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BÝ ƒ b„$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡XdzXXXÔÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓ€€Even€though€Husbandððs€live„in€girlfriend€did€not€contribute€financially,€herÐ ° Ðname€was€listed€on€each€of€these€transactions.($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€Xæ^XXXÔÔ€i%XXæ^ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€Xæ^Xi%ÔÐ  ÐÌò òNovember€4,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ôæ· ôXXæ^ÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular WÝ ƒ b„$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡XdzXXXÔÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓ€€The€record€reveals€that€Wife€receives€through€interest€income€and€dividendsÐ ° Ðfrom€the€investment€of€the€inheritance€approximately€$610.00€per€month. EÝ ƒ b„$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Xd{XXXÔÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓ€€In€his€brief€before€this€Court,€Husbandððs€concludes€by€requesting€that€hisÐ ° Ðalimony€obligation€be€reduced€to€$300.00€per€month. äÝ ƒ b„$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Xd{XXXÔÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€Wife€receives€the€V.A.€fund€for€being€a€widow€of€a€Korean€War€veteran. dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó'''÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒ7ÿ!ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÓ  ÓÑ7€üÃXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€Xô XXXÔÝ  ÝÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€üÃXXdðXXdð7Ññ:ññ.ñßr€ (<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` ttx$,°ð Õrßñ.ññ:ññ:ññ:ñà@Ì Ì ®àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌñ:ññ:ñà@éé!®àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONˆÌñ:ññ:ñà ` àà ¸ à€€€€______________________________________________Ìñ:ññ:ñÌò òñ:ñßt€ (>.*jx?u` `€€@E3% ` ttx$k°A I tßñ:ñTHOMAS€HENRY€CAMPBELL,€ó óÐ ° ÐÌà ` àPlaintiff„Appellant,Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àShelby€Chancery€No.ñ(ñ€D12056„2ñ(ñÌVs.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àC.A.€No.€02a01„9803„CH„00073Ð ²  ÐÌò òRUTH€CAROLINE€CAMPBELL,€ó óÐ ²  ÐÌà ` àDefendant„Appellee.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@¶ ¶ ®àFROM€THE€SHELBY€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTˆÌà@H H ®àTHE€HONORABLE€FLOYD€PEETE,€JR.,€CHANCELLORˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@®àDavid€E.€Caywood,€Marc€E.€ReismanˆÌà@% % ®àCausey,€Caywood,€Taylor,€McManus€&€Bailey€of€MemphisˆÌà@rr(®àFor€AppelleeˆÌÌà@ëë ®àDennis€J.€Sossaman€of€MemphisˆÌà@>>(®àFor€AppellantˆÌÌÌÌÌÌà@««$®àò òòòAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóˆÐ ´&"" ÐÌà@'®àOpinion€filed:€ˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ð ´0,, Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÌÌHEWITT€P.€TOMLIN,€JR.,€SENñ&ññ%ñOñ%ññ&ññ'ñIOR€JUDGEñ'ñó óñ)ñÐ Æ955 ÐÌÐ È;779 Ðñ)ññ*ññ*ññ+ñÓÓñ+ññ*ñ›à ` àThis€appeal€involves€a€motion€to€modify€an€alimony€award.€€Appellant,ÏThomas€Henry€Campbell€(Husband),€appeals€from€the€Chancellorððs€order€denyingÏhis€motion€to€modify€alimony€and€awarding€Appellee,€Ruth€Caroline€CampbellÏ(Wife),€attorneyððs€fees€and€costs.Ìà ` àThe€parties€were€married€on€March€1,€1953€in€Reno,€Nevada.€€In€DecemberÏof€1982,€the€couple€separated€and€on€August€21,€1984,€Husband€filed€a€complaintÏfor€divorce€on€the€grounds€of€irreconcilable€differences.€€The€parties€entered€into€aÏProperty€Settlement€Agreement€(Agreement)€on€April€22,€1985.€€Subsequently,€aÏfinal€decree€of€divorce€was€entered€on€May€6,€1985׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€which€approved€andÐ ° Ðincorporated€the€Agreement.Ìà ` àThe€Agreement€provides€in€pertinent€part:Ìñ*ññ,ñÓÓñ,ññ*ñà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àHusband€agrees€to€pay€to€Wife€the€sum€of€$1,500.00€perÏmonth€as€periodic€alimony€until€Wifeððs€death€orÏremarriage.€€It€is€anticipated€Wife€may€seek€gainfulÏemployment€and€the€fact€she€is€receiving€wages€in€anÏamount€not€to€exceed€$800.00€per€month€net€pay€afterÏFICA€and€Federal€taxes€will€not€be€a€material€change€ofÏcircumstances€so€as€to€warrant€a€decrease€in€the€amountÏof€periodic€alimony€paid€to€her€by€Husband.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌœñ*ññ+ññ*ñÓÓñ*ññ+ññ*ññ*ññ-ñÓÓñ-ññ*ñIn›€addition,€the€Agreement€required€Husband€to€convey€all€of€his€right,€title€andÏinterest€in€the€marital€residence€to€Wife€with€Wife€to€assume€payments€on€the€firstÏmortgage.€€The€Agreement€also€requires€Husband€to€maintain€a€life€insurance€policyÏwith€Wife€as€beneficiary€until€she€dies€or€remarries.€€Furthermore,€the€AgreementÏrequires€Husband€to€provide€a€hospitalization€and€major€medical€insurance€policy€forÏthe€benefit€of€Wife€until€she€dies€or€remarries€or€becomes€eligible€for€such€throughÏemployment€which€is€comparable€to€that€available€through€Husbandððs€employmentÏat€the€time€of€the€divorce.Ìà ` àOn€March€20,€1995,€Wife€filed€a€Petition€for€Scire€Facias€because€HusbandÏhad€unilaterally€reduced€and€eventually€terminated€his€alimony€payments.€€OnÐ °511 ÐMarch€31,€1995,€Husband€filed€a€Motion€to€Modify€the€Decree€specificallyÏrequesting€the€Chancellor€ð ðto€reduce€his€support€payments€to€$200.00€per€month,Ïwith€medical€payments€to€$300.00€per€month.ðð׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€support€of€his€request,€HusbandÐ ° Ðalleges€that€there€have€been€material€and€substantial€changes€in€circumstances€sinceÏthe€entry€of€the€divorce€decree€warranting€a€reduction€in€his€alimony€obligation.€ÏHusband€asserts€that€Wifeððs€financial€upswing,€which€included€an€inheritance€fromÏher€motherððs€estate,€coupled€with€his€financial€downturn,€which€resulted€in€filing€forÏbankruptcy€on€his€part,€constitutes€a€substantial€and€material€change€ofÏcircumstances€to€justify€the€requested€reduction€in€alimony.€€In€response€toÏHusbandððs€motion,€Wife€asserts€that€Husband€is€able€to€afford€the€support€obligationÏand€that€she€at€all€times€has€been€in€need€of€the€support.Ìà ` àIn€late€July€of€1995,€a€Divorce€Referee€denied€Husbandððs€motion€to€modifyÏthe€divorce€decree€and€awarded€attorneyððs€fees€to€Wife€in€the€amount€of€$20,000.00Ïplus€costs€in€the€amount€of€$685.10.€€Subsequently,€Husband€filed€a€motion€inÏChancery€Court€requesting€the€Chancellor€to€vacate€the€Refereeððs€ruling€with€regardÏto€the€motion€to€modify€and€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees.€€On€June€6,€1996,€theÏChancellor€entered€an€order€denying€the€motion€to€modify,€affirming€the€ruling€ofÏthe€Divorce€Referee,€and€œawarding›€Wife€an€additional€$5,000.00€for€attorneyððs€feesÏincurred€in€defending€the€appeal.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð °($$ Ðà ` àHusband€appeals€and€presents€the€following€issues€for€review:€(1)€whetherÏWifeððs€inheritance€coupled€with€Husbandððs€bankruptcy€constitute€substantial€andÏmaterial€changes€of€circumstances€to€warrant€a€reduction€in€alimony,€and€(2)€whetherÏthe€Chancellor€erred€in€failing€to€overturn€the€initial€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€and€inÐ °0,, Ðawarding€additional€attorneyððs€fees.Ìà ` àOur€review€of€this€case€is€governed€by€T.R.A.P.€13(d),€which€provides€thatÏreview€of€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€shall€be€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€of€the€trialÐ ° Ðcourt,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings,€unless€theÏevidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€T.R.A.P.€13(d);€ò òòòUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.Ð °  ÐHuddlestonó óóó,€854€S.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.€1993).Ð ´  Ðò òÓ  ÓAlimonyó óÐ ¸  ÐÓæÓà ` àModification€of€an€alimony€obligation€is€authorized€only€if€such€is€periodicÏalimony,€as€opposed€to€alimony€òòin€solidoóó.€€òòò òBrewer€v.€Breweró óóó,€869€S.W.2d€928,€934Ð ¼  Ð(Tenn.€App.€1993).€€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101,€which€provides€for€spousal€support,€states,Ïin€pertinent€part,€that€ð ðon€application€of€either€party€for€spousal€support,€the€courtÏmay€decree€an€increase€or€decrease€of€such€allowance€only€upon€a€showing€of€aÏòòò òsubstantial€and€material€change€of€circumstancesó óóó.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(1)€(1996Ð À Ð&€Supp.€1998)€(emphasis€added).€€Whether€there€has€been€a€sufficient€showing€ofÏa€substantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances€is€in€the€sound€discretion€of€theÏtrial€court.€€ò òòòWilkinson€v.€Wilkinsonóóó ó,€1990€WL€95571,€at€*4€(Tenn.€App.€W.S.€JulyÐ Ä" Ð12,€1990)€(citing€ò òòòJones€v.€Jonesóóó ó,€784€S.W.2d€349,€352€(Tenn.€App.€1989)).Ð È$  Ðà ` àThe€party€seeking€relief€on€the€grounds€of€a€substantial€and€material€changeÏin€circumstances€has€the€burden€of€proving€such€changed€circumstances€warrantingÏan€increase€or€decrease€in€the€amount€of€the€alimony€obligation.€€ò òòòSeal€v.€Sealó óóó,€802Ð Ì*&& ÐS.W.2d€617,€620€(Tenn.€App.€1990).€€The€change€in€circumstances€must€haveÏoccurred€since€the€entry€of€the€divorce€decree€ordering€the€payment€of€alimony.€Ïò òòòElliot€v.€Elliotóóó ó,€825€S.W.2d€87,€90€(Tenn.€App.€1991).€Furthermore,€the€change€inÐ Ð0 ,, Ðcircumstances€must€not€have€been€foreseeable€at€the€time€the€parties€entered€into€theÏdivorce€decree.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€If€the€change€in€circumstances€was€anticipated€or€in€theÐ Ô4$00 Ðcontemplation€of€the€parties€at€the€time€they€entered€into€the€property€settlementÏagreement,€such€œchange›€œis€not›€material€to€warrant€a€modification€of€the€alimonyÐ Ø8(44 Ðaward.€€ò òòòJones€v.€Jonesóóó ó,€784€S.W.2d€349,€353€(Tenn.€App.€1989).Ð ° Ðà ` àThe€decision€to€modify€the€alimony€obligation€is€factually€driven€and€requiresÏa€careful€balancing€of€several€factors.€€ò òòòCranford€v.€Cranfordóóó ó,€772€S.W.2d€48,€50Ð ´ Ð(Tenn.€App.€1989).€€The€factors€set€forth€in€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d),€applicable€to€theÏinitial€grant€of€spousal€support€and€maintenance,€where€relevant,€must€be€taken€intoÏconsideration€in€determining€whether€there€has€been€a€change€in€circumstances€toÏwarrant€a€modification€of€the€alimony€obligation.€€ò òòòThreadgill€v.€Threadgillóóó ó,€740Ð ¸  ÐS.W.2d€419,€422„23€(Tenn.€App.€1987).Ìà ` àWhile€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)€enumerates€several€factors€for€the€court€toÏconsider,€the€need€of€the€spouse€receiving€the€support€is€the€single€most€importantÏfactor.€€ò òòòCranfordóóó ó,€772€S.W.2d€at€50.€€In€addition€to€the€need€of€the€spouse€receivingÐ ¼  Ðsupport,€the€ability€of€the€obligor€spouse€to€provide€support€is€taken€intoÏconsideration.€€ò òòòId.óóó óÐ À Ðà ` àAs€part€of€Husbandððs€contention€that€his€support€obligation€should€beÏreduced,€Husband€asserts€that€Wifeððs€inheritance€of€approximately€$125,000.00€fromÏher€motherððs€estate€subsequent€to€the€divorce€constitutes€a€substantial€and€materialÏchange€in€circumstances.€€Husband€also€contends€that€a€reduction€is€justifiedÏbecause,€in€addition€to€the€inheritance,€Wife€now€owns€the€former€marital€houseÏmortgage„free,€purchased€a€new€1994€Honda€vehicle€with€cash,€and€is€now€receivingÏSocial€Security€benefits€along€with€proceeds€from€a€V.A.€Dependent€and€IndemnityÏFund.׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Furthermore,€Husband€avers€that€his€financial€downturn,€which€includes€hisÐ Ä,(( Ðcompanyððs€œand€his›€œjoint€bankruptcy›€in€œ1990›€and€the€loss€of€numerous€property€rightsÏto€foreclosure,€warrants€a€reduction€in€alimony.Ìà ` àOn€the€other€hand,€Wife€asserts€that€Husband€is€a€man€of€substantial€wealthÏand€earning€potential.€€Wife€contends€in€her€brief€that€since€the€divorce€Husband€hasÏsubstantially€increased€his€assets:€Ð Ä622 ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àby€acquiring€an€interest€in€a€valuable€Cadillac€lease€whichÏis€paid€in€full,€an€interest€in€a€$30,000.00€ChevroletÏSuburban€which€is€titled€in€his€live„in€lady€friendððs€name,Ïan€interest€in€real€property€in€Shelby€County,€Tennessee,Ïan€interest€in€at€least€4€parcels€of€real€property€in€theÏState€of€Colorado,€an€interest€in€107€condominiums€inÏMemphis,€Tennessee,€an€interest€in€two€pieces€of€propertyÏin€Mississippi,€an€interest€in€a€limited€liability€corporationÏwhich,€at€least€for€the€next€8€months,€will€pay€himÏ$4,000.00€per€month€as€a€return€in€capital€and€cash€valueÏin€a€life€insurance€policy.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ѐ€ÌÓe,Óà ` àFurthermore,€Wife€asserts€that,€along€with€the€accumulation€of€numerousÏassets,€Husbandððs€income€has€increased€since€the€time€of€the€divorce,€and€that€oneÏof€Husbandððs€business€entities€substantially€contributes€to€his€living€expenses€whichÏis€not€charged€to€him€as€income.€€According€to€Wife,€despite€the€fact€that€HusbandÏhas€gone€through€a€bankruptcy€proceeding,€his€financial€situation€and€lifestyle€haveÏimproved€since€the€entry€of€the€divorce€decree.Ìà ` àWife€argues€that€even€though€her€income€has€increased€due€to€the€inheritanceÏshe€received€and€various€other€investments,€Husband€failed€to€prove€that€theseÏmatters€were€not€in€the€contemplation€of€the€parties€at€the€time€of€the€divorceÏdecree.€€In€addition,€Wife€asserts€that€while€her€income€may€have€increased,€the€costÏof€living€has€substantially€increased,€and,€as€a€result,€she€is€barely€able€to€afford€herÏreasonable€expenses€even€with€the€full€amount€of€alimony.Ìà ` àIt€is€true,€as€Husband€argues,€that€inheritance€may€constitute€a€substantial€andÏmaterial€change€warranting€a€reduction€in€the€award€of€alimony.€€ò òòòSee€Brewer€v.Ð °*&& ÐBreweróóó ó,€869€S.W.2d€928€(Tenn.€App.€1993).€€However,€as€previously€stated,€theÐ ´,(( Ðdetermination€of€whether€there€has€been€a€change€in€circumstances€to€justify€aÏmodification€in€the€support€obligation€is€a€factually€driven€inquiry€determined€on€aÏcase„by„case€basis.€€So€while€inheritance€by€one€spouse€may€constitute€a€change€inÏcircumstances€in€one€case,€inheritance€under€a€different€set€of€circumstances€may€failÏto€constitute€such.€€ò òòòSee€Claiborne€v.€Claiborneóóó ó,€1988€WL€5684€(Tenn.€App.€E.S.€Jan.Ð ¸622 Ð29,€1988).Ð ¼8 44 Ðà ` àWhile€it€is€true€that€Wife€has€improved€her€financial€status€since€the€time€ofÐ ¼9 55 Ðthe€divorce€due€in€part€to€the€receipt€of€the€inheritance€from€her€motherððs€estate,ÏHusband€has€failed€to€carry€the€burden€thrust€upon€him€in€proving€that€such€hasÏconstituted€a€substantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances.€€It€must€have€beenÏforeseeable€to€the€parties€in€a€marriage€of€thirty„two€years€that€Wife€would€receiveÏan€inheritance€from€her€motherððs€estate.€€Regardless,€Husband€failed€to€œcarryññingññ›€hisÏburden€of€proving€that€such€was€unforeseeable€or€that€such€was€not€within€theÏcontemplation€of€the€parties€at€the€time€of€the€Agreement.Ìà ` àIn€addition,€the€Agreement€suggests€that€the€parties€did€not€contemplate€thatÏ$1,500.00€would€be€all€the€support€that€Wife€would€need.€€As€noted€above,€theÏAgreement€provides€that€if€Wife€received€future€income€from€employment,€suchÏwould€not€constitute€a€change€in€circumstances.€€This€suggests€that€the€alimonyÏagreed€to€was€not€contemplated€to€constitute€all€that€Wife€truly€needed.€€à (# àÐ ° Ðà ` àFurthermore,€this€Court€does€not€believe€that€alimony€of€$18,000.00€per€yearÏwas€all€that€Wife€truly€needed€to€support€herself€nor€is€it€sufficient€for€Wife€toÏmaintain€the€standard€of€living€to€which€she€was€accustomed€prior€to€the€divorce.€ÏThe€record€indicates€that€the€parties€enjoyed€a€comfortable€standard€of€living€duringÏtheir€marriage€and€there€is€no€evidence€presented€to€indicate€that€Wife€is€now€ableÏto€enjoy€a€higher€standard€of€living€based€on€her€alimony€combined€with€theÏproceeds€from€the€inheritance.׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Wifeððs€Affidavit€of€Income€and€Expenses€establishesÐ °($$ Ðthat€she€is€just€able€to€afford€her€reasonable€expenses€even€when€in€receipt€of€the€fullÏamount€of€spousal€support.€€Ìà ` àWith€regard€to€the€marital€residence,€ownership€of€such€mortgage„free€wasÏobviously€foreseeable€and€within€the€contemplation€of€the€parties€at€the€time€of€theÏdivorce€decree.€€The€Agreement€provides€for€Wife€to€receive€the€marital€residence€andÏto€assume€the€first€mortgage.€€Surely€it€was€foreseeable€that€the€mortgage€would€beÐ °400 Ðpaid„off€and€Wife€would€thereafter€own€the€home€mortgage„free.€€Furthermore,€theÏincrease€in€equity€in€the€marital€home€awarded€to€Wife€cannot€be€considered€toÏconstitute€a€substantial€and€material€change€in€circumstances.€€ò òòòSee€Norvell€v.€Norvellóóó ó,Ð ° Ð805€S.W.2d€772,€775€(Tenn.€App.€1990)€(ð ð[T]he€increased€value€of€marital€assetsÏreceived€in€a€divorce€decree€is€not€to€be€considered€as€a€factor€constituting€aÏsubstantial€change€in€circumstances€to€support€an€alimony€award€reduction.ðð).€€InÏaddition,€Wifeððs€receipt€of€monthly€Social€Security€benefits€and€proceeds€from€a€V.A.ÏDependent€and€Indemnity€Fund€were€foreseeable€and,€thus,€presumably€within€theÏcontemplation€of€the€parties€at€the€time€of€the€Agreement.Ìà ` àWith€regard€to€Husbandððs€financial€status,€Husbandððs€protestations€of€poverty€Ïare€not€supported€by€the€record.€€At€the€time€of€the€divorce,€Husband€had€an€incomeÏof€approximately€$75,000.00.€€Following€the€divorce,€Husbandððs€financial€situationÏimproved€substantially€according€to€the€record.€€At€the€beginning€of€1990,€the€yearÏin€which€Husband€filed€the€Chapter€11€bankruptcy,€Husbandððs€corporation,ÏProfessional€Development€Corporation,€had€a€value€of€approximately€$3,100,000.00.€ÏIn€addition,€according€to€a€financial€statement€prepared€in€1994,€Husband,Ïapproximately€four€years€after€the€bankruptcy€filing,€had€a€net€worth€ofÏapproximately€$2,700,000.00,€and€according€to€a€1994€W„2€form€from€CampbellÏManagement€Company,€another€business€entity€of€Husbandððs,€his€wages€wereÏ$84,700.00€which€did€not€account€for€the€numerous€individual€bills€and€debts€paidÏfor€by€the€company.€€At€the€proceedings€below,€Husband€contended€that€his€salaryÏwas€$2,467.00€per€month€which€is€approximately€$30,000.00€a€year.€€However,€thisÏamount€does€not€include€the€substantial€contributions€his€business€entity€providedÏfor€his€living€expenses€which€Wife€asserts€equals,€at€a€minimum,€approximatelyÏ$88,000.00€a€year€when€added€to€his€salary.€Ìà ` àœFurthermore,€in›€January€1995,€during€the€time€when€Husband€began€toÏunilaterally€reduce€his€support€obligation,€Husbandððs€live„in€girlfriend€became€anÐ ´844 Ðemployee€at€his€company€with€a€$30,000.00€salary,€and€Husband€tendered€a€checkÏto€her€in€the€amount€of€$5,500.00.€€Also€during€this€time,€Husband€leased€a€1995ÏCadillac€and€purchased€a€1994€Chevrolet€Suburban€for€$30,000.00.׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Finally,€thereÐ ° Ðare€numerous€assets,€such€as,€to€name€a€few,€a€house€in€Memphis€valued€atÏ$285,000.00€and€two€houses€in€Colorado€valued€at€$385,000.00€and€$415,000.00Ïrespectively,€that€Husband€has€acquired€since€the€Agreement.€Ìà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€while€Husband€may€have€suffered€some€financialÏsetbacks€due€particularly€to€his€profession€as€a€real€estate€developer,€HusbandððsÏfinancial€situation€has€improved,€not€deteriorated,€since€the€execution€of€theÏAgreement.€€After€extensive€discovery€on€the€part€of€Wife,€thwarted€by€evasiveÏactions€on€the€part€of€Husband,€it€was€revealed€that€Husbandððs€financial€situationÏis€not€as€disastrous€as€he€claims.€€As€previously€stated,€Husband€has€acquiredÏnumerous€rights€in€property€and€assets€and€has€had€significant€increases€in€incomeÏsince€the€divorce€decree.€€The€record€simply€does€not€support€Husbandððs€contentionÏthat€there€has€been€a€substantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances€whenÏconsideration€is€given€to€Husbandððs€entire€financial€situation.€€The€record€taken€asÏa€whole€does€not€reveal€a€man€who€does€not€have€the€ability€to€provide€$18,000.00Ïper€year€in€alimony€for€which€he€is€liable.Ì€€à ` àHusbandððs€bankruptcy€does€not€automatically€constitute€a€substantial€andÐ °($$ Ðmaterial€change€of€circumstances.€òòò ò€See€Lampley€v.€Lampleyóóó ó,€No.€01A01„9708„CH„Ð °*&& Ð00423,€1998€WL€44938€(Tenn.€App.€M.S.€Feb.€6,€1998).€€€€œññÌ›à x àññIn›€ò òòòLampleyóóó ó,€the€husbandÐ ´,(( Ðhad,€since€the€entry€of€the€divorce€decree,€filed€a€Chapter€7€bankruptcy,€sufferedÏseveral€financial€downturns,€and€had€acquired€numerous€financial€commitments.€€InÏcontrast,€the€wife€had€acquired,€as€gifts€from€her€mother€and€son„in„law,€three€realÏestate€properties€which€were€used€as€rental€property,€had€built€a€new€house€forÐ ¸400 Ðherself,€and€had€numerous€other€financial€upswings€since€the€date€of€the€divorceÏdecree.€€In€an€attempt€to€reduce€his€alimony€obligation,€the€husband€contended€thatÏhe€could€no€longer€pay€the€agreed€alimony€and€that€the€wife€was€no€longer€in€needÏof€such.€€The€wife€responded€by€noting€that€the€husbandððs€earnings€had€increasedÏsince€the€divorce€decree,€that€he€had€purchased€a€new€home€with€his€paramour€andÏher€children,€and€that€he€had€numerous€other€assets€unaffected€by€the€bankruptcy.€ÏThe€Court,€refusing€to€alter€the€husbandððs€alimony€obligation,€said:€ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àAlimony€is€not€a€required€provision€in€the€maritalÏdissolution€agreement.€.€.€.€€Nevertheless,€the€parties€sawÏfit€to€include€alimony€in€their€agreement.€€It€must€beÏpresumed€that€the€alimony€provision€was€part€of€theÏinducement€or€consideration€for€the€other€provisionsÏregarding€division€of€the€marital€estate.€€The€Courts€areÏjustified€in€being€reluctant€to€disturb€an€alimonyÏobligation€assumed€under€such€conditions.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓVMÓòòò òId.ó óóó€at€*5.Ð ° Ðà ` àWe€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€the€changes€in€circumstances€since€the€entryÏof€the€divorce€decree€are€not€substantial€or€material€insofar€as€Husbandððs€ability€toÏpay€and€the€Wifeððs€needs.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€Chancellorððs€denial€ofÏHusbandððs€motion€to€modify€the€divorce€decree.€ÌÓ  Óà @` àò òAttorney€FeesÐ ´%!! Ðó óÓ  Óà ` àHusband€contends€that€the€Chancellor€erred€in€affirming€the€Divorce€RefereeððsÐ ¸'## Ðawarding€Wife€$20,000.00€for€attorneyððs€fees.€€Moreover,€Husband€contends€that€theÏChancellor€committed€further€error€in€awarding€Wife€an€additional€$5,000.00€forÏattorneyððs€fees€incurred€on€appeal€of€the€Refereeððs€ruling.Ìà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€36„5„103(c)€authorizes€recovery€of€reasonable€attorneyððs€fees€incurredÏin€the€enforcement€of€a€decree€for€alimony.€€ò òòòBreweróóó ó,€869€S.W.2d€at€936.€€The€trialÐ ¸1-- Ðcourt€has€wide€discretion€in€matters€involving€the€awarding€of€attorneyððs€fees.€€Thus,Ïthis€Court€will€not€interfere€absent€a€showing€of€an€abuse€of€that€discretion.€Ïò òòòThreadgillóóó ó,€740€S.W.2d€at€426.€€Husband€has€failed€to€establish€that€the€evidenceÐ ¼7 33 Ðpreponderates€against€the€Chancellorððs€affirmance€and€additional€award€of€attorneyððsÐ À955 Ðfees.€€It€was€Husband€who€unilaterally€reduced€and€subsequently€terminated€hisÏalimony€obligation,€causing€Wife€to€take€action€to€enforce€payment.€€HusbandððsÏresponse€included€the€motion€for€reduction,€requiring€Wifeððs€counsel€to€enter€aÏdefense.€€œññò òññññòòññññññfurthermorññññññFurthermññññññ,ore,€ññññññore,€ññññSee›€Elliotññññóóññññó óññññ,›€825›€S.W.2d›€at›€92.›€›€ññthe›€record€indicates€that€Husbandððs€evasive€actions€andÏattitude€contributed€significantly€to€the€attorneyððs€fees€incurred€by€Wife.€€Thus,€weÏfind€that€the€Chancellor€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€in€the€award€of€attorneyððs€feesÏin€the€amount€of€$25,000.00€to€Wife.€Ìà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Appelleeððs€motion€forÏattorney€fees€on€appeal€is€denied.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€against€Appellant.ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à_________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ð ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÐ ² ÐÌÌò òCONCUR:Ð ´ ÐÌÌó ó____________________________________Ð º  Ðò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÐ º!  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