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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑœÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌ______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌBRUCE€ALAN€WRIGHT,à àà àà àHenderson€Chancery€No.€9079€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9608„CH„00202Ìà àPlaintiff,̜ـ*ÙßR€'/%A1-j|dø×` Å `€€@ÿRß›à àà àà àà àà àà àà àHon.€Joe€C.€Morris,€JudgeÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌPATRICIA€RUTH€WRIGHT,ÌÌà àDefendant.ÌÌRICKY€L.€WOOD,€Parsons,€Attorney€for€Plaintiff.ÌÌLLOYD€R.€TATUM,€Tatum€and€Tatum,€Henderson,€Attorney€for€Defendant.ÌÌò òòòREMANDEDó óóóÌÌOpinion€filed:Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ0 ××  ×ÌÌßA€& ) °°xdExAßÌÌò òTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ó óà@ àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÓÓÔ€Ôà àIn€this€divorce€case€each€of€the€parties€œdisputes›€the€division€ofÏmarital€property€and€marital€debt€by€the€chancellor€below,€as€well€as€theÏascertainment€by€the€court€of€what€property€was€marital€property€andÏwhat€property€was€previously€owned€by€Husband.Ìà àBruce€Alan€Wright,€(hereafter€ð ðHusbandðð€or€ð ðplaintiffðð)€filed€suitÏfor€divorce€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Henderson€County€against€PatriciaÏRuth€Wright€(hereafter€ð ðWifeðð€or€ð ðdefendantðð)€on€the€grounds€ofÏinappropriate€marital€conduct€on€the€part€of€Wife.€€Wife€filed€a€counter„complaint€against€Husband€on€the€same€grounds.€€Following€a€bench€trial,Ïthe€chancellor€awarded€both€parties€a€divorce€and€sought€to€divide€theÏmarital€property€and€marital€debt.Ìà àHusbandððs€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€or€not€the€trial€courtÏproperly€divided€the€marital€property€as€well€as€the€various€œdebts›Ïincurred€by€the€parties€during€the€marriage.€€Because€of€deficiencies€inÏthe€record€as€to€what€was€marital€property€and€what€was€previously„owned€property€of€Husband,€as€well€as€the€absence€of€a€finding€of€theÏvalues€of€the€respective€pieces€of€property€sought€to€be€divided,€and€theÏappreciation€of€value€allocated€to€Wife,€if€any,€as€well€as€a€lack€of€clarityÏas€to€the€value€of€the€partiesðð€personal€property,€we€remand€this€case€toÏthe€chancellor€for€further€proceedings€in€this€regard.Ìà àThe€parties€were€married€in€1988€and€divorced€in€1995.€€ShortlyÍafter€marriage€the€parties€purchased€a€15.5€acre€tract€of€land€in€MorganÏCounty€for€$24,000.00,€where€they€resided€in€a€mobile€home€(hereafterÏcalled€ð ðthe€Morgan€County€propertyðð).€€It€was€stipulated€that€Ñ7€HXXdðXXdð7ÑtheyÏsubsequently€sold€9€acres€of€the€Morgan€County€property€for€$20,000.00Ïand€used€the€proceeds€to€amortize€the€existing€debt€on€the€remaining€6.5Ïacres.€€This€property€was€titled€in€the€name€of€both€parties.€€TheÏchancellor€found€it€to€be€marital€property€and€awarded€it€to€Wife.€€TheÏvalue€of€this€property€however€was€hotly€contested€by€both€parties,€withÏone€œpartyððs›€valuation€being€almost€300%€greater€than€the€other.€€TheÏchancellor€made€no€finding€as€to€the€specific€value€of€the€Morgan€CountyÏproperty€in€the€divorce€decree.Ìà àUpon€leaving€Morgan€County,€the€parties€moved€to€Henderson€County,Ïwhere€they€resided€in€a€mobile€home€on€Husbandððs€37€acre€farm.€€UtilizingÏsome€of€the€facilities€already€built€there,€Husband€began€operating€aÏcommercial€hog€farm.€€While€Husband€and€Wife€dispute€the€effortsÏexpended€by€Wife€in€the€operation€of€the€hog€farm,€Wife€contends€that€sheÏcontributed€substantially€to€the€development€of€the€hog€operation,Ïalthough€at€the€time€of€trial€it€appeared€to€be€financially€unsuccessful,€soÏmuch€so€that€Husband€was€no€longer€engaged€in€the€hog€business.Ìà àAt€trial€Wife€contended€that€the€ð ðhog€farmðð€should€be€consideredÍmarital€property.€€On€the€other€hand€Husband€contended€that€inasmuch€asÏthe€property€was€purchased€by€him€prior€to€marriage,€it€could€not€beÏconsidered€marital€property€and€at€best€Wife€would€be€entitled€only€to€anÏappreciation€in€the€value€of€the€property€during€marriage€and€the€extent,€ifÏany,€to€which€Wife€contributed€to€the€appreciation€in€value.€€In€the€finalÏdecree€of€divorce€the€chancellor€failed€to€make€a€finding€whether€or€notÏthis€property€was€considered€Husbandððs€separate€property€or€maritalÏproperty,€nor€did€he€find€any€contribution€as€to€the€appreciation€in€value,Ïif€there€was€any,€by€Wife.Ìà àShortly€after€moving€to€Henderson€County,€the€parties€beginÏconstruction€on€their€marital€residence€in€which€Wife€resided€at€the€timeÏof€the€divorce.€€This€residence€was€constructed€on€a€1.1€acre€parcel€ofÏland,€owned€by€Husband€prior€to€marriage€and€located€adjacent€to€the€37Ïacre€hog€farm.€€Ìà àThe€parties€financed€the€construction€of€the€marital€residence€byÏplacing€a€mortgage€on€the€37€acre€hog€farm,€the€1.1€acre€parcel€of€land€onÏwhich€they€were€constructing€the€residence€and€a€16€acre€tract€ofÏunimproved€land€in€Henderson€County€which€was€adjacent€to€the€hog€farm.€ÏThis€latter€parcel€of€land€was€agreed€by€the€parties€to€be€separateÏproperty€of€Husband.€€The€record€also€reflects€that€the€hog€farm€propertyÍwas€burdened€with€a€preexisting€loan€of€$33,000.00€at€the€time€it€wasÏused€by€them€as€security€for€the€loan€to€build€the€residence.€€Ìà àThe€final€decree€entered€by€the€chancellor€reads€as€follows:ÌÓÓÌà8 àà àThis€cause€came€œon€to›€be€heard€on€the€12th€and€19th€daysÏof€October,€1995,€before€the€Honorable€Joe€C.€Morris,ÏChancellor,€holding€œthe€Chancery›€Court€for€Henderson€County,ÏTennessee,€upon€the€complaint€filed€by€the€Plaintiff,€Husband,Ïthe€Answer€and€Counterclaim€of€Defendant,€Wife,€and€theÏAnswer€thereto,€the€testimony€of€the€parties€and€otherÏwitnesses€heard€in€open€Court,€and€the€entire€record€in€thisÏcause;€and€it€appeared€to€the€Court,€and€the€Court€so€found€thatÏboth€parties€were€residents€of€Henderson€County,€Tennessee,Ïat€the€time€of€their€final€separation,€and€that€the€Court€hadÏjurisdiction€of€the€parties€and€of€the€property€herein€involved.ÌÌà8 àà àFrom€all€of€which€it€appeared€to€the€Court€and€the€CourtÏso€found€that€the€allegations€in€the€Complaint€and€the€Counter„complaint€are€true;€that€the€Husband€and€Wife€have€been€guiltyÏof€such€inappropriate€marital€conduct€as€renders€cohabitationÏunsafe€and€improper.€€The€Court€further€found€that€the€partiesÏhave€accumulated€marital€property€comprised€of€approximatelyÏ6€acres€in€Morgan€County,€Tennessee,€1.11€acres€and€a€house€atÏ2995€Centerpoint€Rd.,€and€approximately€40€acres€adjacentÏthereto€in€Reagan,€Henderson€County,€Tennessee,€and€the€10€andÏðð€acre€ð ðRobyðð€tract€of€land€in€Chester€County,€Tennessee;Ïlivestock,€farm€equipment,€vehicles,€household€furnishings€andÏother€items€of€personal€property;€and€that€the€only€maritalÏdebt€in€this€case€is€approximately€$43,000€owed€to€First€StateÏBank€secured€by€some€of€the€partiesðð€real€property€with€theÏremaining€debt€either€Husbandððs€separate€debt€or€is€debtÏcollateralized€by€personal€property€awarded€to€the€Husband,Ïmore€particularly€hereinbelow,€except€for€debt€secured€byÏWifeððs€Chevy€S„10.ÌÌà8 àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED:ÌÌà8 àà à1.€That€the€parties€have€been€guilty€of€inappropriateÏmarital€conduct€as€renders€cohabitation€between€the€partiesÏunsafe€and€improper,€and€that€the€bonds€of€matrimonyÏsubsisting€between€and€uniting€Husband€and€Wife€be,€and€theÏsame€are,€hereby€absolutely,€forever€and€perpetually€dissolvedÏand€the€parties€are€restored€to€all€of€the€rights,€privileges€andÏstatus€of€unmarried€persons,€and€they€are€hereby€granted€andÏawarded€an€absolute€divorce€from€each€other.ÌÌà8 àà à2.€That€the€approximately€6€acres€in€Morgan€County,ÏTennessee,€1.11€acres€and€a€house€at€2995€Centerpoint€Rd.€andÏthe€contents€of€the€aforesaid€house€and€œlot,›€and€other€personalÏproperty€presently€possessed€by€Wife,€including€her€Chevy€S„10€vehicle,€are€divested€from€Husband€and€vested€in€Wife.€ÏWife€is€further€awarded€the€sum€of€Five€Thousand€($5,000.00)ÏDollars€to€equitably€adjust€the€division€of€marital€property.ÌÌà8 àà à3.€That€any€interest€of€Wife€in€all€remaining€real€andÏpersonal€property€accumulated€by€the€parties€is€divested€fromÏWife€and€vested€in€Husband.€€Both€parties€are€to€execute€anyÏand€all€documents€necessary€for€the€transfer€of€title€or€deedÏto€said€properties€awarded€herein.ÌÌà8 àà à4.€That€Husband€shall€pay€the€joint€debt€owed€to€FirstÏState€Bank€of€Henderson,€Tennessee,€and€secured€by€theÏpartiesðð€real€property.ÌÌà8 àà à5.€Wife€shall€pay€the€œdebt›€owed€for€her€Chevy€S„10€andÏhold€Husband€harmless€therefrom.€€Husband€shall€pay€anyÏremaining€debts€and€hold€Wife€harmless€therefrom.ÌÌà8 àà à6.€Husband€is€ordered€to€pay€as€alimony€òòin€solidoóó€the€sumÏof€One€Thousand€($1,000.00)€Dollars€to€defray€Wifeððs€legal€feesÏand€expenses.ÌÌà8 àà àIT€IS€FURTHER€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED€that€theÍHusband€shall€pay€the€costs€of€this€cause,€for€all€of€which€letÏexecution€issue,€if€necessary.ÌÌà8 àà àœ›ÌÓÓà àIn€the€œpartiesðð›€respective€affidavits€filed€as€part€of€their€briefs,Ïthey€agree€that€three€parcels€of€property€were€marital€property€at€theÏtime€of€the€divorce„6€acres€in€Morgan€County,€a€house€and€1.1€acre€inÏHenderson€County,€and€10.5€acres€known€as€the€ð ðRoby€propertyðð€in€ChesterÏCounty.€€However,€they€sharply€dispute€the€values€of€these€properties.€€Ìà àThe€parties€also€agree€that€16€acres€in€Henderson€County€and€anotherÏ1€acre€parcel€in€Henderson€County€œare›€separate€property€of€the€Husband.€ÏWhile€the€values€of€these€parcels€are€disputed,€the€difference€is€not€soÏgreat.€€Lastly,€Wife€contends€that€the€hog€farm€is€marital€property,€whileÏHusband€contends€that€it€is€his€separate€property.€€Again,€we€have€a€wideÏdivergence€of€value,€as€stated€by€Husband€and€Wife.€€Ìà àIn€reviewing€this€record€we€have€determined€that€the€chancellorÏfailed€to€make€any€finding€as€to€what€should€be€considered€maritalÏproperty€or€separate€property€in€the€case€of€the€one€disputed€parcel,€whileÏat€the€same€time€failing€to€determine€whether€or€not€Wife€was€entitled€toÏany€increase€in€value€thereof.€€As€to€the€parcels€of€property€that€wereÏundisputed€to€be€marital€property,€in€awarding€interest€in€and€to€theseÏproperties€the€chancellor€failed€to€fix€a€value€on€these€respectiveÍproperties€in€light€of€the€substantial€dispute€by€the€parties€themselves.€€Ìà àLastly,€the€trial€court€failed€to€clearly€specify€the€value€of€theÏpersonal€property€in€dispute,€and€the€corresponding€allocation€of€thisÏvalue€to€one€party€or€the€other.€€This€court€is€unable€to€determine€if€theÏdivision€of€property€was€ð ðequitable.ðð€Ìà àAccordingly,€we€remand€this€case€to€the€chancellor€and€direct€thatÏhe€revisit€the€issues€that€we€have€raised€in€this€opinion,€along€with€aÏreconsideration€of€the€proof€relative€thereto,€and€to€thereafter€to€makeÏspecific€findings€as€to€the€ownership€of€each€respective€piece€of€propertyÏas€already€determined€by€him,€its€value,€the€appreciation€in€value€of€anyÏseparately€owned€property€of€Husband€that€would€be€allocated€to€the€Wife,Ïbased€upon€any€contribution€to€its€value€by€her,€and€such€other€findings€asÏmay€be€necessary€so€that€the€parties€can€clearly€ascertain€the€value€of€theÏassets€awarded€to€them€and€so€that€in€the€event€of€a€further€appeal€ÌÔ€ÔÌÌÌÌÌÌÌthere€will€be€ample€evidence€for€this€court€to€consider€in€attempting€toÏresolve€any€issues€presented€to€it.€€Costs€in€this€cause€on€appeal€are€taxedÏone„half€to€Husband€and€one„half€to€Wife,€for€which€execution€may€issue,Ïif€necessary.ÌÌÓÓÔ€Ôà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àCRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€W.S.à à(CONCURS)ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àœHIGHERS,›€J.à àà àà à(CONCURS)Ì