Inthisdivorceaction,thehusbandhasraisedtheseissuesonappeal:0 ` 0 ` (#` (#1.0 (# (#WhethertheCourterredinawardingcustodyoftheminor   childtothemother? (#(# 0 ` 0 ` (#` (#2.0 (# (#WhethertheCourterredinsettingchildsupport? (#(# 0 ` 0 ` (#` (#3.0 (# (#WhethertheCourterredinthedivisionofthedebt? (#(# 0 ` 0 ` (#` (#4.0 (# (#Whetherthecourterredinnotawardinghusbandsattorneys   fees? (#(#  `  ThepartiesweremarriedinOctoberof1994,andonechildwasborntothemarriageonSeptember21,1995.ThefatherinsiststhattheTrialCourterredinawardingcustodyofthechildtothemother. `  ThehusbandsattackonthewifescredibilityisbaseduponmisrepresentationsmadetotheCourt.Clearly,theTrialJudgewasconcernedabouttheconductofbothpartiesandtheirrepresentationstotheCourt.However,thebestinterestofthechildisthetestintheplacementofcustody,andtheTrialJudgesfactualdeterminationsfromthetestimonyofthewitnessesisentitledtodeferencebythisCourt,sincetheTrialJudgehadtheopportunitytoobserveandevaluateallofthepartiestestimony.Moreover,custodymaynotbeusedtopunishorrewardparents,butshouldbeutilizedtopromotethebestinterestofthechildbyplacementwiththeparent9.9>>:,:==;񛀛;;S;<s<eeGaskillv.Gaskill,936S.W.2d626(Tenn. )%% App.1996),andinawardingcustodyneitherparentistobemeasuredagainstastandardofperfection.Id.at106. -))  `  Inthiscase,theTrialCourtconsideredtheparentsbehaviorand /++ parentingskills,andconcludedthatthehusbandhadcreatedaclimateofphysicalandemotionalabuseduringthemarriage,5aswell56andtookintoaccount67as7hisattitudeastoparentalresponsibility,generally.Ultimately,theCourt,aftercarefullyanalyzingtheevidencerelatingtotheissueofcustody,said:0 ` 0 ` (#` (#TheCourtisboundbythefactorsindeterminingaparentingplanunderT.C.A.366411.Theprimaryfactorapplicableinthiscaseis(B)whichdiscussesthestrength,natureandstabilityofthechildsrelationshipwitheachparent,includingwhetheraparenthastakengreaterresponsibilityforperformingparentingresponsibilitiesrelatingtothedailyneedsofthechild,aswellasthecontinuityofthechildslife.Bothparentsclearlylovethechildandcansuccessfullycareforthechild,however,theCourtconsidersMs.Montztobetheprimarycaregiverasstatedin(E).  (# (# Whiletheevidencewasinconflictabouttherespectivefitnessoftheparents,theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthecustodyaward8as8beinginthebestinterestofthechild.T.R.A.P.Rule13(d).Also====seeWhitakerv.Whitaker,957 ` S.W.2d834(Tenn.App.1997). `  Asweunderstandthehusbandsnextissue,itiscontendedthattheTrialCourterredindeterminingthatthehusbandhadanaverageincomeof$2,500.00permonth,incalculatinghischildsupportobligation.Childsupportisproperlybasedontheearningcapacityofaparent,andtheevidenceinthisrecorddoesnotpreponderateagainsttheTrialJudgesfindingthatthehusbandsearningcapacitywasatleast$30,000.00peryear.Wefindnomeritinthisissue. `  Next,thehusbandarguesthattheCourterredinthedivisionofthemaritaldebt.Asapartofthemaritalsettlement,theCourthasdiscretioninallocatingindebtedness,aswellas4marital4assets.OuranalysisoftheobligationsofthepartiesdoesnotrevealanyinequitiesintheCourtsadjustmentofthemaritalindebtedness. `  Finally,thehusbandassignsaserror,theCourtsfailuretoawardhisattorneysfees,asrequested.Theawardofattorneysfeesisinthediscretionof 944 theTrialCourtindivorceactions.Kochv.Koch,874S.W.2d571(Tenn.App.  1993).Wefindnoabuseofdiscretion,intheTrialCourtdenyingthehusbandhisrequestedattorneysfee. `  ThecostoftheappealisassessedtoappellantandthecauseremandedtotheTrialCourt.Ӏ `     h  `     h     ________________________ `     h     HerschelP.Franks,J.CONCUR:___________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.___________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.