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J F!#d#e  I$e         Althoughthisdateisnotstipulated,itisafindingoffactbytheChancellor,whichapparentlycamefromtheprobatefilehereinaftermentioned.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva OC<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd F! . e    7 9XXdd7\RA'\ `    , 5  f u` RhjgA1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALS@ @ ATKNOXVILLEDOROTHYBALES@ @ ) HAMBLENCOUNTY       ) 03A019710CH00496 PlaintiffAppellant@ ) @ )@ ) v.@ ) HON.THOMASR.FRIERSON,II,  @ ) CHANCELLOR   @ ) RENEEBALESSNYDER,@ )DONNABALESSTEPP,and@ )ANTHONYBALES@ ) @ ) DefendantsAppellees@ ) AFFIRMEDANDREMANDEDJIMW.STAMBAUGHOFMORRISTOWNFORAPPELLANTR.DAVIDBENNEROFKNOXVILLEFORRENEEBALESSNYDERandDONNABALESSTEPPKELLEYHINSLEYOFMORRISTOWNFORANTHONYBALES@     OPINION         Goddard,P.J.  ThisisasuitbyPlaintiffAppellantDorothyBalesagainstDefendantsAppelleesReneeBalesSnyder,DonnaBalesSteppandAnthonyBales.Ms.SnyderandMs.Steppareherstepchildren,beingthedaughtersbyapriormarriageofherdeceasedhusband,DonnieBales.AnthonyBales,whoisaminor14yearsoldandisrepresentedbyaguardianadlitem,isthesonofDonnieBalesandDorothyBales.  TheamendedcomplaintseekstosetasideaquitclaimdeedconveyingtwolotstotheDefendants,allegingtheconveyancewasinviolationofT.C.A.311105. k   ׀  ThepartiesforthemostpartstipulatedbeforetheChancellorthefactstheycontendwerenecessarytodeterminetheissuesraised,whicharesetoutintheDefendants'briefasfollows:     1) ThewarrantydeeddatedApril21,1967conveyingaportionofthepropertyinvolvedinthiscasetoDonnieBalesandhisthenwifeMargieBales,acopyofwhichwasmadeanexhibit. 2) ThewarrantydeeddatedOctober21,1971conveyingaportionofthepropertyinvolvedinthiscasetoDonnieBalesandthenwifeMargieBales,acopyofwhichwasmadeanexhibit. 3) MargieBalesdiedin1978. 4) DonnieBalesmarriedDorothyBalesonDecember20,1980. 5) ReneeBalesSnyderandDonnaBalesStepparetheadultdaughtersofDonnieBalesandMargieBales. 6) AnthonyBalesistheminorsonofDonnieBalesandDorothyBales.HeisrepresentedinthismatterbyguardianadlitemKelleyHinsley. 7) OnJanuary30,1995,DonnieBalesexecutedaquitclaimdeedtoReneeSnyder,DonnaSteppandAnthonyBales,acopyofwhichwasmadeanexhibit. 8) OnJanuary30,1995,DonnieBalesmadehislastwillandtestament,acopyofwhichwasfiledasanexhibit. 9) DonnieBalesandDorothyBaleslivedinahouselocatedonthesubjectpropertythroughouttheirmarriage. Theguardianadlitem,KelleyHinsley,announcedanadditionalstipulationtothecourtasfollows: 10) AnthonyBales,age14,isinthecustodyofhismother,DorothyBales. 11) AnthonyBalesresideswithhismother,DorothyBales,inthehouseonthepropertythatisthesubjectofthissuit. Additionally,theProbateCourtfilewasmadeavailabletothejudgeforhisexaminationforthepurposeofdemonstratingthatthePlaintiff,DorothyBaleshadnotfiledapetitionforanelectiveshareintheprobatecourt,andthecourtfoundthatnotimelyelectionhadbeenmade.      AtleastthreeTennesseecaseshaveaddressedtheconsiderationswhichshouldbegiveninapplyingtheprovisionsofT.C.A.311105.TheyarecompiledinthecaseofFinleyv.Finley,726S.W.2d923(Tenn.App.1986).Wenowsetouttheseconsiderations,alongwiththeproofintherecordtouchingeach: 1. Whetherthetransferwasmadewithorwithoutconsideration.  Thequitclaimdeedsreciteconsiderationwas$1.00cashinhandpaid. 2. Thesizeofthetransferinrelationtothehusband'stotalestate.  Thereisnoevidenceastothispointintherecord. 3. Thetimebetweenthetransferandthehusband'sdeath.  ThetransferwasmadeonJanuary30,1995,andMr.BalesdiedonDecember20,1995. l   4. Relationswhichexistedbetweenthehusbandandthewifeatthetimeofthetransfer.  Thereisnoevidenceastothispointintherecord. 5. Thesourcefromwhichthepropertycame.   ThepropertycametoMr.Balesandhisfirstwifefromthirdparties,andMr.Balesacquiredtheentireinterestassurvivingtenantbytheentirety. 6. Whetherthetransferwasillusory.  Thereisnoevidenceastothispointintherecord. 7. Whetherthewifewasadequatelyprovidedforinthewill.  TheDefendantswerethebeneficiariesofMr.Bales'will.  AlthoughacopyoftheprobatefilewasinthepossessionofcounselforDefendantsSnyderandSteppandmadeavailabletotheCourtandisreferredtointheChancellor'smemorandumopinion,itwasnotfiledasanexhibitand,consequently,isnotapartoftherecord.  Asalreadynoted,theChancellorconcludedinlightofthestipulationsandthedictatesofFinley,thatthePlaintiffhadnotofferedsufficientprooftosetasidethedeedanddismissedhercomplaint.Indoingsoheemployedthefollowinglanguage:     PlaintiffnextarguesthatMr.Bales'conveyancetohischildrenwasmadefraudulentlyandwithanintenttodefeatPlaintiff'selectiveshareassurvivingspouse.Consequently,Plaintiffarguesthatsaidconveyanceisvoidableatherelection,T.C.A.311105.Severalfactorsmustbeconsideredindeterminingwhetheronespouseintendstopracticeafrauduponthesurvivingspousesoastodefeatanelectiveshare,Sherrillv.Mallicote,417S.W.2d798(1967).Courts,however,donotmechanicallylistthefactorsfavorabletoonepartyandthosefavorabletoanotherandsimplyaddupthetotalinordertobaseajudgment.Instead,Courtsmustconsidertheweightandsignificancetobegiventoeachfactorunderthefactsofeachparticularcase,Finleyv.Finley,726S.W.2d923(1986). Inthecasesubjudice,PlaintiffhasfailedtocarryherburdenofproofsoastoestablishthatthetransferfromMr.BalestohischildrenwasmadefraudulentlywiththeintenttodefeatthePlaintiffofherelectiveshare.Further,PlaintiffhasfailedtofileherpetitionforelectivesharewithinthetimelimitationsestablishedbyT.C.A.314102.Accordingly,saidtransferwillnotbesetasideonthisbasis.      Wealsonote,whichwethinkisparticularlysignificant,thereisnoproofastothevalueofMr.Bales'estateatthetimeofhisdeath.Itmightverywellhaveamountedtoasubstantialsumfromwhich,ifnototherwisebarred,Ms.Balescouldseekanelectivesharenotwithstandingthefactthatshewasnotadeviseeorlegateeunderhiswill.  Inlightoftheforegoing,weconcludethattheChancellorwascorrectinhisconclusionoflawandthathisjudgmentshouldbeaffirmed.  FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecauseremandedforcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstthePlaintiffandhersurety.      _______________________________      HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.CONCUR:________________________________DonT.McMurray,J.________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.