WPC~ # VUFa % 0@4 n w@   0J 0TO 0^ 0h 0ri 0| 0W 0 1um U, 0dU,rU6 BB)DC AM]U* D3Av~H 0@v AO( 0D D/2 BaHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 <Q 9Z .Courier New RegularX($    }  3|x&<6X9`("Courier 10cpiXXx6X@8;X@ DDPDӀ2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Courier New d% Line 7 d&&&&7Border 1dd-'C << G<  9p`(Arial%%%%'dxd 7 !  #d#$     ))   YYY FILED)X May24,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.)AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@("$    Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &##Xd&###Xd#$            \RA'\7ٽXXdXXd7L(+';+'h|`  `Lߛ@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSSHERRYRENEEVAUGHN,) HAMBLENCHANCERỲ) C.A.NO.03A019601CH00026̀)̀Appellee)̀)̀)̀)̀)̀)vs.) HON.DENNISH.INMAǸ) CHANCELLOR̀)̀)̀)̀)̀)ANNMARIEVAUGHN,) APPEALDISMISSEDREMANDED̀)̀Appellant)JANICEH.SNIDER,Morristown,forappellant.CLINTONR.ANDERSON,Morristown,forappellee.@ OPINION McMurray,J. Thisisachildcustodycase.Thenaturalmotherandthestepmotherofthechildinquestionarethecontendingparties.Thechild'sfatherisdeceased.Afterabenchtrial,thecourtdecreedtemporarycustodytothestepmotherandorderedeachpartytosubmittocounselingthroughCherokeeHealthSystems.Hefurtherdirectedthatthechildreceivecounseling. Theappellant,thenaturalmother,arguesbeforethiscourtthatthecourtwasinerrorinplacingthechildinthecustodyofthestepmotherusingthe"bestinterestofthechild"testandwithoutmakingadeterminationthatthenaturalmotherwasanunfitparent.Theremaybesomemeritintheappellant'sargument.SeeBondv.McKenzie,896S.W.2d546(Tenn.1995)andthecasesthereincited.Weareunabletoaddresstheissue,however,becausethejudgmentfromwhichthisappealistakenisnotafinaljudgmentgivingrisetoanappealasofright.SeeRule3,T.R.A.P.Itisclearfromthetrialcourt'smemorandumopinionandorderenteredthereonthatheconsideredtheordertobeinterlocutorywithareconsiderationofthequestiontotakeplaceafterallpartieshadundergonecounseling.Thecourtnotedinthememorandumopinionthat"[the]courtshouldadvisethatatleastonegoalofthiscounseling,apartfromtheattentiondeficitdisorder,istodetermineifitwillbefeasiblewithintheforeseeablefuturetoentrustcustodyofthischildtothebiologicalmother." Whileweareatlibertytoconsiderthecaseasaninterlocutoryappeal,wedeclinetodoso.Custodyarrangementsareamongthemostprofoundlyimportantdecisionsthatcourtsmake.Theyarefactuallydrivenandrequireacarefulbalancingofmanyfactors.Rogerov.Pitt,759S.W.2d109,112(Tenn.1988);Hollowayv.Bradley,190Tenn.565,571,230S.W.2d1003,1006(1950).Theyarebestmadefollowingahearingduringwhichthetrialcourthastheopportunitytoviewthepartiesandtodeterminetheircomparativefitnessfirsthand. Forreasonsstated,wedismissthisappeal.Costsaretaxedtotheappellantandthiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforthecollectionthereof. ______________________________̀DonT.McMurray,J.CONCUR:___________________________________HoustonM.Goddard,PresidingJudge___________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.̜  7?XXdXXd7@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSSHERRYRENEEVAUGHN,) HAMBLENCHANCERỲ) C.A.NO.03A019601CH00026̀)̀Appellee)̀)̀)̀)̀)̀)vs.) HON.DENNISH.INMAǸ) CHANCELLOR̀)̀)̀)̀)̀)ANNMARIEVAUGHN,) APPEALDISMISSEDREMANDED̀)̀Appellant)̛@ ORDER  ThisappealcameontobeheardupontherecordfromtheChanceryCourtofHamblenCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel.Uponconsiderationthereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatthisappealisprematureforlackofafinaljudgment. Accordingly,wedismissthisappeal.Costsaretaxedtotheappellantandthiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforthecollectionthereof.̀PERCURIAM̛