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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ ` ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€ÐXXdÖdÈ7ÑÑ€ÑÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÔ€Ôò òÙ€!ÙßR€+-*A1-j|‘` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌJOE€LARRY€TURNBO,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àWayne€ChanceryÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à à€à àà à€€)à àNo.€8490Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àAppeal€No.ÌBRENDA€JANE€(THOMPSON)€TURNBO,)à à01A01„9307„CH„00314Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà à€€à à€€)ÌÌÌÓ  ÓIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€WAYNE€COUNTY,€TENNESSEEÌAT€WAYNESBOROÌÌHONORABLE€JIM€T.€HAMILTON,€JUDGEÌó óÌÌÓ  ÓMICHAEL€W.€BINKLEYÌ150€Second€Avenue,€N.ÌSuite€300ÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37219ÌATTORNEY€ON€APPEAL€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌDENNIS€PLUNKÌ404€W.€Main€StreetÌSavannah,€Tennessee€€38372ÌATTORNEY€AT€TRIAL€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌCLAUDIA€S.€JACKÌJack€&€Jack,€AttorneysÌ22€Public€SquareÌColumbia,€Tennessee€€38402„0827ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌTHOMAS€W.€HARDINÌ102€W.€7th€StreetÌColumbia,€Tennessee€38402ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÓ  Óò òœAFFIRMED›€AND€REMANDED.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌò òÌÌÌJOE€LARRY€TURNBO,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àWayne€ChanceryÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à à€à àà à€€)à àNo.€8490Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àAppeal€No.ÌBRENDA€JANE€(THOMPSON)€TURNBO,)à à01A01„9307„CH„00314Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà à€€à à€€)ÌÓ  Óó óÌÓÓÌòòÔ€„Ôò òà àOPINIONÌó óÔ€XÔóóÌÓ  Óà àThe€husband€appealed€from€a€judgment€granting€to€the€wife€an€absolute€divorce,€alimony€inÏfuturo,€and€division€of€marital€property.€€The€husband€also€complains€of€the€refusal€of€the€TrialÏJudge€to€recuse€himself€because€of€alleged€improprieties.ÌÌà àAfter€briefing€and€oral€argument,€this€Court€determined€that€the€record€was€inadequate€toÏresolve€the€recusal€issue€and€remanded€for€a€full€airing€of€the€facts€supporting€the€charges€ofÏimpropriety€and€whether€any€improper€conduct€affected€the€judgment.ÌÌà àThe€procedure€on€remand€did€not€result€in€a€full€airing€of€the€issues€stated€in€the€remand€orÏa€record€from€which€said€issues€might€be€justly€resolved€by€this€Court.ÌÌà àThe€supplemental€brief€of€the€husband€complains€of€various€rulings€of€the€Trial€JudgeÏregarding€discovery€in€preparation€for€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€remand.€€However,€during€theÏsecond€argument€before€this€Court,€counsel€for€the€husband€conceded€that€the€discovery€relatedÏonly€œto€recusal›€and€would€have€produced€no€evidence€relevant€to€the€correctness€of€the€judgmentÏrendered€by€the€Trial€Court.€Moreover,€counsel€for€both€parties€agreed€that€all€evidence€relevant€toÏthe€merits€of€the€appeal€is€present€in€the€record.ÌÌÌœÌà àSince€the€record€is€adequate€for€review€de€novo€and€decision€by€this€Court€upon€the€meritsÏof€the€case,€this€Court€has€determined€to€forego€a€resolution€of€the€issues€of€impropriety€and€leaveÏthem€for€resolution€by€tribunals€specially€charged€with€that€responsibility.€€This€procedure€wasÏproposed€during€oral€argument€and€no€objection€was€voiced€by€counsel.€€Ì›Ìà àœUpon€appeal€from€a€non€jury€judgment,€the€findings›€of€fact€and€law€œof€the€trial€judge€are›Ïreviewed€by€this€Court€de€novo€upon€the€record€T.R.A.P.€Rule€13(d).€€N.C.N.B.òò€€Union€CarbideÏCorporation€v.€Huddlestonóó,€Tenn.€1993,€854€S.W.2d€87;€òò€National€Bank€v.€Thrailkillóó,€Tenn.ÏApp.€1993,€856€S.W.2d€150.Ìœ›Ìà àThe€husband€presents€an€issue€as€to€the€division€of€marital€property.€€The€Trial€CourtÏawarded€the€wife€property€valued€by€the€husband€at€$60,150€and€cash€of€$185,000,€making€a€totalÏof€$245,150.€€Husband€has€filed€a€statement€of€marital€property€in€compliance€with€Rule€15€of€theÍRules€of€this€Court€which€is€appended€to€this€opinion€as€Exhibit€A.€€The€wife€has€not€filed€aÏcounter„statement,€but€does€discuss€certain€controverted€items,€particularly€the€husbandððsÏbusiness,€œTurnbo›€Express.€€The€husband€valued€his€business€at€minus€$151,803.€€His€accountantÏstated€its€book€value€was€$337,000€and€that€it€had€an€annual€income€of€$402,000.€€The€husbandÏhad€submitted€a€financial€statement€to€a€bank€stating€the€value€of€the€business€as€$500,000.€€TheÏfinding€of€the€Trial€Court€that€the€business€was€worth€$305,330€was€clearly€within€the€scope€of€theÏevidence€on€the€subject€and€is€approved€by€this€œCourt.›ÌÌà àAccording€to€values€stated€by€husband€on€his€Rule€15€Table,€of€the€assets€other€than€theÏbusiness,€$68,078€was€assigned€to€the€wife,€and€$61,532€was€assigned€to€the€husband.€€ThisÏdivision€is€approximately€equal,€slightly€favoring€the€wife.ÌÌà àThe€husband€argues€that€debts€should€be€considered€in€division€of€the€estate,€but€most€ofÏthe€debts€cited€are€debts€of€the€business€or€€lien€indebtedness€against€other€assets€which€reducedÏtheir€value€used€as€stated€on€the€Rule€15€Table.€€Moreover,€the€gross€disparity€between€the€incomeÏof€the€husband€and€wife€is€justification€for€placing€the€debt„paying€burden€on€the€husband.ÌÌà àHusband€argues€that€the€marital€estate€was€accumulated€through€his€efforts,€but€it€wasÏaccumulated€during€the€marriage€when€the€wife€was€caring€for€home€and€children€which€justifiesÏher€interest€in€the€accumulation.€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„121(c).ÌÌà àThe€husbandððs€third,€and€last€issue€complains€of€the€award€of€$1,500€per€month€alimony€inÏfuturo.€€€ÌÌà àThe€wife€testified:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€Q.à àMs.€Turnbo,€Iððve€handed€you€a€copy€of€your€affidavitÌà àà àof€income€and€expenses.€€To€the€best€of€your€knowledge€is€thisÌà àà àa€true€and€accurate€reflection€of€what€your€income€and€expensesÌà àà àis€at€the€current€time?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.à àYes,€maððam.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Q.à àDo€you€feel€that€you€are€operating€on€enough€Ìà àà àincome€now?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.à àNo.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Q.à àDoes€this€income€and€expense€affidavit€reflect€Ìà àà àwhat€you€have€been€forced€to€live€with€since€the€separation€Ìà àà àin€1989?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.à àYes.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Q.à àAnd€is€this€statement€of€assets€and€liabilities€correct€Ìà àà àto€the€best€of€your€knowledge?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.à àYes.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Q.à àMs.€Turnbo,€realizing€that€you€have€reflected€your€Ìà àà àcurrent€status€on€this€income€and€expenses,€what€do€you€think€Ìà àà àit€would€take€for€you€to€live€on€right€now€if€you€were€able€to€Ìà àà àpick€out€a€figure€that€would€allow€you€to€live€comfortably€as€Ìà àà àyou€did€before€the€separation?€€What€amount€do€you€think?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.à àTwo€thousand.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Q.€€€€A€month?ÌÌà àà à€€€€A.€à àUh„huh.ÌÓÓÌà àThere€was€no€cross€examination€œregarding€›€this€testimony€except€her€admission€of€$240€perÏmonth€wages€and€$500€per€month€child€support.€€She€was€not€asked€what€she€would€need€toÏmaintain€herself€and€child,€hence€the€child€support€is€not€a€suitable€credit€against€the€stated€$2,000Íneed.€€The€$240€per€month€earnings€might€be€a€proper€credit€against€the€$2,000€œneed.›€€If€so,€theÏproven€monthly€need€of€the€wife€is€$1,760.ÌÌà àThe€wifeððs€Sworn€Statement€of€Income€and€Expenses€indicates€a€lesser€need€than€$1,760Ïper€month,€but€the€wife€explained€that,€during€the€divorce€proceedings€she€was€obliged€to€live€on€aÏmuch€lower€standard€than€previously.ÌÌà àThe€husband€insists€that€œhis›€income€is€inadequate€to€pay€the€required€alimony,€but€hisÏstated€salary€from€his€business€is€not€his€only€income,€and€his€extensive€spending€for€luxuries€Ìbelies€his€plea€of€poverty.ÌÌà àœThe›€amount€of€alimony€œrests›€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€Trial€Court€which€will€notÏbe€disturbed€on€appeal€in€the€absence€of€a€clear€showing€of€erroneous€exercise€of€that€discretion.€ÏòòAbney€v.€Abneyóó,€61€Tenn.€App.€531,€456€S.W.2d€364€(1970);€òòCrouch€v.€Crouchóó,€53€Tenn.€App.Ï594,€385€S.W.2d€288€(1970).ÌœÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àThe›€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€theÍhusband.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€appropriate€further€proceedings.ÌÌÓ  Óò òœAFFIRMED›€AND€REMANDED.ó óÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà à€€€à à__________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODD,€PRESIDING€œJUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ›ÌCONCUR:Ì̛̜Ì______________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ______________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÔ€Ô