ÿWPCv$ …4Vj 0(y¡w@© 0Jé 0T3 0^‡ 0hå 0rM 0|¿ 0†; 0Á UBQ %“ 1u™ 0d U6r B¨ B)Å DCî AM1 U*~ ¨ D3×öÏ 0@\4œv~ÐvÓN 0l!" 0D" AOÑ"Æ # 0Dæ# D/*$ BY$·‚^!ÔøÔô3|x~($¡¡ ghEijn oDpPqDrsÓ€2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô<þ6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX  ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ< Œ 9p`(Courier New d% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd€-&Cþÿ << Gÿÿ< Œ 9p`(Arial Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÔ€(ÔÔ€(ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€(XÔÌÌò òNovember€18,€1996ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€(ôÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó$$$$'ÿÿdxd Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒg$Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€#ôÔThe€Trial€Court€inappropriately€added€a€provision€that€the€alimonyÏà0 àwould€not€exceed€the€wifeððs€life€expectancy€of€36€years,€since€the€awardÏis€for€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.€€On€remand,€this€limitation€will€be€deleted.ÌÌ ÅÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒg$Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€#ôÔ(A)€The€relative€earning€capacity,€obligations,€needs,€and€financialÏà0 àresources€of€each€party,€including€income€from€pension,€profit€sharingÏor€retirement€plans€and€all€other€sources;Ìà à(B)€The€relative€education€and€training€of€each€party,€the€ability€andÏà0 àopportunity€of€each€party€to€secure€such€education€and€training,€and€theÏnecessity€of€a€party€to€secure€further€education€and€training€to€improveÏsuch€partyððs€earning€capacity€to€a€reasonable€level;Ìà àðð€The€duration€of€the€marriage;Ìà à(D)€The€age€and€mental€condition€of€the€party;Ìà à(E)€The€physical€condition€of€each€party;€including,€but€not€limited€to,€à0 àphysical€disability€or€incapacity€due€to€a€chronic€debilitating€disease;Ìà à(F)€The€extent€to€which€it€would€be€undesirable€for€a€party€to€seekÏà0 àemployment€outside€the€home€because€such€party€will€be€custodian€of€aÏminor€child€of€the€marriage;Ìà à(G)€The€separate€assets€of€each€party,€both€real€and€personal,€tangible€à0 àand€intangible;Ìà à(H)€The€provisions€made€with€regard€to€the€marital€property€as€definedÏà0 àin€36„4„121;Ìà à(I)€The€standard€of€living€of€the€parties€established€during€the€Ìà0 àmarriage;Ìà à(J)€The€extent€to€which€each€party€has€made€such€tangible€or€intangible€à0 àcontributions€to€the€marriage€as€monetary€and€homemaker€contributions,€andÏtangible€and€intangible€contributions€by€a€party€to€the€education,€training€orÏincreased€power€of€the€other€party;Ìà à(K)€The€relative€fault€of€the€parties€in€cases€where€the€court,€in€itsÏà0 àdiscretion,€deems€it€appropriate€to€do€so;€and€Ìà à(L)€Such€other€factors,€including€the€tax€consequences€to€each€party,€as€à0 àare€necessary€to€consider€the€equities€between€the€parties.Ì("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò *Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒg$Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€#ôÔUnder€the€court€order,€the€wife€will€be€going€from€a€monthly€jointÏà0 àincome€of€almost€$3,500.00€to€a€single€income€of€$910.00.€€With€alimonyÏset€at€$850.00,€she€will€have€an€income€of€$1,760.00€per€month,€whichÏapproximates€the€situation€she€was€in€during€their€marriage.€€AppellantÏhusband€goes€from€a€monthly€joint€income€of€$3,500.00€to€a€single€incomeÏof€almost€$3,000.00.€€ÌÌPtPtHHøHÿöÿòV,(ühhØ hd'0ÿÎÿºF ® Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  BA Op Geneva ÒÒ  BA Op Geneva Ò((3úÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÒ Ü ÒÒ ° ÒÑ ý ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€¿çXXdÈdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€')&;+'h|` Å `€€Lß›€€€€à@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OFÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àEASTERN€SECTIONÌó óÌÌÌÌÌœRHONDA›€REAGAN,à àà àà àà à)€C/A€NO.€03A01„9605„CV„00179Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àAppellee,à àà àà à)€BLOUNT€LAWÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€HON.€W.€DALE€YOUNG,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€JUDGEÌœJOHN›€REAGAN,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àœ)€AFFIRMED€AS›Ìà àà àAppellant.à àà àœ)€MODIFIED›ÌÌÌÌÌÌMARTHA€MEARES,€Maryville,€and€JOHN€E.€McDONALD,€JOYCE,€MEREDITH,ÏFLITCROFT€&€NORMAND,€Oak€Ridge,€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌROBERT€N.€GODDARD,€GODDARD€&€GAMBLE,€Maryville,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÌÌà@ àòòÌÓÓóóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àFranks.€J.ÌÌà àà àIn€this€divorce€action,€the€husband€questions€theÏnature€and€extent€of€the€alimony€awards€made€to€the€wife.Ìà àà àThe€parties€were€married€in€1975.€€At€the€time€ofÏtheir€marriage,€the€wife€had€a€son,€and€œa›€son€was€born€to€theÍparties.€€At€the€time€of€the€divorce,€the€child€of€the€marriageÏwas€19,€the€husband€41,€and€the€wife€39.Ìà àà àThe€husband€is€employed€by€Lockheed€Martin€and€had€aÏnet€income€of€$2,972.49€per€month.€€The€wife€is€employed€byÏMaryville€College.€€She€went€from€part„time€to€full„time€workÏafter€the€parties€separated.€€œHer›€net€income€œis›€$910.00€perÏmonth.€€Her€job€allows€her€sons€to€attend€college€without€payingÏtuition€and€she€is€also€eligible€for€that€program.€€€Ìà àà àThe€Trial€Court€found€that€the€husband€was€notÏcredible€regarding€the€nature€of€his€relationship€with€a€co„worker€and€had€been€guilty€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€TheÏJudge€concluded€that€the€wife€will€be€œð ðdramatically›€economicallyÏdisadvantaged€relative€to€the€œhusbandð ð›€and€that€the€wife€can€notÏbe€rehabilitated€due€to€her€age€and€other€factors.€€While€bothÏparties€were€high€school€graduates,€the€training€œand€experienceÏof›€the€husband€œwere›€far€superior€to€that€of€the€wife.€€Ìà àà àThe€partiesðð€assets€and€liabilities€were€divided€inÏthe€following€œmanner:€›€œthe›€marital€residence€with€œequity€ofÏ$119,000.00€was›€awarded€to€the€wife.€€Both€parties€were€requiredÏto€continue€to€pay€the€$64,000.00€mortgage€in€the€amount€ofÏ$734.00€per€month.€The€husbandððs€retirement€of€$872.74€perÏmonth,€payable€at€age€65,€was€divided€between€the€parties.€€TheÏhusband€œis€required€to€pay›€a€K„25€loan€in€the€amount€ofÏ$4,300.00,€and€a€Master€Card€account€in€the€amount€of€œ$3,600.00.€ÍThe›€wife€œis€to€pay›€a€Sears€charge€account€of€$1,000.00.Ìà àà àThe€Trial€Court€set€periodic€alimony€at€$850€perÏmonth,€to€terminate€upon€remarriage,€or€the€death€of€eitherÏparty.œ× ƒ+ ××  ×›€€When€the€husband€begins€receiving€his€retirement,€theÏperiodic€alimony€will€be€reduced€by€the€amount€of€the€retirementÏaccount€payment€to€the€wife.€€The€Court€made€œfurther›€provisionÏto€increase€the€alimony€award€at€the€end€of€each€five€years€byÏthe€amount€of€increase€in€the€Consumer€Price€Index.€€Ìà àà àThe€husband€urges€the€Court€to€examine€the€wifeððsÏmonthly€expenses,€as€listed€in€her€affidavit€and€modified€byÏtestimony€showing€that€some€expenses€were€for€the€partiesðð€son.€ÏThese€expenses€total€œ$1,126.70.€€It€is›€urged€that€since€theÏperiodic€alimony€was€set€at€$850.00,€œthe€award€is€excessive.›Ìà àà àThe€husband€also€argues€that€the€marital€residence€isÏmuch€larger€than€the€wife€needs.€€The€marital€residence€is€aÏhome€of€3,000€square€feet€with€four€bedrooms€and€two€baths.€€ItÏis€located€on€6.8€acres€in€Blount€County.€€He€notes€thatÏalthough€their€son€lives€with€her,€the€son€is€not€a€minor€forÏwhom€he€is€obligated€to€provide€any€support.€€He€would€have€theÏCourt€order€the€property€sold.€€Even€if€the€majority€of€theÏequity€was€awarded€to€the€wife,€he€argues€that€he€would€preferÍthis€result€to€being€burdened€with€the€mortgage€payment.Ìà àà àAlimony€is€determined€œupon€consideration€of›€theÏfactors€œin›€T.C.A.€ðð36„5„101.œ× ƒ, ××  ×›€€The€Trial€Courtððs€award€ofÏalimony€will€not€be€€disturbed€on€appeal,€absent€an€abuse€ofÏdiscretion.€€òòCrouch€v.€Crouchóó,€385€S.W.2d€288,€53€Tenn.€App.€594Ï(1964).Ìà àà àœTaking€into€account€the€factors€set€forth€in€theÏstatute,€the›€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€TrialÏCourtððs€finding€that€the€wife€will€be€dramatically€economicallyÏœdisadvantaged.€€T.R.A.P.€Rule€13(d).›€€The€record€shows€that€sheÏis€working€in€a€secretarial€position€with€little€chance€forÍadvancement€because€of€her€lack€of€computer€skills.€€AlthoughÏher€tuition€would€be€waived€at€Maryville€College,€the€CollegeÏdoes€not€offer€vocational€training€and€is€in€the€process€ofÏclosing€its€evening€school.€€In€addition,€she€suffers€fromÏhealth€problems€œwhich›€affect€her€stamina.€€The€Trial€Court€didÏnot€err€by€not€making€the€alimony€rehabilitative.€€òòCranford€v.ÏCranfordóó,€772€S.W.2d€48€(Tenn.€App.€1989).Ìà àà àThe€Court€did€not€err€in€assessing€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.€ÏThe€wifeððs€affidavit€is€a€very€conservative€estimate€of€herÏexpenses.€€The€award€of€alimony€brings€the€parties€closer€to€theÏfinancial€positions€they€held€during€the€marriage.œ× ƒ. ××  ×›€€The€husbandÏhas€the€ability€to€pay,€òòKincaid€v.€Kincaidóó,€912€S.W.2d€140Ï(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€The€award€of€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€is€justified,Ïboth€as€to€accommodate€her€needs€and€to€assure€that€her€standardÏof€living€does€not€drastically€drop.€€òòAaron€v.€Aaronóó,€909€S.W.2dÏ408€(Tenn.€œ1995).›€€Ìà àà àIn€the€well„reasoned€opinion€of€œòòCranfordóó,›€Judge€KochÏsummarized€the€basis€and€rationale€for€an€alimony€award€thus:€€ÌÓÓà0 àà0 àThere€are€no€hard€and€fast€rules€for€determining€theÏextent€of€a€personððs€obligation€to€support€a€formerÏspouse.€€òòStone€v.€Stoneóó,€56€Tenn.€App.€607,€615„16€409ÍS.W.2d€388,€392„93€(1966);€òòWaldon€v.€Walden,€óó13€Tenn.ÏApp.€337,€344€(1930).€€The€decision€is€factuallyÏdriven€and€calls€for€a€careful€balancing€of€numerousÏfactors,€including€those€listed€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð36„5„101(d)€(Supp.€1988).€€Accordingly,€appellateÏcourts€give€wide€latitude€to€a€trial€courtððs€alimonyÏand€maintenance€decisions.ÌÌà0 àà0 à.€.€.€ÌÌà0 àà0 àà àWhile€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„5„101(d)€authorizesÏthe€courts€to€consider€many€factors,€the€real€need€ofÏthe€spouse€seeking€the€support€is€the€single€mostÏimportant€factor.€€òòLancaster€v.€Lancasteróó,€671€S.W.2dÏ501,€503€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1984).€€In€addition€to€theÏneed€of€the€disadvantaged€spouse,€the€courts€mostÏoften€consider€the€ability€of€the€obligor€spouse€toÏprovide€support.€€òòFisher€v.€Fisheróó,€648€S.W.2d€244,Ï246„47€(Tenn.€1983);€òòBarker€v.€Barkeróó,€671€S.W.2d€843,Ï847€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1984);€òòAleshire€v.€Aleshireóó,€642ÏS.W.2d€729,€733€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1981).ÌÌœà àà àÓÓWe›€do€œconclude,›€however,€the€Court€abused€itsÏdiscretion€in€requiring€the€husband€to€pay€one„half€of€the€houseÏpayments,€under€the€theory€that€one„half€of€the€œequity€in€theÏhouse›€was€awarded€as€a€property€settlement,€and€the€other€halfÏas€alimony€òòin€solidoóó.€€The€œeffect›€of€the€Judgeððs€action€is€a€feeÏsimple€award€of€the€marital€residence€to€the€wife,€and€weÏconclude€that€she€should€have€the€œresponsibilty›€for€paying€theÏentire€mortgage€œthereon,€and€the€ordered€payment€in€the€natureÏof€alimony€would€render€the€total€alimony€award€excessive.›Ìà àà àœThere€is€a€paucity›€of€authority€on€the€issue€of€œanyÏincrease€in€the›€cost€of€living€impact€on€alimony€awards.€€InÏœòòParker€v.€Parkeróó,›€œ497€S.W.2d€572€(Tenn.€1973),€the›€œChancellorÏhad›€set€child€support€at€$225.00€a€month,€with€an€increase€everyÍJuly€of€$3.75.€€This€increase€was€to€reflect€the€cost€of€living.€ÏThe€Supreme€Court€rejected€the€cost€of€living€increases,€saying:ÌÓÓà0 àà0 àSince€the€court€under€the€express€authority€of€SectionÏ36„820,€T.C.A.,€may€increase€or€decrease€the€allowanceÏon€cause€being€shown,€the€annual€increases€provided€inÏthe€decree€should€not€now€be€ordered.€€The€courtÏcannot€at€this€time€know€or€with€accuracy€predictÏwhether€the€cost€of€living€will€increase€or€the€amountÏof€increase€that€may€œoccur.›ÌÌÓÓà àà àœThe›€law€requires€that€alimony€be€set€at€ð ðsome€definiteÏamount€or€amounts€to€be€paid€in€monthly,€semi„monthly€or€weeklyÏinstallments.€.€.€.ð ð€T.C.A.€œðð36„5„101(a)(2)(A).€€òòFranklin€v.ÏFranklinóó,€746€S.W.2d€715€(Tenn.€1987).›€€The€statute€also€statesÏthat€ð ðthe€court€may€decree€an€increase€or€decrease€of€suchÏallowance€only€upon€a€showing€of€a€substantial€and€materialÏchange€of€circumstances.ð ð€€T.C.A.€ðð36„5„101(a)(1).Ìà àà àWe€conclude€in€was€inappropriate€for€the€Trial€JudgeÏto€award€a€cost€of€living€payment€òòin€futuro.óó€€Ìà àà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€as€modifiedÏherein,€and€remand€with€the€cost€of€the€appeal€assessed€one„halfÏto€each€party.ÌÓÓÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà à___________________________à àà àà àà àà àà àà àHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌWilliam€H.€Inman,€Sr.J.ÌÌ