WPC %t- .xk 6pթ$m+Ru1 Ы#n{<*#ֻx$%uW8ƞ7hT58gT V~HD?}E2 ͬ|wS_-3_ PhssjaBeӐ13+طuZa rruQZ=86c?0,T,gaz_O'Nۉq&(̶s\Q;~!"ќ^uk ܟ@^vԞC^R CڳՠJF}䷉V@hWp=*=^:CT tɥM(`4@T 0(cwUN 0l 0DS m#!N ^  1u 72Z 0c 5 U:$ $ UB^ % B AQ  0D 0D 0Dbb D3tpO'3|x($(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular((3$ !      0  (#$  0  UHP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0˚\'L  ##37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)(;3$2#  0  .3  0   + ["  _X=XXXKXX=   Ad FILEDK  October27,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAx ,cAZ"Arial Regular<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  &&&&'dxd !  _  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8iXXdd8X&XXXXX&xY_B2.jz `@E/ttg x_Ԁ@M M  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE        ANTHONYKEITHELDRIDGE,0  )C/ANO.03A019904CH00146 (#(#  4    <     ) 4 PlaintiffAppellant,0 < 0<(#<(#0(#(#)SULLIVANCOUNTY  (#(#  4    <     )vs.0 4 0 4(#4(#0 (# (#0< (# (#0<(#<(#0(#(#)  (#(#  4    <     )JULIAEDITHELDRIDGE,0  0(#(#)  (#(#  4    <     ) 4 DefendantAppellee.0  0(#(#) (#(# @ DISSENTINGOPINION     4    <      D  4  ThemajoritysJudgmentiswrong,becausetheTrialJudgeisvestedwithwideorbroaddiscretioninmattersofchildcustodyandparentalvisitation.See,   e.g.,Harwellv.Harwell,612S.W.2d182(Tenn.Ct.App.1980).  "  4  Themajoritysjudgmentiswrongbecausethecredibilityofthewitnessesiswithintheprovinceofthetrieroffact.SeeBinghamv.Dyersburg  & FabricsCo.,Inc.,567S.W.2d169(Tenn.1978);Harwell&Rogersv.Tennessee  (!! FarmersMutualIns.Co.,612S.W.2d178(Tenn.Ct.App.1980)  *##  4  ThemajoritysjudgmentiswrongbecausetheTrialCourtsfindingsareentitledtoapresumptionofcorrectnessunlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.T.R.A.P.Rule13(d). 4  Apparentlyduetotheacrimoniousrelationshipoftheparties,theTrialJudgeappointedaPhDlicensedinpsychologyasaspecialmaster.Thefindingsofthespecialmasterareinsightful.Incommentingonthechildsbestinterest,themasterobserved:0 4 0 4(#4(#Generally,itisinthebestofchildrentohavehappy,communicativerelationshipswithbothparents,withoutinterference.Denialofones  ;44 parent,meansdenialofpartofoneself,emotionally,intermsofego,and  _genetically,andisnotinachildsownbestinterest.Foroneparentto  denytheworthoftheotherparentcausesdifficultyforthechild,andis   notinherbestinterest.  (# (# Andinasubsequentfindinginthecontinuingdisputebetweentheparents,themaster   observed:  0 4 0 4(#4(#BecauseofTaylorsknowledgeofandresponsetothefamilyopinion,it   isimportantthatTaylorcontinueovernightvisits,tocontinueinher   understandingthathermotherishermother,andnotjustastereotype.I   believehermotherJuliasassertionthatherdaughterwillseenothing   inappropriate.Taylorjustwantstobeabletolovewhosheloves.  (# (#  4  Insituationssuchasthis,weareadmonishedtobecarefultoavoidthe  appearanceofpunishingoneortheotherparent,sinceawardsofcustodyarenotto  punishaparent.SeeSutherlandv.Sutherland,831S.W.2d283(Tenn.Ct.App.  1991).Theevidencepreponderatesthatthechildhasnotbeenadverselyimpactedby  hervisitationwithhermother.SeeMusselmanv.Acuff,826S.W.2d920(Tenn.Ct.  App.1991).Theburdenwasonthefathertoshowthatthevisitationadversely   affectedthechild.Essentially,hisevidencewascouchedinhomophobicopinions " whichlackprobativevalue. $  4  Areviewoftheevidenceinthisrecordinaccordancewiththeforegoing & principles,demonstrates,inmyview,thatthemajorityhassubstituteditsjudgmentfor (!! theTrialCourtsjudgment,whichrendersitwrongonthefactsandonthelaw. *##  4  Idissent,andwouldaffirmtheTrialCourtsjudgmentinthiscase. ,%% @+ D  4    <     __________________________ 2++  4    <     HerschelP.Franks,J. 3,,