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ÐÌòòóóÔ‡XòÁXXX±ÃÔÌà  àà ` àò òó óÔ#†X±ÃXXXòÁ#ÔÔ#†¼«»XX±Ã»#ÔÔ‡X±ÃX»¼«ÔÌà  àà ` àIn€this€divorce€action,€the€husband€appeals€from€the€Divorce€Judgment€which€recitesÐ &b!% Ðin€pertinent€part:Ð 'R"& ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àthe€parties€thereupon€announced€a€settlement€of€all€issues€herein€which€the€CourtÐ â(2$( Ðfinds€to€be€fair€and€equitable€and€adequately€provides€for€the€support€andÐ Ò)"%) Ðmaintenance€of€the€partiesðð€minor€child,€and€is€as€hereinafter€stated.€ÐÂ*&*` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€husband,€appellant,€essentially€raises€seven€issues€in€his€brief,€ranging€from€theÐ ¢,ò', Ðfailure€of€the€Trial€Judge€to€recuse€himself€to€inequitableness€of€the€property€division.Ð ’-â(-ý  Їà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà  àà ` àFor€the€reasons€hereinafter€set€forth,€we€decline€to€address€the€€issues€raised.Ð  ð ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€and€the€Rules€of€the€Court€of€AppealsÐ €Ð Ðset€forth€rules€regarding€appellate€practice,€specifically,€the€form€and€contents€of€a€partyððs€brief.€Ð pÀ ÐRule€27€of€the€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€provides€that€the€Brief€of€the€Appellant€ò òshalló ó€contain€the€following:Ð ` ° ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(1)€A€table€of€contents,€with€references€to€the€pages€in€the€brief;Ð@ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(2)€A€table€of€authorities,€including€cases€(alphabetically€arranged),€statutes€and€otherÐ  p  Ðauthorities€cited,€with€references€to€the€pages€in€the€brief€where€they€are€cited;Ð` ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(3)€A€jurisdictional€statement€in€cases€appealed€to€the€Supreme€Court€directly€fromÐ ð@  Ðthe€trial€court€indicating€briefly€the€jurisdictional€grounds€for€the€appeal€to€theÐ à0  ÐSupreme€Court;ÐÐ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(4)€A€statement€of€the€issues€presented€for€review;а` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(5)€A€statement€of€the€case,€indicating€briefly€the€nature€of€the€case,€the€course€ofÐ à Ðproceedings,€and€its€disposition€in€the€court€below;ЀÐ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(6)€A€statement€of€facts,€setting€forth€the€facts€relevant€to€the€issues€presented€forÐ `° Ðreview€with€appropriate€references€to€the€record;ÐP ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(7)€An€argument,€which€may€be€preceded€by€a€summary€of€argument,€setting€forthÐ 0€ Ðthe€contentions€of€the€appellant€with€respect€to€the€issues€presented,€and€the€reasonsÐ  p Ðtherefor,€including€the€reasons€why€the€contentions€require€appellate€relief,€withÐ ` Ðcitations€to€the€authorities€and€appropriate€references€to€the€record€(which€may€beÐ P Ðquoted€verbatim)€relied€on;Ðð@` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(8)€A€short€conclusion,€stating€the€precise€relief€sought.ÐÐ ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Rules€of€the€Court€of€Appeals€set€forth€the€format€and€content€of€the€writtenÐ °"  Ðargument€in€regard€to€each€issue€on€appeal.€€Rule€6(a)€states€that€the€argument€for€each€issue€ò òshalló óÐ  #ð! Ðcontain:Ð $à" ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.€€A€statement€by€the€appellant€of€the€alleged€erroneous€action€of€the€trial€courtÐ p&À!$ Ðwhich€raises€the€issue€.€.€.€with€citation€to€the€record€where€the€erroneous€orÐ `'°"% Ðcorrective€action€is€recorded.ÐP( #&` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.€A€statement€showing€how€such€alleged€error€was€reasonably€called€to€the€attentionÐ 0*€%( Ðof€the€trial€judge€with€citation€to€that€part€of€the€record€where€appellantððs€challengeÐ  +p&) Ðof€the€alleged€error€is€recorded.Ð,`'*` (#` (# ÐÔ_Ô‡à0  àà0` (#(#à3.€€A€statement€reciting€wherein€appellant€was€prejudiced€by€such€alleged€error,€withÐ ° Ðcitations€to€the€record€showing€where€the€resultant€prejudice€is€recorded.Рð` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à4.€€A€statement€of€each€determinative€fact€relied€upon€with€citation€to€the€recordÐ €Ð Ðwhere€evidence€of€each€such€fact€may€be€found.ÐpÀ` (#` (# ÐÌRule€6(b)€then€provides€thatÐ P   ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àNo€complaint€for€reliance€upon€action€by€the€trail€court€will€be€considered€onÐ 0 € Ðappeal€unless€the€argument€thereon€contains€a€specific€reference€to€the€page€or€pagesÐ  p  Ðof€the€record€where€such€action€is€recorded.€€No€assertion€of€fact€will€be€consideredÐ `  Ðon€appeal€unless€the€argument€upon€such€assertion€contains€a€reference€to€the€pageÐ P  Ðor€pages€of€the€record€where€evidence€of€such€fact€is€recorded.Ðð@ ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€Rule€15€sets€forth€the€specific€requirements€for€briefs€in€domestic€relationsÐ Ð  Ðcases,€where€the€issues€involve€the€amount€or€the€disposition€of€the€marital€property:Ð À ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€appellantððs€brief€shall€contain€in€the€statement€of€facts€or€in€an€appendix,€anÐ  ð Ðorderly€tabulation€of€all€marital€property€in€a€form€substantially€like€the€formÐ à Ðattached€hereto.€€All€entries€in€the€table€as€to€value€and€to€whom€the€property€wasÐ €Ð Ðawarded€shall€be€accompanied€by€a€citation€to€the€record€where€the€information€mayÐ pÀ Ðbe€found.Ð`°` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àIf€the€appeal€involves€issues€about€the€separate€property€of€either€party€or€theÐ @ Ðallocation€of€marital€debts,€the€appellantððs€brief€shall€contain€a€separate€table€in€theÐ 0€ Ðsame€form€showing€the€pertinent€information€for€that€disputed€issue.Ð p` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àFor€good€cause,€we€may€suspend€the€requirements€or€provisions€of€these€rules€in€aÐ P Ðgiven€case.€€However,€the€Supreme€Court€has€held€that€it€will€not€find€this€Court€in€error€for€notÐ ð@ Ðconsidering€a€case€on€its€merits€where€the€plaintiff€did€not€comply€with€the€rules€of€this€Court.€Ð à0 ÐòòCrowe€v.€Birmingham€&€N.W.€Ry.€Co.óó,€1€S.W.2d€781€(Tenn.€1928).€€Plaintiffððs€failure€to€complyÐ Ð  Ðwith€the€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€and€the€rules€of€this€Court€waives€the€issues€for€review.€€òòSeeÐ À! ÐDuchow€v.€Whalenóó,€872€S.W.2d€692€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993);€òòsee€also€Lucas€v.€Lucasóó,€1998€WLÐ °"  Ð136553€(Tenn.€Ct.€App..€March€27,€1998).€€Ð  #ð! ÐÌà  àà ` àFirst,€the€ð ðStatement€of€the€Caseðð€reads:Ð €%Ð # ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àAppellant€believes€that€through€the€pressure€put€on€him€by€being€accused€ofÐ `'°"% Ðbeing€guilty€of€perjury€he€agreed€to€Mrs.€Bean€getting€great€more€property€andÐ P( #& Ðalimony€than€she€was€entitled€to€under€law.Ð@)$'` (#` (# ÐÌThis€does€not€satisfy€the€requirements€of€Rule€27(a)(5)€which€must€indicate€briefly€the€nature€of€theÐ  +p&) Ðcase,€the€course€of€proceedings,€and€its€disposition€in€the€court€below.Ð ,`'* Їà  àà ` àNext,€appellantððs€ð ðStatement€of€Factsðð€is€nothing€more€than€a€statement€of€the€case,Ð ° Ðoutlining€the€procedure€of€the€case€and€findings€of€the€Trial€Court.€€Only€parts€of€this€containsÐ  ð Ðcitations€to€the€record.€€More€significantly,€husband€has€neglected€to€include€any€facts€regarding€theÐ à Ðdistribution€and€classification€of€marital€and€separate€property,€despite€the€fact€that€his€first€issue€onÐ €Ð Ðappeal€concerns€the€distribution€of€property,€and€in€this€regard€there€is€no€compliance€with€Rule€15Ð pÀ Ðof€this€Court.€€In€òòLucasóó,€we€held€that€failure€of€an€appellant€to€comply€with€the€requirements€of€RuleÐ ` ° Ð15€and€Rule€27(a)(6)€are€a€sufficient€basis€to€dismiss€the€appeal.Ð P   ÐÌà  àà ` àHowever,€most€egregious€is€the€husbandððs€ð ðArgumentðð€section.€€The€husband€setsÐ 0 € Ðforth€some€seven€issues€for€appeal€in€his€ð ðStatement€of€the€Issues€for€Review,ðð€yet€the€argumentÐ  p  Ðreads,€in€its€entirety:Ð `  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àMrs.€Bean€was€only€married€to€Mr.€Bean€and€lived€with€him€approximatelyÐ ð@  Ð2€years.€€He€got€$90,000.00€malpractice€settlement.€€He€put€property€in€both€his€nameÐ à0  Ðand€hers.€€They€spent€the€rest€of€the€money€prior€to€the€divorce.ÐÐ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àIn€the€settlement€made€on€August€13,€1999€Appellant€was€under€accusationsÐ ° Ðof€being€guilty€of€perjury€and€agreed€to€Mrs.€Bean€[sic]€receiving€much€moreÐ  ð Ðalimony€and€property€that€she€was€entitled.Ðà` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àIn€Crain€v.€Crain€9255€S.W.2d€232€(Tennessee€court€of€Appeals€1996)׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×.ÐpÀ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àð ðWhere€the€marriage€was€of€short€duration,€the€value€of€items€received€by€theÐ P  Ðwife€during€the€marriage€offset€the€value€of€her€contributions,€and,€even€though€sheÐ @ Ðwas€65€years€old,€her€age€and€physical€condition€did€not€disqualify€her€from€seekingÐ 0€ Ðemployment.ððÐ p` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThe€Judge€should€have€recused€himself€instead€of€allowing€pressure€of€Mrs.Ð P ÐBeanððs€lawyer€to€cause€appellant€to€agree€to€an€unfair€settlement.Ðð@` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àThis€argument€is€woefully€deficient€in€meeting€the€requirements€of€Rule€27(a)(7)Ð Ð  ÐT.R.A.P.,€and€Rule€6(a)€Tennessee€Court€of€Appeals€Rules.Ð À! ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€foregoing€ð ðArgumentðð€does€not€address€all€the€issues€raised,€nor€does€it€provideÐ  #ð! Ðcitations€to€facts€in€the€record€or€provide€citations€of€authority€that€support€his€allegations€(other€thanÐ $à" Ðthe€one€case€touching€upon€the€issue€of€distribution€of€property).€€Courts€have€routinely€held€that€theÐ €%Ð # Ðfailure€to€make€appropriate€references€to€the€record€and€to€cite€relevant€authority€in€the€argumentÐ p&À!$ Ðsection€of€the€brief€as€required€by€Rule€27(a)(7)€constitutes€a€waiver€of€the€issue.€òòSee€State€v.Ð `'°"% ÐSchaller,óó,€975€S.W.2d€313,€318€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòRampy€v.€ICI€Acrylics,€Inc.€óó898€S.W.2dÐ P( #& Ð196,€210€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994);€òòState€v.€Dickersonóó,€885€S.W.2d€90,€93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€Ð ° ÐMoreover,€an€issue€is€waived€where€it€is€simply€raised€without€any€argument€regarding€its€merits.€Ð  ð ÐòòSee€Blair€v.€Badenhope,€óó940€S.W.2d€575,€567„577€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996);€òòBank€of€Crockett€v.Ð à ÐCullipheróó,€752€S.W.2d€84,€86€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1988).Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àBecause€of€the€numerous€deficiencies€in€Appellantððs€brief,€we€decline€to€address€theÐ ` ° Ðissues€raised.€€As€noted€in€òòEngland€v.€Burns€Stone€Company,€Inc.,óó€874€S.W.2d€32,€35€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð P   ÐApp.€1994),€parties€cannot€expect€this€court€to€do€its€work€for€them.€€This€Court€is€under€no€duty€toÐ @  Ðverify€unsupported€allegations€in€a€partyððs€brief,€or€for€that€matter€consider€issues€raised€but€notÐ 0 € Ðargued€in€the€brief.€€òòDuchow€v.€Whalenóó,€872€S.W.2d€692,€693€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993)€(òòciting€AirlineÐ  p  ÐConst.€Inc.,€v.€Barróó,€807€S.W.2d€247€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1990)).Ð `  ÐÌà  àà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons€we€dismiss€this€appeal€with€costs€of€the€appeal€assessedÐ ð@  Ðto€appellant.Ð à0  ÐÌÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à