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ÐÌGerald€L.€Ewell,€Jr.,€Ô_ÔTullahomaÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Danny€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô.Ð $P# ÐÌÌÓ  ÓOPINIONÐ Ä&"& ÐÓ  Óò òÌó óI.à0  àFACTSò òà ¸ àМ(ì#((#(# ÐÌà  àó óThelma€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€(ð ðMs.€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ôðð)€died€in€March€of€1993.€€Her€son,€Danny,€the€appelleeÐ t*Ä%* Ðpetitioned€to€be,€and€was,€appointed€administrator€of€her€estate.€€He€alleged€that€Ms.€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€diedÐ `+°&+ Ðwithout€a€will,€and€in€February€of€1994,€the€court€issued€an€order€appointing€Danny€the€personalÐ L,œ', Ðrepresentative€of€Ms.€Humphresðð€estate.Ð 8-ˆ(-ý Їà  àJoy€Ford€(ð ðAppellantðð)€filed€a€claim€against€the€estate€for€$12,000.00€requestingÐ ° Ðreimbursement€for€funeral€expenses€she€had€paid.€€Danny,€as€administrator,€filed€an€exception€to€thisÐ œì Ðclaim€stating€that€it€was€overstated€and€inappropriately€documented.€€The€court€initially€deniedÐ ˆØ ÐAppellantððs€claim€against€the€estate€finding€it€to€be€unsubstantiated;€however,€after€AppellantÐ tÄ Ðprovided€additional€documentation,€the€court€eventually€allowed€her€claim€but€reduced€the€amountÐ `° Ðto€$3,862.00.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àAfter€Appellantððs€$12,000.00€claim€against€the€estate€was€denied,€she€filed€a€motion€to€haveÐ $ t ÐDanny€removed€as€the€administrator€claiming€that€he€destroyed€the€will€of€Ms.€Humphres.€€AttachedÐ  ` Ðto€this€motion€was€the€affidavit€of€Pamela€Cooper.€€Ms.€Cooper€claimed€that€she€often€visited€Ms.Ð ü L  ÐÔ_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€and€that€Ms.€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€told€her€that€Appellant€was€to€get€the€home€and€property€becauseÐ è 8  Ðshe€had€purchased€it€for€her€parents.€€Ms.€Cooper€also€claimed€that€Ms.€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€showed€her€a€willÐ Ô$  Ðwhich€she€kept€in€her€Bible.€€This€will€provided€for€Appellant€to€receive€the€house€and€property.€€TheÐ À  Ðaffidavit€further€stated€that€another€person€told€Ms.€Cooper€she€had€also€seen€the€will€and€that€theÐ ¬ü  Ðland€was€to€go€to€Appellant.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àAppellant€alleged€that€she€also€knew€of€the€will€and€that€it€left€the€property€to€her.€€AppellantÐ pÀ Ðhad€initially€purchased€the€property€for€her€parents€retaining€a€one„half€interest€in€the€property€andÐ \¬ Ðgiving€a€one„half€interest€to€her€parents.€€She€believed€that€her€brother,€Danny€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô,€hadÐ H˜ Ðdestroyed€this€will€following€their€motherððs€death.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àOver€the€course€of€almost€six€years€spent€fighting€over€this€estate,€many€motions€were€filedÐ  \ Ðby€both€parties€including€requests€for€restraining€orders,€motions€for€contempt,€motions€toÐ øH Ðreconsider,€motions€to€alter€or€amend,€motions€to€remove€administrator,€and€motions€regarding€theÐ ä4 Ðfees€and€expenses€of€the€estate.€€As€a€result€of€this€ongoing€litigation€and€the€prior€claim€filed€byÐ Ð  ÐAppellant,€as€a€creditor,€the€estate€could€not€pay€its€debts€out€of€the€sale€of€the€personal€propertyÐ ¼  Ðalone.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àIn€July€of€1995,€Danny€filed€a€Petition€for€Order€Allowing€Sale€of€Real€and€Personal€PropertyÐ €Ð Ðof€the€estate.€€The€court€entered€an€order€granting€permission€to€sell€the€property€in€September€ofÐ l¼ Ð1996.€€The€real€and€personal€property€was€sold€at€an€auction€on€June€13,€1998.€€The€personalÐ X ¨ Ðproperty€brought€$1,355.50.€€The€real€property€was€eventually€purchased€by€Joy€Ford€for€$57,200.00.€Ð D!” ÐÌÌà  àAt€the€time€of€the€sale,€Appellant€already€owned€a€one„half€interest€in€the€property.€€SheÐ $X" Ðalleged€that€four€of€the€seven€remaining€children€recognized€her€right€to€the€entire€property€andÐ ô$D # Ðwould€deed€their€interest€in€the€property€to€her.€€With€regard€to€distribution€of€the€estate€andÐ à%0!$ Ðallocation€of€the€attorney€fees€and€expenses€the€court€issued€the€following€order:Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€cause€came€to€be€herd€on€the€5th€day€of€March,€1999€upon€the€CourtððsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmotion€regarding€the€amount€of€sale€proceeds€to€be€deposited€with€the€Court€and€theÐ )à$( Ðâ âAdministratorððs€Motion€for€Fees€and€Expenses.€€After€hearing€the€statements€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðstipulations€of€counsel€and€considering€the€record€as€a€whole€the€Court€decrees€asÐ ° Ðfollows:МìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌÓ6"° ,X„Xä h‚X»^ X°œX6Óà  àà8 ` àÔ#†¼@õ»XXi+ #ÔÔ€ôç­ò»¼@õÔ1)à8¸ ` x` xàThe€sales€price€of€the€property€is€$57,200.00€which€isÐ tÄ Ðattributable€ðð€to€the€interest€of€Joy€Ford€and€ðð€to€the€interest€ofÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€Estate€of€Ô_ÔVelmaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô.€€Joy€Ford€has€paid€into€theÐ üL ÐRegistry€of€the€Court€10%€of€this€amount€or€$5,720.00.ÐÀ ¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à2)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€sales€commission€totaled€$3,432.00€which€has€been€paidÐ „ Ô Ðby€the€Clerk€and€Master€from€the€down€payment€on€the€realÐ H ˜ Ðestate.Ð \ ¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à3)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€attorneyððs€fees€of€the€executor€devoted€to€the€partitionÐ Ð   Ðaction€and€sale€are€$1,597.50€(17.75€hours€x€$90.00€per€hour).Д ä ¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à4)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€sales€commission€and€attorneyððs€fees€devoted€to€theÐ X¨  Ðpartition€action€should€be€borne€ðð€by€Joy€Fordððs€interest€and€ððÐ l  Ðby€the€estate€of€Ô_ÔVelmaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô.Ðà0 ¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à5)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€Joy€Ford€shall€pay€in€to€the€Registry€of€the€Court€the€sum€ofÐ ¤ô  Ð$21,532.35€representing€ðð€of€the€sales€price€($28,600.00)€plusÐ h¸  Ððð€of€the€sales€commission€($1,716.00)€and€ðð€of€the€attorneyððsÐ ,|  Ðfees€attributable€to€the€partition€action€($798.75)€less€her€allowedÐ ð@ Ðclaim€of€$3,862.40€and€down€payment€of€$5,720.00.д¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à6)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€executorððs€expense€for€the€phone€bill,€Duck€River€billÐ xÈ Ðand€Caldwell€Auto€Parts€bill€are€not€allowed€as€Ms.€Ford€advisedÐ <Œ Ðthe€Court€she€had€paid€same.€€The€remainder€of€fees€andÐ P Ðexpenses€in€the€executorððs€petition€are€allowed.Ðĸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à7)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€Administrator€has€no€funds€as€they€are€or€will€be€in€theÐ ˆØ ÐRegistry€of€the€Court€therefore€the€Administrator€and€the€suretyÐ Lœ Ðon€the€Administratorððs€bond€are€released.Ð`¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à8)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€from€the€sum€of€$21,532.35€paid€into€the€Registry€of€theÐ Ô$ ÐCourt,€and€the€amounts€already€in€the€Clerkððs€hands€the€ClerkÐ ˜è Ðand€Master€shall€pay€the€following€Administrative€expenses:Ð\¬¸ ¸  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àA)€To€Bush€Insuranceà0  à€€€€€€€€€€€€€$à0»(#(#à1,281.36à0^»(#»(#àfor€bondsÐ p^(#^(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àB)€To€Danny€Humphresà0  àà0»(#(#à€€€640.00à0^»(#»(#àfor€advanced€bond€costsÐä4^(#^(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àC)€To€Haynes,€Hull,€Rieder€&€Ewellà0 » à5,976.50à0^»(#»(#àattorneyððs€feesШø ^(#^(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àD)€To€Danny€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ôà0  àà0»(#(#à4,000.00à0^»(#»(#àexecutorððs€feesÐl¼!^(#^(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àE)€The€Court€costsÐ 0€" Ðà  àà8 ` à9)à8¸ ` x` xàThat€the€allowed€claim€of€Joy€Ford€is€satisfied€by€the€credit€givenÐ ôD# Ðto€her€against€the€sales€price€of€the€estateððs€ðð€interest€in€the€realÐ ¸ $ Ðproperty.Ð|!Ì%¸ ¸  Ðà  àà ` à10)à8 ¸ àThat€the€expenses€of€administration€exhaust€all€proceeds€of€theÐ @"& Ðsale€of€personal€property€thus€all€remaining€sums€are€proceeds€ofÐ #T' Ðthe€sale€of€the€real€estate.ÐÈ#(¸ ¸  Ðà  àà8 ` à11)à8¸ ` x` xàThe€Clerk€is€to€divide€the€remaining€sum€by€8,€the€number€ofÐ Œ$Ü) Ðheirs€at€law€of€Velma€Humphres€and€pay€such€sum€to:€€€€ÐP%  *¸ ¸  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àDanny€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ôà0 À àDiana€CrouchÐ&d!+À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àLinda€Ô_ÔCraffordÔ_Ôà0 h àà0Àh(#h(#àRoger€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_ÔÐØ&(",À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àJoy€Fordà0 h àà0Àh(#h(#àDebra€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_ÔМ'ì"-À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àDennis€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ôà0 À àRichard€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_ÔÐ`(°#.À(#À(# Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` x` xàIf€Joy€Ford€files€with€the€Clerk€a€certified€copy€of€a€recorded€QuitclaimÐ $)t$/ ÐDeed,€to€her€from€any€of€the€above€listed€heirs,€the€Clerk€and€Master€shallÐ è)8%0 Ðpay€the€amount€apportioned€to€such€heir€to€Joy€Ford.Ь*ü%1¸ x¸ x Ðà  àà8 ` à12)à0¸ ` x` xàThat€upon€the€occurrence€of€the€foregoing€the€estate€of€Ô_ÔVelmaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_ÔÐ p+À&2 Ðbe€closed.Ð4,„'3¸ x¸ x ЇÔ€XiXòôç­ÔII.à0  àISSUES€PRESENTED€ON€APPEALа(#(# ÐÌà  àAppellant€now€appeals€three€issues€to€this€Court.€€She€first€contends€that€her€brother,€Danny,€Ð ˆØ Ðshould€have€been€removed€as€administrator€of€the€estate€and€that€she€should€have€been€permitted€toÐ tÄ Ðprove€the€existence€of€a€missing€or€destroyed€will.€€Secondly,€she€argues€that€the€court€should€haveÐ `° Ðdetermined€that€the€property€was€capable€of€division,€thus,€the€real€estate€should€have€beenÐ L œ Ðpartitioned€in€kind.€€Finally,€she€takes€issue€with€the€assessment€of€attorney€fees,€administrator€fees,Ð 8 ˆ Ðand€other€costs€against€her€property€and€the€estate€alleging€that€these€expenses€were€not€incurred€forÐ $ t Ðthe€benefit€of€the€estate.€€But,€even€if€the€fees€were€permissible,€no€costs€and€attorney€fees€shouldÐ  ` Ðhave€been€assessed€against€her€half€of€the€real€estate,€as€it€was€her€separate€property€and€not€a€partÐ ü L  Ðof€the€estate.€€Ð è 8  ÐÌIII.à0  àDISCUSSIONÐÀ (#(# ÐÌà  à1.€€Failure€to€consider€the€issues€of€lost€will€and€removal€of€the€administrator.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àIn€order€to€establish€a€lost€will€the€following€facts€must€be€proven:€1)€that€a€valid€will€wasÐ pÀ Ðexecuted€in€accordance€with€the€forms€of€law;€2)€the€substance€or€contents€of€the€will;€3)€that€the€willÐ \¬ Ðhas€not€been€revoked;€and€4)€that€it€is€lost€or€cannot€be€found€after€diligent€search€or€has€beenÐ H˜ Ðdestroyed.€€òòIn€re:€€Estate€of€Westóó,€729€S.W.2d€676,€678€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1987);€òòÔ_ÔShrumÔ_Ô€v.€Powellóó,€604Ð 4„ ÐS.W.2d€869,€871€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1980).€€Further,€ð ðthe€fact€that€a€will€cannot€be€found€after€a€dueÐ  p Ðand€proper€search€raises€a€presumption€that€the€testator€himself€destroyed€the€will.ðð€€òòEstate€of€Westóó,Ð  \ Ð729€S.W.2d€at€678.€€Thus,€to€prove€a€lost€will,€this€presumption€must€be€overcome.€€ð ð[Ô_ÔT]heÔ_Ô€oneÐ øH Ðseeking€to€establish€a€lost€will€must€prove€that€the€testator€did€not€have€custody€and€control€of€theÐ ä4 Ðwill€after€execution,€or€that€he€had€lost€his€testamentary€capacity€for€a€period€before€his€death€andÐ Ð  Ðthat€the€will€was€in€existence€at€the€time€the€loss€of€competency€occurred.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Further,€these€factsÐ ¼  Ðmust€be€shown€by€the€ð ðclearest€and€most€stringent€evidence.ðð€€òòÔ_ÔShrumÔ_Ôóó,€604€S.W.2d€at€871.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àIn€this€matter,€the€appellant€failed€to€even€make€a€òòprima€facieóó€case€for€a€lost€will.€€There€wasÐ €Ð Ðno€testimony€that€the€will€was€validly€executed,€nor€was€there€any€evidence€that€the€will€was€inÐ l¼ Ðexistence€at€the€time€of€the€testatorððs€death€and€had€not€been€revoked€by€the€testator.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àIn€reviewing€€the€determination€by€the€trial€court€in€this€matter,€there€is€a€presumption€ofÐ 0"€  Ðcorrectness.€€The€rulings€will€be€affirmed€unless€there€is€evidence€which€preponderates€against€theÐ #l! Ðtrial€courtððs€judgment.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€€We€see€no€such€evidence€which€preponderatesÐ $X" Ðagainst€the€judgeððs€rulings€regarding€the€establishment€of€the€lost€will€or€his€decision€not€to€removeÐ ô$D # Ðthe€administrator,€as€the€court€found€no€evidence€of€improper€actions€on€the€part€of€the€administrator.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àIn€addition,€the€appellant€alleges€that€she€was€not€allowed€to€establish€her€claim€for€lost€will.€Ð ¸'#& ÐWe€find€this€allegation€to€be€totally€false.€€The€court,€on€15€September€1995,€entered€an€orderÐ ¤(ô#' Ðallowing€the€parties€45€days€to€file€a€legally€sufficient€pleading€to€set€up€a€lost€will,€but€no€furtherÐ )à$( Ðaction€was€taken€by€Appellant.€€She€cannot€now€complain,€as€her€failure€to€file€this€additionalÐ |*Ì%) Ðpleading,€or€assert€that€the€pleadings€filed€were€sufficient,€constituted€a€waiver€of€the€issue.Ð h+¸&* Їà  à2.€€The€partition€and€sale€of€the€real€estate.Ð ° ÐÌà  àAppellant€objected€to€the€sale€of€the€real€estate€complaining€that€the€estate€was€not€insolventÐ ˆØ Ðand€that€the€court€did€not€make€a€proper€determination€that€the€property€could€not€be€partitioned€inÐ tÄ Ðkind€and€that€the€sale€was€in€the€best€interest€of€all€parties.Ð `° ÐÌà  àWith€regard€to€the€solvency€of€the€estate,€we€can€say€most€assuredly€that€the€estate€wasÐ 8 ˆ Ðindeed€insolvent,€and€insolvent€due€to€the€actions€of€Appellant€herself.€€Without€the€property,€theÐ $ t Ðtotal€assets€of€the€estate€brought€only€$1,355.50.€€Joyððs€initial€claim€against€the€estate€was€forÐ  ` Ð$12,000.00.€€Although€this€amount€was€later€reduced€to€$3,862.40,€her€allowed€claim€was€still€muchÐ ü L  Ðmore€than€the€assets€available€to€pay€the€estateððs€debts€without€sale€of€the€property.€€Add€to€thisÐ è 8  Ðamount€all€costs€of€litigation€over€Appellantððs€various€claims€and€motions,€and€the€debts€of€the€estateÐ Ô$  Ðmounted€to€an€amount€that€required€sale€of€the€estateððs€remaining€asset.Ð À  ÐÌà  àThe€matter€of€the€sale€for€partition€was€the€subject€of€a€hearing€in€the€trial€court.€€The€trialÐ ˜è  Ðjudge€ordered€the€sale€after€this€hearing;€however,€we€have€no€way€to€review€the€determinations€ofÐ „Ô  Ðthe€trial€court,€as€no€adequate€record€was€prepared€and€submitted€to€this€Court€for€review.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àIt€is€the€appellantððs€duty€to€prepare€an€adequate€record€to€allow€meaningful€review€on€appeal.€Ð H˜ ÐòòóóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b).€€Yet€in€this€case,€no€transcript€was€prepared€nor€was€a€statement€of€theÐ 4„ Ðevidence€presented.€€In€such€a€circumstance,€the€appellate€court€must€presume€all€findings€of€fact€byÐ  p Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€ð ð[Ô_ÔT]heÔ_Ô€absence€of€a€transcript€of€the€[]€hearing€or€a€proper€statement€ofÐ  \ Ðthe€evidence€means€the€facts€found€by€the€trial€court€are€conclusively€presumed€to€be€correct.€.€.€.€Ð øH Ð[Ô_ÔF]ailureÔ_Ô€to€satisfy€[this]€burden€of€arranging€for€a€transcript€of€the€proceedings€or€filing€a€certifiedÐ ä4 Ðstatement€of€the€unrecorded€proceedings€in€compliance€with€Tenn.€R.€of€App.€P.€24(c)€binds€us€toÐ Ð  Ðthat€presumption.€€òòHumphrey€v.€Humphreyóó,€No.€01„A„01„9802„CV„0010,€1999€WL€452318€at€*€2Ð ¼  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€July€1,€1999).€€€Thus,€we€presume€that€all€factual€findings€made€by€the€trial€courtÐ ¨ø Ðare€correct.€€òòId.óó€at€*€3.;€òòsee€also€Williams€v.€Williamsóó,€No.€01A01„9710„CV„00566,€1999€WL€93587,Ð ”ä Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Feb.€25,€1999).Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€technical€record€provided€to€this€Court€does€not€contain€any€evidence€regarding€theÐ X ¨ Ðfactors€which€may€have€been€considered€by€the€trial€court.€€In€the€absence€of€a€transcript€or€statementÐ D!” Ðof€the€facts,€we€must€presume€that€the€findings€of€the€trial€court€in€this€matter€are€correct€and€thatÐ 0"€  Ðsale€of€this€property,€as€opposed€to€partition€in€kind,€was€the€proper€determination.Ð #l! ÐÌà  à3.€€Allocation€of€expenses€and€attorney€fees€regarding€sale€of€the€property.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àUpon€review€of€the€facts€in€this€case€and€the€courtððs€order€allocating€fees€and€expenses,€weÐ Ì&"% Ðfind€the€courtððs€decision€to€be€very€well€reasoned€and€fair€to€all€parties€involved.€€Danny,€theÐ ¸'#& Ðadministrator,€was€acting€on€behalf€of€the€estate.€€The€need€for€sale€of€the€estate€is€obvious€and€wasÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€result€of€Appellantððs€own€actions€in€pursuing€groundless€litigation€in€this€matter.€€AppellantÐ )à$( Ðattempts€to€assert€that€Danny€was€acting€on€behalf€of€only€himself€and€his€1/16th€interest€in€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðproperty;€however,€this€forgets€the€other€two€siblings€that€did€not€wish€to€deed€their€property€overÐ h+¸&* Ðto€Appellant€and€who€also€had€a€stake€in€the€outcome€of€this€matter.€€Regardless€of€the€feelings€andÐ ° Ðbeliefs€of€the€siblings,€Ms.€Ô_ÔHumphresÔ_Ô€died€intestate,€and€thus,€administration€of€the€estate€wasÐ œì Ðnecessary,€and€the€costs€of€that€administration€had€to€be€paid.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€decision€to€award€fees€and€expenses€is€largely€at€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€òòÔ_ÔChailleÔ_ÔÐ `° Ðv.€Warrenóó,€689€S.W.2d€173,€180€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1985).€€We€see€no€abuse€of€discretion€and€agreeÐ L œ Ðwith€the€trial€courtððs€determination€in€allocating€the€fees€and€expenses€of€this€matter.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌIV.à0  àCONCLUSIONÐ `(#(# ÐÌà  àAppellant€filed€a€request€to€remove€the€administrator€and€set€up€a€lost€will€which,€after€sixÐ è 8  Ðyears€of€litigation€with€absolutely€no€proof,€borders€on€frivolous.€€In€addition,€her€insistence€onÐ Ô$  Ðfighting€this€losing€battle€resulted€in€the€sale€of€the€property€and€the€fees€and€expenses€incurredÐ À  Ðtherefrom.€€We,€thus,€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€finding,€as€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€againstÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€trial€courtððs€decision€not€to€remove€the€administrator€nor€its€finding€of€insufficient€evidence€toÐ ˜è  Ðestablish€a€lost€will.€€Further,€we€must€presume€that€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€sell€the€property€wasÐ „Ô  Ðcorrect,€as€we€have€no€record€on€which€to€review€the€factual€determinations€of€the€trial€judge.€Ð pÀ ÐFinally,€we€find€no€abuse€of€discretion€and€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€decision€regarding€allocation€ofÐ \¬ Ðall€fees€and€expenses.Ð H˜ ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð  \ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà h àà À àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ øH Ðà  à