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ÔÔ€&ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÓ—÷ÓÝ  Ý›ÔT€ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€œ„XXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óœ›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÌò òLaSALLE€DUDLEY,€ó óà àà àà àà àFROM€THE€SHELBY€COUNTYÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCHANCERY€COURT€No.€023348„3Ìà àPlaintiff„Appellant,à àà àà àà àThe€Honorable€D.€J.€Alissandratos,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àChancellor̜ـ*ÙßR€/1(A1-j|DóR` à. `€€@ÿRß›Vs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9705„CH„00104Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òòòREVERSED€IN€PART,ÏAFFIRMEDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àIN€PARTÌóóRAYE€P.€DUDLEY,€ó óà àà àà àà àDavid€E.€Caywood,€Marc€E.ÏReismanÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCausey,€Caywood,€Taylor,ÏMcManusÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à&€Bailey€of€Memphis,€ForÏAppellantÌà àDefendant„Appellee.à àà àà àSherrie€Miller€of€Memphis,€For€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAppelleeÌ____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌÑ7€œ„XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ2 ××  ×Ì___________________________________________________________________________ÌÌò òòòCRAWFORD,€J.ó óóóÌÌÑ ° ÑÓ/ïÓà àThis€is€a€divorce€case.€€Appellant€Lasalle€Dudley€appeals€the€order€of€theÏtrial€court€awarding€ex„wife€Raye€Dudley€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€of€$250€per€monthÍand€$2,500€in€attorney€fees.€€Ìà àThe€parties€were€married€in€July€1961€and€separated€in€June€1993€afterÏnearly€thirty„two€years€of€marriage.€€Mr.€Dudley€filed€a€Complaint€for€DivorceÏin€October€1993€alleging€irreconcilable€differences.€€Mrs.€Dudley€filed€an€AnswerÏand€Counter„Complaint€for€Divorce€alleging€that€Mr.€Dudley€was€guilty€ofÏinappropriate€marital€conduct€and€adultery.€On€December€8,€1993,€the€ShelbyÏCounty€Divorce€Referee€ordered€Mr.€Dudley€to€pay€temporary€alimony€in€theÏamount€of€$600€per€month,€which€he€paid€to€Mrs.€Dudley€until€the€trial€onÏNovember€28,€1995.€€The€trial€court€granted€Mrs.€Dudley€an€absolute€divorceÏon€January€23,€1996€on€the€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€€€TheÏfinal€decree,€òòinter€alia,€óóawarded€Mrs.€Dudley€the€marital€residence€which€hadÏequity€of€$73,200;€one€of€the€three€automobiles€owned€by€the€DudleysÏ(value=$5,000);€and€80%€of€the€home€furnishings.€€Mr.€Dudley€received€theÏadditional€two€autos€(aggregate€value€=€$5,000)€and€20%€of€the€homeÏfurnishings.€€Each€party€kept€their€respective€retirement€funds.€€In€addition,ÏMrs.€Dudley€was€awarded€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€in€the€amount€of€$250€per€month€asÏwell€as€$2,500€in€attorney€fees.Ìà àMr.€Dudley€appeals€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€awarding€alimony€òòinÏfuturoóó€and€attorney€fees.€€He€asserts€that€Mrs.€Dudley€only€sought€alimony€òòinÏsolidoóó€in€the€€amount€of€$14,400.00€to€be€paid€$600.00€per€month€for€24Ímonths,€€and€there€was€no€showing€of€a€need€for€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.€€Mr.€DudleyÏalso€asserts€that€it€was€improper€to€award€Mrs.€Dudley€attorney€fees€when€sheÏwas€awarded€a€disproportionate€share€of€the€marital€property€and€had€sufficientÏfunds€to€pay€her€own€fees.€Ìà àAffidavits€filed€before€trial€showed€Mr.€Dudleyððs€net€income€to€beÏ$1,869× ƒ3 ××  ×€per€month€and€his€expenses€to€be€$1,931„„thus€leaving€a€$62€monthlyÏdeficit.€€Mrs.€Dudleyððs€net€income€was€$2,081€per€month€and€her€expenses€wereÏlisted€as€$2,220„„thus€leaving€a€$139€monthly€deficit.€€€€There€is€no€transcript€ofÏthe€proceeding,€but€a€Statement€of€Evidence€and€Proceedings€was€filed€pursuantÏto€T.R.A.P.€24(c).€€€The€statement€provides€in€substantial€part€as€follows:ÌÓ—÷Óà8 àà8 à€€€€€This€divorce€case€came€on€to€be€heard€in€Part€IIIÏof€the€Chancery€Court€of€Shelby€County,€TennesseeÏon€November€28,€1995.€€The€parties€stipulated€toÏgrounds€allowing€Mrs.€Dudley€to€receive€an€AbsoluteÏDivorce€on€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€ÏLasalle€Dudley€admitted€to€committing€adulteryÏduring€the€marriage.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€At€the€hearing€on€this€matter,€no€witnesses€tookÏthe€stand€and€no€Exhibits€were€introduced€intoÏevidence.€€The€Chancellor€reviewed€the€pay€records€ofÏboth€parties,€the€attendance€records€of€Mrs€Dudley,€aÏreal€estate€appraisal€performed€on€the€partiesðð€maritalÏresidence,€documents€relating€to€the€partiesððÍretirement€benefits,€and€the€deposition€of€Dr.€KeithÏDawson€Williams€which€was€filed€with€the€Court.€ÏThe€pay€records€and€retirement/€pension€documentsÏreviewed€by€the€Court€were€documents€subpoenaedÏduring€the€pendency€of€the€trial.€€They€did€not€reflectÏthe€actual€information€as€of€the€date€of€trial.€€Mr.ÏDudleyððs€pay€and€retirement/pension€records€wereÏaccurate€as€of€August,€1994.€€Mrs.€Dudleyððs€pay€andÏretirement/pension€records€were€accurate€as€of€March,Ï1995.€€counsel€for€Mrs.€Dudley€subpoenaed€the€KeeperÏof€Records€for€the€United€States€Post€Office€to€bringÏupdated€information€on€the€payroll€andÏretirement/pension€benefits€of€Mr.€Dudley€to€trial,€butÏthe€Keeper€of€Records€did€not€appear.€€The€Court€alsoÏreviewed€the€pleadings€in€the€Record€including€theÏAffidavits€submitted€by€the€parties,€their€Pre„TrialÏMemoranda€and€their€Proposed€Rulings.€€There€wasÏno€Court€Reporter€present€at€the€hearing.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€The€parties€in€this€case€were€married€on€July€22,Ï1961.€€There€were€no€minor€children€at€the€time€ofÏtrial.€€At€the€time€of€trial,€Mrs.€Dudley€was€55€yearsÏold€and€Mr.€Dudley€was€56€years€old.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€The€parties€owned€one€piece€of€real€estate,€theÏmarital€residence,€located€at€1025€Bluebird€Road€inÏMemphis,€Tennessee.€€The€parties€agreed€at€trial€thatÏthe€value€of€the€marital€residence€was€$170,000.00.€ÏThere€were€two€mortgages€resulting€in€the€houseÏhaving€an€approximate€equity€of€$73,200.00.€TheÏhouse€has€four€bedrooms,€three€baths€and€over€4,000Ïsquare€feet€of€living€area.€€The€monthly€note€on€theÏfirst€mortgage€was€$1,035.00€and€the€monthly€note€onÏthe€second€mortgage€was€$150.00.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€The€Trial€Court€ordered€Mr.€Dudley€to€pay€eightyÏpercent€(80%)€of€the€marital€debt,€excluding€debtsÏrelating€to€the€marital€residence.€€Mrs.€Dudley€wasÏawarded€the€marital€residence.€€There€were€no€otherÍmarital€debts€at€the€time€of€trial.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€During€the€marriage,€Mrs.€Dudley€developed€spinalÏstenosis.€€The€deposition€of€her€treating€physician,€Dr.ÏKeith€Williams,€spine€surgeon€at€Campbell€Clinic€inÏMemphis€Tennessee,€was€taken€on€August€1,€1995€andÏthe€deposition€was€filed€with€and€considered€by€theÏTrial€Court.€€The€Deposition€is€part€of€the€TrialÏRecord€and€will€be€part€of€the€Record€on€Appeal.€€Dr.ÏWilliams€testified,€in€part,€that€Mrs.€Dudley€had€aÏ26%€impairment€rating€to€the€body€as€a€whole.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€Each€party€was€allowed€to€retain€their€ownÏrespective€retirement/pension€benefits.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€Mrs.€Dudley€was€awarded€eighty€percent€(80%)€ofÏthe€household€furnishings.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€Mrs.€Dudley€began€working€for€Federal€Express€inÏ1984.€€Mrs.€Dudley€has€retirement€benefits€throughÏFederal€Express€including€a€pension,€a€401KÏretirement€plan,€a€stock€purchase€plan,€a€profitÏsharing€plan€and€an€optional€savings€plan.€€The€valueÏof€Mrs.€Dudleyððs€retirement/pension€benefits€as€shownÏon€the€documents€presented€to€the€Court€were€asÏfollows:€Profit€Sharing€Plan€„€$789.79;€RetirementÏSavings€Plan€„€$14,331.59;€employee€Stock€OwnershipÏPlan€„€$830.76.€€According€to€the€documents,€if€Mrs.ÏDudley€were€to€elect€to€receive€payments€at€herÏnormal€retirement€date€of€October€1,€2000,€theÏmonthly€accrued€benefit€payable€as€a€life€annuityÏwould€be€$431.33€giving€this€benefit€a€present€value€ofÏ$42,948.00.€€The€year€prior€to€separation,€WifeÏearned€approximately€$26,000.00.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€The€documents€subpoenaed€by€counsel€for€Mrs.ÏDudley€and€presented€to€the€Court€showed€Mr.ÏDudley€had€a€retirement€account€through€hisÏemployer€the€Memphis€Bulk€Mail€Center€of€theÍUnited€States€Post€Office,€which€had€a€value€ofÏ$12,992.00.€€This€value€was€as€of€August€11,€1994.€ÏThe€year€prior€to€the€partiesðð€separation,€HusbandÏearned€approximately€$52,000.00.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€The€Court€in€making€its€ruling,€specifically€statedÏthat€it€was€considering€the€length€of€the€marriage€ofÏthe€parties,€the€relative€earning€capacity€of€theÏparties,€the€health€of€the€parties,€and€the€fault€of€theÏparties.ÌÌÓ/ïÓà àSince€this€case€was€tried€by€the€court€sitting€without€a€jury,€we€reviewÏthe€case€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€with€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€theÏfindings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court.€€T.R.A.P.€13(d).€€However,€the€only€factualÏfinding€evident€in€the€divorce€decree€is€that€the€trial€court€found€that€the€factsÏalleged€in€the€Counter„Complaint€were€true€as€to€the€necessary€elements€for€aÏdivorce€on€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€Without€findings€of€factÏmade€by€the€trial€court,€a€presumption€of€correctness€cannot€attach.€€òòò òKelly€v.ÏKellyó óóó,€679€S.W.2d€458,€460€(Tenn.€App.€1984).€€Ìà àThe€factors€used€to€determine€the€proper€amount€of€maintenance€andÏsupport€are€found€in€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)€(1996).€€ð ðAs€a€general€matter,€theÏcourts€set€the€amount€of€a€support€award€based€on€the€needs€of€the€innocentÏspouse€and€on€the€ability€of€the€obligor€spouse€to€pay.ðð€€òòò òBatson€v.€Batsonó óóó,€769ÏS.W.2d€849,€861€(Tenn.€App.€1988).€€If€one€spouse€is€economicallyÏdisadvantaged€compared€to€the€other,€the€courts€are€generally€inclined€toÍprovide€some€type€of€support.€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d).Ìà àThe€Statement€of€Evidence€and€Proceedings€establishes€that€the€trialÏcourt€stated€specifically€that€it€considered€the€length€of€the€marriage€of€theÏparties,€their€relative€earning€capacity,€the€health€of€the€parties,€and€the€faultÏattributable€to€each.€The€trial€court€has€broad€discretion€in€awarding€alimony,Ïand€there€is€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€trial€court€did€notÏconsider€the€proper€factors.€€Upon€review€of€the€facts€in€evidence€we€find€noÏabuse€of€discretion€in€awarding€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€in€this€case€in€the€amount€ofÏ$250€per€month.€€Ìà àMr.€Dudleyððs€next€contention€on€appeal€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€inÏawarding€Mrs.€Dudley€$2,500€in€attorney€fees.€€Attorney€fee€awards€are€treatedÏas€alimony.€€In€determining€whether€to€award€attorney€fees,€the€trial€courtÏshould€again€consider€the€relevant€factors€in€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1).€€òòò òKincaidÏv.€Kincaidó óóó,€912€S.W.2d€140,€144€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€However,€if€the€finalÏdecree€awards€wife€sufficient€funds€out€of€which€her€needs€and€attorney€fees€canÏbe€reasonably€met,€then€an€award€of€attorney€fees€is€inappropriate.€€òòò òWade€v.ÏWadeó óóó,€897€S.W.2d€702€(Tenn.€App.€1994).€In€the€case€at€bar,€Mrs.€Dudley€wasÏawarded€the€vast€majority€of€the€marital€estate.€€Considering€theÏdisproportionate€distribution€of€marital€property,€we€do€not€believe€an€award€ofÏattorney€fees€is€justified.€€Ìà àThe€decree€of€the€trial€court€awarding€attorney€fees€is€reversed,€and€theÏdecree€is,€in€all€other€respects,€affirmed.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€equallyÏbetween€the€parties.ÌÓÓÌà 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