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L Foreachofthetenchildsupportviolations,Mr.Cottinghamwassentencedtotendaysinjail,foratotalof100dayson  thechildsupportviolations.Thecourtalsosentencedhimtotendaysforeachofthesevenyearsinwhichhefailedto  payalimony,foratotalof70daysinjailonthealimonyviolations.  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P  #XTXXXT ##XXT#XTX Tenn.R.App.P.3;AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed  (x   #XTS#XTX.W.FrankCrawford,P.J.,W.S.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichAlanE.Highers, P J.andHollyM.Kirby,J.,joined. < JamesW.SurpriseofMemphisforAppellant,WilliamB.Cottingham  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;StuartF.WilsonPatton,SeniorCounsel,Office  ofAttorneyGeneralforAppellee,StateofTennessee,exrel.,DonnaJ.Cottingham   #XXT#XTXTXTXXXT@@!MEMORANDUMOPINION U  #  1      #XTXXTXTp ##XXTQ #XTX `!  #XXTm #XTX  8TXXdXXd8  I.FACTS  8#"  0  %` $ _  WilliamB.CottinghamandDonnaJeanCottinghamweredivorcedonAugust27,1996in   thechancerycourtofWilliamsonCounty.Theyhadonechild,Kristen,whowasbornonJune10,  1983.OnMarch5,1996,whilethedivorcewaspending,thetrialcourtorderedMr.Cottinghamto  pay$1,300.00permonthinpendentelitesupportandfoundMr.Cottinghamtobeinarrearsinthe t amountof$20,592.13asofMarch5,1996. `   Initsfinaldecreeofdivorce,thechancerycourtsetchildsupportat$1,150.00permonthand 8  rehabilitativealimonyat$600.00permonthforfiveyears.Itappearsfromtherecordthat, $ t immediatelyafterthedecreeofdivorce,Mr.Cottinghamfellevenfurtherintoarrears.OnDecember  ` 16,1997thestate,actingonbehalfofDonnaCottingham,filedaPetitiontoShowCauseseeking  L  adeterminationofwillfulcontempt,asentenceoftendaysinjailforeachviolationofthecourts  8  order,andanincomeassignmentrequiringMr.Cottinghamsemployertodeductthechildsupport $  paymentsfromhisincome.Mr.Cottinghamfiledacounterpetitionaskingthecourttoreducehis   childsupportobligationduetoadecreaseinhisincomeofgreaterthan15%.     OnMarch11,1998,thecourtenteredanorderfindingMr.Cottinghamtobe$37,742.13in   arrearsonhischildsupportobligationandreducinghismonthlypaymentto$728.70permonth. p Despitethisreductioninhispayment,Mr.Cottinghamcontinuedtobedelinquentinfulfillinghis \ childsupportandalimonyobligations.OnMay22,2002,thestatefiledapetitionforcontempt H againstMr.CottinghaminwhichitaskedthecourttofindMr.Cottinghamincriminalcontemptand 4 requestingthathebejailedfortendaysperviolation.L  #  2        p   AhearingonthepetitionforcontemptwasheldonNovember18,2002inthechancerycourt H ofWilliamsonCounty.Mr.CottinghamwasrepresentedbyattorneyJamesW.Surpriseatthe 4 hearing.OnDecember11,2002,thecourtenteredanorderfindingMr.Cottinghamincriminal   contemptofcourtandsentencedhimto170daysinjail.P  #  3      ׀ThecourtenteredajudgmentagainstMr.   Cottinghamfor$73,117.69,ofwhich$36,000wasalimonyand$37,117.69waspastduechild  support.OnJanuary10,2003,Mr.CottinghamfiledaMotionforNewTrialorAlternativelyfor  Dismissal,whichwasdeniedbythecourtonJanuary15,2003.Mr.Cottinghamfiledhisnoticeof  appealonFebruary14,2003. l   II.ISSUES  D!   Mr.Cottinghamraisesnumerousissuesonappeal,whichweperceivetobeasfollows:    Issue1.0 WhetherthetrialcourterredinfindingthattheTitleIVDcontractorhad  standingtobringacriminalcontemptactionandanactiontoenforcethe t alimonyclaim.` (# (#   Issue2.0 Whetherthetrialcourterredinimposingconsecutive10daysentencesfor 8  eachmissedpaymentfoundbythecourt.$ t (# (#   Issue3.0 WhetherthetrialcourterredinorderingthatMr.Cottinghambejailedfor  L  170days,inlightofthefactthatincarcerationwouldpreventMr.Cottingham  8  fromfulfillinghischildsupportandalimonyobligations.$  (# (#   Issue4.0 WhetherthetrialcourterredinfindingthatMr.Cottinghamsfailuretopay   waswillful.  (# (#   Issue5.0 Whetherthetrialcourterredinitshandlingofseveralproceduralmattersthat p aroseinthetrialofthismatter.\ (# (#    III.ANALYSIS  4 P Issue1.0 ` WhetherthetrialcourterredinfindingthattheTitleIVDcontractorhad  \ standingtobringacriminalcontemptactionandanactiontoenforcethealimony H claim.0` (#` (#    Mr.CottinghamarguesthattheattorneyundercontractwiththeStateofTennesseetoenforce  childandspousalsupportordersdoesnothavethestanding,underthecontract,toseekthe  impositionofcriminalcontemptsanctionsortoassistclientswithalimonyissuesafterthe  emancipationofthechildrenforwhomsupportwasordered. x   WefirstnotethatthecontractMr.Cottinghamreliesuponisnotpartoftherecordonappeal. P  Mr.Cottinghamquotesonlyonesentenceofthecontractinhisappealbrief.Eveniftherewere