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AMd U*  Bv~v D3p 0@ AO2 0D D/< BkU!3|x|($ hiDjkӀwxUyUzD{|E&@FZ 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular2 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)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d 7Border 1dd-!C << G<  9p`(Arial  !  #d#  ##   YYY FILED#X October1,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk  d  !#d#  ##   YYY FILED#X October1,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .         \RA'\7XXdd7L"$!;+'h|`  `Lߛ@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ EASTERNSECTION SUSANRENEEWRIGHTWILLIAMSON,)C/ANO.03A019602DR00073      ) PlaintiffAppellant, )BLOUNTGENERALSESSIONS      )v.      )HON.WILLIAMR.BREWER,JR.,      )JUDGEJOHNHOUSTONWILLIAMSON,  )      )MODIFIEDAND DefendantAppellee.  )REMANDEDPERRYP.PAINE,JR.,PAINE,GARRETT&BRAY,Maryville,forPlaintiffAppellant.JERRYG.CUNNINGHAM,KIZER&BLACK,Maryville,forDefendantAppellee.@ OPINION @         Franks.J.  InthisdivorceactiontheTrialCourtawarded toeachpartyanabsolutedivorcefromtheotheronthegroundsofinappropriatemaritalconduct. TheCourtawardedthecustodyofthepartiestwominorchildrentothemother,orderedthefathertopaychildsupportbasedupontheguidelines,andindividingthepartiesmaritalestateconcludedthattheirhomewasagiftfromthehusbandsparentstohimalone,andthereforeseparateproperty.Fromthislatterdetermination,thewifehasappealed.  TheTrialCourtfound:0 0 Theparties,atthetimeoftheirmarriage,livedinaresidencetitledtotheDefendantsfather.Thepartiespaidnorentandnopropertytaxesontheresidencethroughouttheirmarriage.Approximatelytwo(2)yearsagotheDefendantsfathercausedtheresidencetobetitledtotheparties...Itistheplaintiffscontentionthattheresidencewasagifttoboththepartiesandthereforeanequitabledivisionoftheresidenceshouldbeanequalone.ItistheDefendantscontentionthattheresidencewasagiftonlytotheDefendantandthatthePlaintiffisnotentitledtoanyshareoftheresidence.TheCourtfindsthattheproofonthisissuepreponderatesinfavoroftheDefendant.  Weconcludetheevidencepreponderatesagainstthisfindingoffact.T.R.A.P.Rule13(d).  Thehusbandsparents,bywarrantydeed,deededthepropertytothehusbandandwifeastenantsbytheentirety,thedeedrecitingthestandardconsiderationof$1.00andothergoodandvaluableconsideration.Thehusbandsfathertestifiedthatheplacedthewifesnameonthedeed asamatterofconvenience ,explainingthepurposewastoenablethepartiestoborrowmoneyandforinsurancepurposes,andfurther͜explainedthathedidntwanthertohaveanyofthepropertybecauseof thewayshedone,thelifeshelived ,whichhesaidhebecameawareofafterhedeededtheproperty.  Therecordestablishesthatwhilethepartiesdidnotpayanymoniesforthepropertyorpaytaxes,theyhaveexpendedmoniesimprovingtheproperty.T.C.A.364121defines maritalproperty as allrealandpersonalproperty,bothtangibleandintangible,acquiredbyeitherorbothspousesduringthecourseofthemarriage... (1)(A).Separatepropertyisdefinedinpertinentpartas propertyacquiredbyaspouseatanytimebygift,bequest,devise,ordescent (2)(D).  Theacquisitionofthispropertywasbygift.However,thegiftwasto bothspousesduringthecourseofthemarriage .Unlessadeedisambiguous,theintentionofthegrantoristobedeterminedfromthefourcornersofhisdeed,Bennettv.Langham,214Tenn.674,383S.W.2d16(1964).Therecordestablishesnobasistoconstruethedeedasitscleartermsestablishaconveyanceofthehometobothparties.ϜTakingintoaccountrelevantcircumstnacessetforthinT.C.A.364121,C110,wefindthatasamatterofequity,thisϜmaritalpropertyshouldbeequallydividedbetweentheparties.Ifthepartiescannototherwiseagree,thepropertywillbesoldandtheproceedswillbedividedbetweentheparties.  WeremandtotheTrialCourttoenteranordermodifyingthejudgmentinaccordancewiththisopinion.Thecostsoftheappealareassessedtoappellee.      ________________________      HerschelP.Franks,J.CONCUR:___________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.̜___________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.  ќ@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEESUSANRENEEWRIGHTWILLIAMSON,)C/ANO.03A019602DR00073      )BLOUNTCO.GENERALSESSIONSCOURTJ"&;+'b|`  `@J  PlaintiffAppellant,)      )      )      )v.      )      )      )      )      )JOHNHOUSTONWILLIAMSON,  )      )HONORABLEWILLIAMR.BREWER,JR.,  DefendantAppellee. )JUDGE   @  CONCURRINGOPINIONX  IagreewholeheartedlywithJudgeFranksopinion.Iconcurthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthetrialcourtsdeterminationthatthedeedinthiscase wasagiftonlytothe[husband].Onthecontrary,theevidenceclearlypreponderatesinfavorofafindingthattheconveyancewasagifttobothparties.Furthermore,itseemscleartomethatthedeededpropertyismaritalproperty.Ibelieveitisequitableinthiscasetodividethispropertyequally.IwriteseparatelytoexplainwhyIdonotbelievethisgiftisa giftasdefinedinT.C.A.364121(b)(2)(D)butrathermaritalpropertyunderT.C.A.364121(b)(1)(A).  Itseemstomethatonceitisdeterminedthatthisisajointgifttotheparties,onemustgofurtherandaskthisquestion:doesthisconveyance,beingawarrantydeedcreatingatenancybytheentirety,representagifttoeachspouseofanundividedfiftypercentinterestinrealpropertyandshouldthoseinterestsbeconsideredseparatepropertyunderT.C.A.364121(b)(2)(D);orshouldthepropertyconveyedbetreatedasmaritalpropertyunderT.C.A.364121(b)(1)(A)?  Inthiscase,wehavefoundthatthisassetshouldbedividedequallysotheresultherewouldbethesameregardlessofhowtheabovequestionisanswered;however,insomecases,theanswertothisquestionwouldbecritical.Forexample,thiswouldbetrueinthosecaseswherethecourtdeterminesthatthemaritalestateshouldbedividedinanunequalmanner.  Turningtothequestionposedabove,itmustberecognizedthatthisconveyancetohusbandandwifedoesnotcreateanundividedfiftypercentinterestineachpartyaswouldbethecasewithpropertyheldastenantsincommon.Intheinstantcase,thedeedcreatesatenancybytheentirety,ajointinterestwithrightofsurvivorshipanexpectancy.Generallyspeaking,thislatterconceptisatoddswiththegeneralconceptofseparateproperty,i.e.,propertyownedunconditionallybyoneparty.Thismilitatesagainstafindingthatthesubjectpropertyinterestsareseparateproperty.  Sincethiswasagift,doesthisfactmandatetheconclusionthattherespectiveinterestsofthepartiesareintereststhatfallwithintheambitofthe giftsectionoftheseparatepropertydefinitionatT.C.A.364121(b)(2)(D)?Ithinknot.Infact,Ibelieveagiftmadejointlytoamarriedcoupleclearlyfallswithout,ratherthanwithin,thedefinitionofseparatepropertysetforthatT.C.A.364121(b)(2)(D),i.e., [p]ropertyacquiredbyaspouseatanytimebygift,bequest,deviseordescent.(Emphasisadded).IbelievethesoletypeofgiftreferredtoinT.C.A.364121(b)(2)(D)isagifttoanindividualspouse.Sincethegiftinthiscaseisagifttohusbandandwifejointly,Idonotfindthatitfallswithinthedefinitionofseparateproperty.Inasmuchasthepropertycametothepartiesthroughajointconveyanceduringtheirmarriage,IagreewithJudgeFranksthatitisproperlyclassifiedasproperty acquiredby...bothspousesduringthecourseofthemarriage,andhencemaritalpropertyunderT.C.A.364121(b)(1)(A).      __________________________________      CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.̛