ÿWPC“  bùJ ÞÏ—Ç”ß0L×”Ÿ Û%nüc@‘Öíj‰Åç÷cÓèwÅ©Á¤²ÞR¯ü[|ò9ÉLÅ¢¤\¶ó¶*RîKKÁE*Ó½IV²>öW]HÑ/ed/°É mKÿšƒ¢dåÒîN ¶}ësÿ»A˜Ù7>벎ÝU-{:î\ň&ŽÀ`0 ªX®êÏ]ˆ.H3YþÄQÂ4ïO°pg«ÐQýáÜ8L¶p%9‚Ùä^b.*jxÈý` `€€@EW` 8ttxPÈØð  tßñsñà À à)Ìò òNANCY€CHOPPIN€CRABTREEó ó,à À à)Ð Ä  Ðà À à)Ì€€€€€Defendant/Counter„Plaintiff/Appellee.à À à)Ð  ð  Ðà À à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Circuit€Court€of€Davidson€County€at€Nashville.Ìò òHonorable€Muriel€Robinson,€Judge€ó óÐ <Œ ÐÌÌÌò òMichael€W.€Binkleyó ó,€Nashville,€Tennessee.Ð ì< ÐAttorney€for€Plaintiff/Counter„Defendant/Appellant.ÌÌÌò òEdward€M.€Yarbroughó ó,€Ð  ð ÐHOLLINS,€WAGSTER€&€YARBROUGH,€P.C.,€Nashville,€Tennessee.ÌAttorney€for€Defendant/Counter„Plaintiff/Appellee.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ %T # ÐÌÌà À àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÐ È'#& ÐÌò òHIGHERS,€J.ó ó:€(Concurs)Ð  )ð$( Ðò òLILLARD,€J.ó ó:€(Concurs)ñañÐ *à%) ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ ,;|6; ÐñaññcññbñÓ3°,X°` À”X°,X°À”X3ÓñbññcññdññcñÓ6°,X°` ¸ À”X°,X°À”X6ÓñcññdññeññdñÓ6°,X°` ‚XÀ”X°,X°À”X6ÓñdññeññeñÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓñeññfñÓÓñfññgñÓ  Óñgññhñà ` àThe€parties€to€this€divorce€case,€Stephen€Earl€Crabtree€(Husband)€and€Nancy€ChoppinÏCrabtree€(Wife),€were€married€for€approximately€23€years.€€The€trial€court€entered€a€final€decree€ofÏdivorce€in€July€1997.€€Husband€has€appealed€from€the€decree,€citing€error€in€the€trial€courtððs€decisionÏto€award€alimonyòòò ò€in€futuroóóó ó€and€attorneyððs€fees€to€Wife.€€Wife€has€raised€an€additional€issueÐ 8 ˆ Ðregarding€child€support.€€Upon€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€as€to€the€awards€of€alimony€òòò òin€futuroóóó óÐ  ` Ðand€attorneyððs€fees€to€Wife€and€find€it€necessary€to€remand€this€cause€to€the€trial€court€regarding€theÏaward€of€child€support.€€We€set€forth€our€reasons€below.ÌÌà ` àThe€parties€married€in€August€1974€when€Husband€was€21€years€old€and€Wife€20.€ÏTwo€children€were€born€of€the€marriage:€Elizabeth€Lee,€born€October€24,€1978€and€Jennifer€Lynn,Ïborn€August€26,€1981.€€Lee,€an€adult€at€the€time€of€trial,€is€a€student€at€Georgetown€University.€€LynnÏwas€16€years€old€at€the€time€of€trial€and€a€student€at€Harpeth€Hall,€a€private€school€for€girls€inÏNashville.€€Husband€agreed€at€trial€to€continue€paying€the€tuition€expenses€of€his€minor€daughterÏuntil€graduation,€although€this€was€not€made€part€of€the€final€decree.€€€ÌÌà ` àHusband€is€a€college€graduate€with€a€degree€in€business€administration.€€He€hasÏworked€as€a€stockbroker€for€J.€C.€Bradford€and€Company€the€past€fourteen€years€and€became€aÏpartner€in€1992.€€His€earnings€with€the€company€are€derived€from€commissions€and€partnershipÏdistributions.€€His€total€annual€earnings€for€years€1991€„€1996€were€$230,943,€$387,073,€$353,225,Ï$254,437,€$400,864€and€$417,034,€respectively.€€Husband€indicated€a€net€monthly€income€ofÏ$13,582.71,€including€his€partnership€distribution,€which€he€receives€in€a€lump€sum€amount€eachÏJanuary€following€the€year€in€which€it€is€earned.€€Wife€is€a€certified€public€accountant.€€AfterÏreceiving€her€accounting€degree€in€1975,€she€began€working€with€the€accounting€firm€of€Ernst€andÏWhinney.€€She€left€there€in€1977€after€the€coupleððs€decision€to€begin€a€family.€€She€did€continue€herÏaccounting€practice,€working€out€of€the€marital€home.€€Her€annual€gross€earnings€in€1996€wereÏ$41,200€based€on€a€30€hour€work€week€servicing€approximately€100€clients€and€six€or€seven€auditÏclients.ÌÌà ` àHusband€filed€for€divorce€in€July€1996€alleging€irreconcilable€differences€and€seekingÏjoint€custody€of€the€children.€€He€later€amended€his€complaint€to€allege€inappropriate€marital€conductÏas€a€ground€for€divorce.€€In€January€1997,€he€filed€a€motion€for€default€judgment€asserting€that€WifeÐ