ÿWPC¤ îo·lÞv†Ã tkž³`EžDøÜ™AZA JPÕÍæ‹¾3oÖ 8S¨Å@1pY.2ëu#ÔÔ‡XVÙX»¼éÔ€for€the€lifetime€of€Wife,€no€matterÐ Qì Ðwhat€changes€she€made€in€status€or€lifestyle€during€her€lifetime.€€Paragraph€9(b)(5)€provides€thatÐ =Ø Ðeven€if€she€remarried,€Wife€would€continue€to€receive€monthly€alimony,€albeit€a€reduced€amount,Ð )Ä Ðfrom€Husband.€€The€portion€of€paragraph€of€9(b)(6)€that€calls€for€alimony€to€continue€for€the€lifetimeÐ ° Ðof€Wife€states€it€is€subject€to€any€reductions€under€paragraph€9(b)(3),€which€includes€the€provisionÐ  œ Ðthat€Husbandððs€alimony€obligation€terminates€upon€the€death€of€either€party.€€We€find€there€is€noÐ í ˆ Ðambiguity€created€by€paragraph€9(b)(3)€and€paragraph€9(b)(6)€of€the€Agreement.€€Ð Ù t ÐÌà  àà ` àWifeððs€appellate€brief€also€argues€that€paragraph€15€of€the€Agreement€supports€herÐ ± L  Ðargument€that€Husbandððs€obligation€to€pay€alimony€monthly€survived€Husbandððs€death.€€ParagraphÐ  8  Ð15€provides€that€ð ð[i]f€husband€and€wife,€or€their€appointed€representatives,€are€unable€to€arrive€at€aÐ ‰$  Ðmutually€satisfactory€readjustmentðð€should€something€occur€to€change€the€tax€impact€as€called€forÐ u  Ðin€the€Agreement,€then€the€matter€may€be€submitted€to€a€court€for€final€determination.€€Wife€arguesÐ aü  Ðthat€paragraph€15€reflects€that€the€parties€ð ðclearly€contemplated€that€obligations€that€would€triggerÐ Mè  Ða€taxable€event€may€occur€beyond€the€husbandððs€death,€or€there€would€be€no€reason€to€provide€as€anÐ 9Ô  Ðalternative€for€an€appointed€representative.ðð€€Ð %À ÐÌà  àà ` àWife€is€correct€in€her€assertion€that€the€parties€anticipated€that€a€taxable€event€couldÐ ý˜ Ðhave€occurred€after€Husbandððs€death.€€As€discussed€above,€paragraph€9(b)(6)€provides€thatÐ é„ ÐHusbandððs€obligation€to€pay€monthly€alimony€would€survive€for€at€least€ten€years,€even€if€eitherÐ Õp ÐHusband€or€Wife,€or€both,€died.€€Thus,€had€Husband€died€prior€to€the€expiration€of€the€first€ten€yearsÐ Á\ Ðof€the€Agreement,€a€taxable€event€could€have€occurred€after€Husbandððs€death.€€Paragraph€15€lendsÐ ­H Ðno€support€to€Wifeððs€argument€that€Husbandððs€obligation€to€pay€alimony€survived€Husbandððs€death.€Ð ™4 ЀÌà  àà ` àThere€is€no€genuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€facts€òòóóand,€because€theÐ q  ÐAgreement€clearly€provides€that€alimony€terminates€after€the€ten€year€period€has€passed€upon€theÐ ]ø Ðdeath€of€either€Husband€or€Wife,€Husbandððs€Estate€negated€an€essential€element€of€Plaintiffððs€claimÐ Iä Ðand€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€on€the€undisputed€facts.€€We€affirm€the€Trial€CourtððsÐ 5Ð Ðgrant€of€partial€summary€judgment.Ð !¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€next€consider€Husbandððs€issue€regarding€whether€this€is€a€frivolous€appeal.Ô#†¼é»XXVÙ¾D#ÔÔ‡XVÙX»¼éÔ€Ô#†¼é»XXVÙQ#ÔÔ‡XVÙX»¼éÔÐ ù ” Ðð ðA€frivolous€appeal€is€one€that€is€ððdevoid€of€merit,ðð€or€one€in€which€there€is€little€prospect€that€[anÐ å!€  Ðappeal]€can€ever€succeed.ðð€€òòIndustrial€Dev.€Bd.€of€the€City€of€Tullahoma€v.€Hancockóó,€901€S.W.2dÐ Ñ"l! Ð382,€385€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995)€(quoting€òòCombustion€Engððg,€Inc.€v.€Kennedyóó,€562€S.W.2d€202Ð ½#X" Ð(Tenn.€1978)).€€Exercising€our€discretion,€we€decline€to€hold€this€is€a€frivolous€appeal,€and€furtherÐ ©$D # Ðdecline€to€award€Husbandððs€Estate€any€attorney€fees€and€costs€incurred€by€this€appeal.Ô#†¼é»XXVÙVQ#ÔÐ •%0!$ ÐÔ‡XVÙX»¼éÔÓ  Óò òòòÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ  ,¤'+ ЇÌConclusionóóó óÐ Qì ÐÓ  ÓÌÌà  àà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed,€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÐ ° ÐCourt€for€collection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant,Ð  œ ÐDolores€Sorrells€Crawley,€and€her€surety.€€Ð í ˆ ÐÔ#†¼é»XXVÙT#ÔÔ‡XVÙX»¼éÔÌÌÌÔ#†¼é»XXVÙéU#ÔÔ€XVÙX»¼éÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Mè  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGE