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ÔÔ€,ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ H ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÝ  Ý›ò òÓ  ÓœÞ ÞÌIN›€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌ„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌDAVID€MICHAEL€WILLIAMS,à àó óà à)Ìò òà àà àà àà àà àó óà à)à àSHELBY€CHANCERYÌà àPlaintiff\Counter„Defendantà à)Ìà àAppellantà àà àà àà à)à àÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌò òœÙ€ÙßR€/0.A1-j|¥ÿÞ- `€€@ÿRß›BETTY€JOAN€WILLIAMS,à àà àó ó)à àAppeal€No.€œ02A01›„9511„CH„00266Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant\Counter„Plaintiffà à)à àÌà àAppelleeà àà àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€SHELBY€COUNTYÌAT€MEMPHIS,€TENNESSEEÌTHE€HONORABLE€RUSSELL€FOWLER,€SPECIAL€CHANCELLORÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌÌò òWILLIAM€E.€FRIEDMANà àà àà àà àALICE€L.€œGALLAHER›Ìó ó1205€100€North€Main€Buildingà àà àà àA.€Wages€Law€FirmÌMemphis,€TN€38103à àà àà àà à8120€Highway€51€NorthÏ#7à àAttorney€for€Appellantà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€38119Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€for€AppelleeÌà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌò òAFFIRMED€IN€PART,ó óÌò òREVERSED€IN€PART,Ìand€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€H.€INMAN,€SENIOR€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌHOLLY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óÌÓÓà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÑ  ÑÌà àFailure€to€pay€ordered€child€support€generated€all€of€the€issues€in€this€case,Ïone€of€which€is€directed€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Chancery€Court€to€entertain€theÏpetition€for€contempt.Ìà àThe€appellee€filed€a€Title€IV„D€petition€for€child€support€in€the€Shelby€CountyÏJuvenile€Court€on€March€6,€1990.€€The€appellant€was€serving€in€the€United€StatesÏNavy€and€process€was€not€effected.Ìà àOn€April€17,€1990€the€appellant€filed€a€complaint€for€divorce€in€the€ShelbyÏCounty€Chancery€Court.€€The€appellee€filed€her€answer€and€counterclaim€onÏAugust€10,€1990,€seeking€a€divorce,€custody,€child€support€and€alimony.€€In€theÏmeantime,€on€July€6,€1990,€the€appellee€filed€another€petition€for€child€support€inÏthe€Juvenile€Court.€€Process€was€effected€and€a€hearing€was€held€on€SeptemberÏ19.€1990€resulting€in€an€order€entered€on€October€22,€1990€requiring€the€AppellantÏto€pay€$504.00€per€month€child€support.Ìà àA€final€divorce€decree€was€entered€in€Chancery€Court€on€September€17,Ï1991.€€By€agreement€of€the€parties€the€judgment€ordered€total€child€support€ofÏ$600.00€per€month,€plus€$25.00€monthly€on€arrearages€which€had€accrued€in€theÏJuvenile€Court.€€Stated€differently,€the€Chancery€judgment€simply€adopted€the€priorÏjudgment€of€the€juvenile€court€and€increased€the€award€by€$96.00€monthly,Ïpursuant€to€the€agreement€of€the€parties.Ìà àIncome€assignment€orders€were€issued€by€each€Court.€€The€NavyÏDepartment€remitted€$529.00€to€the€Juvenile€Court,€and€$32.24€to€the€ChanceryÏCourt,€the€maximum€aggregate€amount€deductible€from€appellantððs€militaryÏcompensation€according€to€federal€regulations.Ìà àThe€appellee€filed€a€petition€for€contempt€on€November€1,€1991€in€theÏChancery€Court,€alleging€that€the€amounts€remitted€by€the€Navy€Department€wereÏinsufficient€to€satisfy€the€Chancery€judgment.€€Service€of€process€was€not€effected;€aÏsecond€petition€was€filed€on€January€13,€1993€which€was€served€on€the€appellantÏon€July€13,€1993.Ìà àA€contempt€hearing€was€held€on€July€11,€1994.€€Appellant€was€held€inÏcontempt,€and€he€was€ordered€to€pay€arrearages€of€$5,102.64€within€six€months,Ïfailing€which€he€would€be€incarcerated.€€The€appellantððs€counter„petition€allegingÏlack€of€jurisdiction€of€the€Chancery€Court€was€dismissed,€and€he€was€ordered€to€payÏattorneyððs€fees€of€$2,000.00.Ìà àOur€review€of€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€theÏrecord€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€theÍfinding,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððóóÏ50„6„225(3)(2).€€òòStone€v.€City€of€McMinnville,€óó896€S.W.2d€584€(Tenn.€1991).€Ìà àThe€first€issue€is€whether€the€Chancery€Court€had€jurisdiction€to€entertain€theÏpetition€for€contempt.Ìà àòòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððóó€37„1„104(d)(1)€vests€the€Juvenile€Court€with€concurrentÏjurisdiction€with€the€Circuit€and€Chancery€Courts€to€order€support€for€minor€children.€ÏIt€is€then€provided€that:ÌÓÓÓ  Óà8 àà8 àð ð€.€.€.€in€any€judicial€district€.€.€.€in€which€a€court€by€contractÏis€the€agency€designated€to€provide€child€supportÏenforcement€pursuant€to€Title€IV„D€of€the€Social€SecurityÏAct,€and€if€a€judge€with€child€support€jurisdiction€.€.€.Ïagrees,€the€contracting€court€shall€have€jurisdiction€.€.€.€inÏwhich€an€application€is€made€for€assistance€in€obtainingÏsupport€.€.€.€Upon€application€being€made€.€.€.€theÏcontracting€court€shall€assume€jurisdiction€.€.€.ððÌÌÓÓà àOn€October€1,€1985€the€several€œCircuit›€œJudges›€and€œChancellors›€of€ShelbyÏCounty€contracted€with€the€Juvenile€Court,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àð ðUpon€evidence€being€presented€to€the€Circuit€orÏChancery€Court€that€an€Order€of€Support€has€beenÏentered€in€the€Juvenile€Court,€or€that€an€application€forÏchild€support€assistance€has€been€made€to€JuvenileÏCourt,€such€Circuit€or€Chancery€Judge€will€leave€suchÏcause€for€purposes€of€support€in€the€Juvenile€Court.€€TheÏCircuit€and€Chancery€Courts€shall€not€act€upon€anyÏoriginal€petition€for€support€in€a€matter€in€which€JuvenileÏCourt€has€assumed€jurisdiction€pursuant€to€thisÏagreement.ððÌÌà àÌÌÌà àThis€contract€further€provides€that:ÌÌà8 àà8 àð ðIt€is€the€intent€and€purpose€of€this€agreement€that€allÏchild€support€matters€in€which€the€custodian€of€a€childÏmakes€application€for€assistance€pursuant€to€Title€IV„D€ofÏthe€Social€Security€Act,€and€those€cases€in€whichÏsupport€rights€have€been€assigned€to€the€State€byÏrecipients€of€public€œassistance,›€be€dealt€with€in€JuvenileÏCourt,€and€that€as€to€all€other€matters€pertaining€to€ChildÏSupport,€jurisdiction€shall€continue€to€be€exercised€byÏthe€Circuit€or€Chancery€Court€which€had€originalÏjurisdiction.ððÌÌÓÓÓ  Óà àThe€appellant€does€not€contest€the€jurisdiction€of€Chancery€Court€to€enter€theÏdivorce€decree€and€decide€questions€of€custody;€he€argues€that€the€contempt€issueÏcan€only€be€adjudicated€in€Juvenile€Court€which,€he€argues,€took€jurisdiction€oneÏyear€before€the€divorce€case€was€heard.Ìà àWe€do€not€agree.€€The€Chancery€Court€action€was€filed€earlier€than€theÏJuvenile€Court€petition;€the€latter€served€its€ordained€purpose€and€functionedÏpromptly€in€aid€of€the€children.€€But€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Chancery€Court€was€notÏthereby€ousted,€because€the€contract€between€the€respective€courts€provides€that€inÏall€Title€IV„D€child€support€cases€jurisdiction€shall€continue€to€be€exercised€by€theÏChancery€Court€which€had€original€jurisdiction.€€The€issue€of€jurisdiction€is€decidedÏadversely€to€the€appellant.Ìà àThe€appellant€is€on€active€duty€with€the€United€States€Navy.€€His€currentÏmonthly€gross€income€is€$2,581.00.€€He€has€remarried€and€has€a€child€by€hisÏsecond€wife,€who€is€unemployed.€€He€testified€that€he€has€no€funds€with€which€toÏpay€the€arrearage,€and€thus€is€œcast›€in€the€position€of€being€required€to€do€theÏimpossible.€€Because€he€is€stationed€aboard€ship,€he€is€unable€to€take€a€secondÍjob.€€He€argues€that€incarceration€will€serve€no€purpose€other€than€to€destroy€hisÏnaval€career.Ìà àThere€is€little€doubt€that€the€appellant€has€not€shouldered€his€responsibility€toÏhis€children€and€former€wife.€€His€failure€to€honor€his€legal€and€natural€duty€cannotÏbe€condoned,€but€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€we€think€incarceration,Ïalbeit€delayed,€would€be€counter„productive,€and€the€finding€of€contempt€isÏaccordingly€vacated.€€The€interests€of€the€appellee€and€the€children€will€be€betterÏserved€if€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€with€instructions€to€increase€theÏordered€support€to€$800.00€per€month€effective€December€1,€1996€with€anÏappropriate€assignment€of€income€directed€to€the€Navy€Department.€€Ìà àWe€affirm€the€award€of€attorney€fees€and€tax€all€costs€to€the€appellant.€€TheÏcase€is€remanded€for€all€appropriate€purposes.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌAlan€E.€œHighers›,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌHolly€œLillard›,€JudgeÌÇÑ7€rXXdðXXdð7ÑÓ  Óà àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌ„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÌó óÌò òDAVID€MICHAEL€WILLIAMS,à àó óà à)Ìò òà àà àà àà àà àó óà à)à àSHELBY€CHANCERYÌà àPlaintiff\Counter„Defendantà à)Ìà àAppellantà àà àà àà à)à àÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌò òBETTY€JOAN€WILLIAMS,à àà àó ó)à àAppeal€No.€œ02A01›„9511„CH„00266Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant\Counter„Plaintiffà à)à àÌà àAppelleeà àà àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌÓÓ________________________________________________________________Ìà@ àò òJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€TÌó ó________________________________________________________________ÌÌà àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€regularly€heard€and€considered€by€this€Court,€andÏfor€the€reasons€stated€in€the€Opinion€of€this€Court,€of€even€date,€it€is€Ordered:Ìà àÌà à1.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€part,€reversed€in€part,€and€theÏcase€is€remanded€with€instructions€as€provided€in€the€Opinion€of€this€Court.Ìà à2.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€appellant,€for€which€executionÏmay€issue€if€necessary.Ìà àÌà àENTER:ÌÓÓà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÓÓÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àAlan€E.€œHighers›,€JudgeÌÌœÔ% € ÔÌ›Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àœ›à àà àHolly€œLillard›,€Judge