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ÇÝ ƒR°$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôö´ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€Father€testified€that€he€took€out€a€second€mortgage€on€his€home€for€$50,000.00.€€According€to€his€testimony,Ð ° ÐFather€used€this€money€to€purchase€cars€for€his€business€and€for€various€personal€expenses.€€Father€noted€that€his€currentÐ qÁ Ðmonthly€mortgage€payments€total€approximately€$1,656.00. jÝ ƒR°$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôö´ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€Despite€this€assertion,€Father€admitted€to€spending€significant€amounts€of€money€on€social€dinners,€andÐ ° Ðacknowledged€that€he€spent€several€hundred€dollars€on€ski€lessons€while€on€a€business/personal€trip€to€Wyoming.=xu/Ï lk.ê:i¢×+003|x ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ˜\\IB01S02\CLERKJACÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0- ù-(|G2°$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Óy»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôö´ò»»Ô d(|3öý$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Óy»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV)ÿÿ!dxdx)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3öý$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Óy»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Óy»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼Óy»»»ÔÑ8€ÇXXdé»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ò ò ìàÔ‡î8¾î»¼ÓyÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@òò%ìàAT€JACKSONÔ#†¼Óy»îî8¾ #ԈРÓ# ÐÓ  ÓSeptember€16,€2003€SessionÐ öF ÐÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔÌò òÔ#†¼Óy»XXÇõ#ÔESTELLE€C.€FRAMEòòóó€v.€KENNETH€FRAME,€JR.òòóóÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔó óÐ ï? ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òA€Direct€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Shelby€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€138592„9€€€€€€The€Honorable€Robert€L.€Childers,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2002„00490„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€November€21,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡X#œXXXÇÔà  àThis€is€a€fatherððs€appeal€of€an€order€which,€òòinter€aliaóó,€increased€a€child€support€obligationÐ V¦  Ðbased€upon€the€finding€of€willful€and€voluntary€unemployment.€€On€motherððs€motion,€the€appeal€isÐ ? Ðdismissed€for€failure€to€timely€file€a€notice€of€appeal€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€4.Ð (x ÐÔ#†XÇXXX#œÓ#ÔÔ#†¼Óy»XXÇm#ÔÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔÌÓÇÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Appeal€Dismissedó óÐ ã3 ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Óy»àXÇ£#ÔÔ‡XÇX.¼ÓyÔW.€Frank€Crawford,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,€Ô_ÔW.S.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòAlan€E.€Ô_ÔHighersÔ_Ô,Ð ¶ ÐJ.óó€and€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joined.Ð Ÿï ÐÌWilliam€M.€Monroe,€Memphis,€For€Appellant,€Kenneth€Frame,€Jr.Ð qÁ ÐÌLarry€Rice€and€Laura€D.€Rogers,€Memphis,€For€Appellee,€Estelle€C.€FrameÐ C“ ÐÓ+ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Óy»XXÇZ#ÔÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔÐ e ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Óy»XXÇ‚ #ÔÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔÓ  Óò òÑ€OaÑó óÑ8€#œXXdéXXdé8Ñà  àThis€case€involves€an€appeal€of€a€trial€court€order€increasing€a€fatherððs€child€supportÐ è 8  Ðobligations€premised€on€the€courtððs€finding€that€father€was€willfully€and€voluntarily€underemployed.€Ð Ñ!!! ÐThe€union€of€defendant€Kenneth€Frame,€Jr.€(ð ðFatherðð€or€ð ðDefendantðð),€and€plaintiff€Estelle€C.€FrameÐ º" " Ð(ð ðMotherðð€or€ð ðPlaintiffðð),€was€terminated€pursuant€to€a€final€decree€of€divorce€on€July€1,€1992.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€TheÐ £#ó# Ðcourtððs€decree€awarded€custody€of€the€partiesðð€minor€child€to€Mother,€and€detailed€Fatherððs€childÐ Œ$Ü$ Ðsupport€obligations€as€follows:Ð u%Å % ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€Defendantððs€net€income€is€greater€than€$6,250€per€monthÐ G'—"' Ðand€therefore€it€would€be€neither€appropriate€nor€equitable€to€applyÐ 0(€#( Ðâ âthe€Child€Support€Guidelines.€€It€is€in€the€childððs€best€interest€to€beÐ )i$)ý ÐÔ_Ôawarded€$1,000€per€week,€and€her€monthly€expenses€support€saidÐ ° Ðaward€of€child€support.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Йé` x` x Ðâ âò òó óÓÓÌÓ¤Óà  àOn€December€6,€1996,€Father€filed€the€first€of€several€petitions€to€modify€the€courtððs€finalÐ T¤ Ðdecree€of€divorce.€€In€his€petition,€Father€moved€the€court€to€modify€the€paragraph€of€its€final€decreeÐ =  Ðrequiring€him€to€establish€and€fund€a€trust€in€his€childððs€name.€€Alternatively,€Father€soughtÐ & v Ðmodification€of€all€of€the€other€financial€provisions€listed€in€the€decree,€ð ðincluding,€but€not€limitedÐ  _ Ðto€the€One€Thousand€Dollars€per€week€child€support€which€is€being€paid,€the€Five€Hundred€DollarsÐ ø H Ðper€week€alimony,€the€Five€Hundred€Dollar€per€month€clothing€allowance€to€the€minor€child,€[and]Ð á 1  Ðthe€private€school€tuition....ðð€€In€support€of€his€requests,€Father€noted€that€he€drew€a€gross€salary€ofÐ Ê   Ð$156,000.00€per€year€from€his€grocery€coupon€redemption€business.€€Fatherððs€annual€net€incomeÐ ³  Ðfrom€this€business€totaled€approximately€$100,000.00.Ð œì  ÐÌà  àFather€filed€an€amended€petition€to€modify€the€courtððs€final€decree€on€May€5,€1997,€notingÐ n¾  Ðthat€ð ð[t]he€instant€Petition€arises€out€of€a€different€factual€situation,€and€deals€with€issues€differentÐ W§  Ðand€distinct€from€those€which€brought€rise€to€the€December€6,€1996€Petition.€€However,€this€PetitionÐ @ Ðis€technically€an€ð ðAmendedðð€Petition,€due€to€the€alternative€relief€sought€in€the€December€6,€1996Ð )y ÐPetition.ðð€€Fatherððs€amended€petition€sought€a€modification€of€his€alimony€and€child€supportÐ b Ðobligations€in€an€amount€ð ðcommensurate€to€his€ability€to€pay,ðð€stating€as€grounds€for€relief€theÐ ûK Ðfollowing€facts:€Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[A]€substantial€and€material€change€of€circumstances€has€occurred€inÐ ¶ Ðthat€the€business€of€the€Petitionerððs€Grocers€Coupon€Redemption€hasÐ Ÿï Ðsuffered€severe€financial€setbacks€since€February€of€1997,€and€is€onÐ ˆØ Ðthe€verge€of€shutting€down.€€These€financial€setbacks€are€through€noÐ qÁ Ðfault€of€the€Petitioner,€but€are€a€result€of€normal€and€ordinaryÐ Zª Ðbusiness€problems.ÐC“` x` x Ðâ âÐ ,| Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€Respondent€has€not€been€able€to€pay€himself€any€salaryÐ ° Ðsince€February€of€1997.€€Additionally,€many€current€expenses€of€theÐ ™é Ðbusiness€remain€unpaid.ЂÒ` x` x Ðâ âÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àFurthermore,€in€an€effort€to€keep€the€business€operating,€theÐ T¤ ÐPetitioner€has€had€to€put€approximately€$40,000.00€of€his€own€moneyÐ =  Ðinto€the€business€in€the€past€thirty€(30)€days.€€Unfortunately,Ð & v ÐPetitionerððs€financial€resources€are€severely€limited€and€is€unable€toÐ  _ Ðcontinue€doing€this€for€any€period€of€time.Ðø H` x` x ÐÌò òó óà  àOn€December€10,€1997,€Father€filed€a€petition€titled€ð ðPetition€for€Scire€Facias€and€CitationÐ Ê   Ðfor€Contempt;€Petition€to€Enforce€Specific€Visitation€Rights;€for€Injunctive€Relief;€and/or€PetitionÐ ³  Ðfor€Change€of€Custody.ðð€€As€the€basis€for€his€petition(s),€Father€stated€to€the€court€that€there€ð ðhaveÐ œì  Ðbeen€numerous€occasions€in€the€past€where€[Mother]€has€willfully€and€intentionally€interfered€withÐ …Õ  Ðthe€visitation€scheduleðð€as€set€forth€in€the€Marital€Dissolution€Agreement.€€Father€further€allegedÐ n¾  Ðthat€Mother€habitually€made€disparaging€remarks€about€him€to€the€minor€child,€and€even€asked€theÐ W§  Ðchild€to€steal€documents€from€the€his€home.Ð @ ÐÌà  àA€Consent€Order€was€filed€on€September€14,€1998€addressing€the€allegations€and€claims€setÐ b Ðforth€in€Fatherððs€several€petitions.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Pursuant€to€this€order,€the€parties€agreed,€in€part,€to€reduceÐ ûK ÐFatherððs€child€support€obligations€to€$400.00€per€month,€effective€September€1,€1998.€€In€the€eventÐ ä4 ÐFather€realized€an€increase€in€income,€the€parties€agreed€to€adjust€the€monthly€support€total€asÐ Í Ðfollows:Ð ¶ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àAt€such€time€as€the€income€of€Kenneth€J.€Frame,€Jr.€increases€fifteenÐ ˆØ Ðpercent€(15%),€Kenneth€J.€Frame,€Jr.,€shall€be€obligated€toÐ qÁ Ðautomatically€increase€his€monthly€child€support€obligation,Ð Zª Ðaccordingly.€€Thereafter,€at€each€fifteen€percent€(15%)€increaseÐ C“ Ðincome,€Kenneth€J.€Frame,€Jr.,€shall€voluntarily€increase€his€monthlyÐ ,| Ðchild€support€obligation€accordingly.Ðe` x` x ÐÌò òó óà  àMother€agreed€not€to€hold€Father€liable€for€due€and€owing€child€support€obligations,Ð ç 7 Ðrecognizing€that€such€debt€arose€from€his€drastic€decrease€in€income.€€Father€agreed€to€continueÐ Ð!   Ðpayment€of€medical€insurance€and€expenses€for€the€partiesðð€child.€€The€courtððs€order€furtherÐ ¹" ! Ðprovided:Ð ¢#ò" ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAll€other€obligations€listed€under€the€section€entitled€ð ðChildÐ t%Ä $ ÐSupportðð€in€the€original€Marital€Dissolution€Agreement€filed€June€17,Ð ]&­!% Ðâ â1992,€are€hereby€declared€null€and€void,€and€Kenneth€J.€Frame,€Jr.€noÐ F'–"& Ðlonger€has€any€responsibility€to€perform€any€of€those€duties€set€outÐ ° Ðtherein,€except€as€to€those€enunciated€in€this€agreement.ÓÓà  àЙé` x` x Ðâ âÓñ&Óà  àOn€March€31,€1999,€Mother€filed€a€ð ðPetition€to€Require€Counseling,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Modify€Child€Support,Ð k» Ðto€Add€Pamela€Lawrence€Frame׃ ß ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€as€a€Party€and€for€Contempt.ðð€€In€support€of€her€petition€to€modify,Ð T¤ ÐMother€alleged€that€Father€ð ðhas€income€or€access€to€income€that€would€justify€an€increase€to€hisÐ =  Ðmonthly€child€support€obligations.ðð€€Mother€thereby€requested€the€court€to€increase€Fatherððs€childÐ & v Ðsupport€payments€in€accordance€with€his€ð ðincome€and€lifestyle.ððÐ  _ ÐÌà  àMother€filed€another€Petition€for€Contempt€on€September€15,€2000.€€Her€petition€notedÐ á 1  Ðdefendantsðð€continued€refusal€to€attend€counseling,€and€further€sought€to€modify€the€courtððsÐ Ê   ÐSeptember€14,€1998€order€by€increasing€Fatherððs€child€support€payments€in€accordance€with€ð ðhisÐ ³  Ðincome€and€current€lifestyle.ðð€€In€support€of€her€request€for€modification,€Mother€alleged:Ð œì  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àRespondentððs,€Kenneth€Frame€Jr.,€income€has€increased€sinceÐ n¾  Ðthe€order€of€this€Court€in€September€of€1998.€€Respondent€has€incomeÐ W§  Ðor€access€to€income€that€would€justify€an€increase€to€his€monthlyÐ @ Ðchild€support€obligations.Ð)y` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àRespondent,€Kenneth€Frame€Jr.,€has€willfully€disobeyed€theÐ ûK Ðorder€of€this€Court,€although€able€and€capable€of€complying€with€saidÐ ä4 Ðorders,€by€refusing€to€increase€his€monthly€child€support€obligationÐ Í Ðas€his€income€increased.ж` x` x ÐÌò òó óà  àOn€November€14,€2000,€Father€filed€a€petition€styled€ð ðPetition€for€Citation€for€Contempt;Ð ˆØ ÐPetition€to€Modify€the€Final€Decree€for€Change€of€Custody€to€the€Defendant,€Kenneth€J.€Frame.ðð€Ð qÁ ÐShortly€thereafter,€he€filed€a€ð ðPetition€for€Scire€Facias€and€Citation€for€Contempt€and€for€InjunctiveÐ Zª ÐRelief.ðð׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Mother€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€these€petitions€on€February€2,€2001,€alleging€thatÐ ° ÐFatherððs€petitions€were€filed€for€the€purpose€of€harassing€Mother,€and€that€Father€was€further€actingÐ ™é Ðwith€ð ðunclean€handsðð€in€light€of€his€willful€and€repeated€violations€of€the€courtððs€orders.Ð ‚Ò ÐÌà  àOn€May€7,€2001,€Father€filed€a€Motion€to€Strike€Motherððs€petition€to€modify€the€courtððs€finalÐ T¤ Ðdecree€and€her€contempt€petition.€€In€support€of€his€motion,€Father€alleged:Ð =  ÐÌà0  àà8` (#(#àà ¸ àAll€of€the€matters€set€forth€in€[Motherððs]€Petition€to€Modify€FinalÐ  _ ÐDecree€of€Absolute€Divorce€and€the€Amended€Petition€to€Modify€FinalÐ ø H ÐDecree€of€Absolute€Divorce€as€to€child€support€were€both€known€andÐ á 1  Ðknowable€at€the€time€that€the€Consent€Order€was€entered€into€in€this€cause€inÐ Ê   ÐSeptember€of€1998.г ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌò òó óFather€additionally€argued€that€ð ð[t]he€Petitioner€in€this€case€has€brought€the€same,€or€nearly€the€sameÐ …Õ  Ðcause€of€action€which€resulted€in€the€entry€of€a€consent€Order€in€September€of€1998.ðð€Ð n¾  ÐÌà  àA€non„jury€trial€was€held€in€early€May€2001.€€The€testimony€at€trial€was€undisputed€thatÐ @ ÐFatherððs€grocery€coupon€redemption€business€failed€in€December€1997,€through€no€fault€of€Father.€Ð )y ÐFather€acknowledged€that€his€ð ðnormalðð€annual€salary€from€this€business€totaled€approximatelyÐ b Ð$150,000.00.Ð ûK ÐÌà  àAfter€the€closing€of€his€grocery€coupon€redemption€business,€Father€testified€that€he€beganÐ Í Ðworking€in€the€wholesale€car€industry€in€or€around€October€1997.€€Father€noted€that€the€wholesaleÐ ¶ Ðcar€business€in€which€he€was€involved€took€a€significant€downturn€when€his€business€partnerÐ Ÿï Ðsuffered€a€family€tragedy€and€the€car€lot€from€which€the€business€operated€closed€in€2000.€€FatherÐ ˆØ Ðacknowledged€that€he€still€held€the€title€to€several€cars,€but€noted€that€he€had€sold€ð ðvery€few€carsððÐ qÁ Ðsince€May€1999.€€When€asked€to€describe€ð ðwhat€[heððs]€done€to€earn€a€livingðð€since€the€first€of€theÐ Zª Ðyear€2001,€Father€answered€that€he€had€tried€his€hand€in€the€drywall€construction,€and€was€currentlyÐ C“ Ðpursuing€an€ATM€business.Ð ,| Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àò òó óÐ ` x` x Ðà  àWhen€questioned€regarding€his€annual€income€for€the€period€spanning€the€years€of€1998Ð þN Ðthrough€2000,€Father€stated€his€income€for€1998€as€$18,000.00,€and€$17,500.00€for€1999.€€FatherÐ ç 7 Ðcould€not€recall€or€testify€to€his€annual€income€for€the€tax€year€2000.€€Moreover,€Father€producedÐ Ð!   Ðno€records€or€statements€of€income€for€the€tax€years€1998€through€2000.€€Father€acknowledged€thatÐ ¹" ! Ðdespite€his€income,€he€maintains€a€$100,000.00€per€year€lifestyle.Ð ¢#ò" Ðâ âÐ ‹$Û# ÐÑOaÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  Ñà  àIn€addition€to€testifying€about€his€reported€annual€income,€Father€acknowledged€that€hisÐ ° Ðhome€was€recently€appraised€at€a€value€of€$288,400.00.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Father€testified€that€he€owned€severalÐ ™é Ðâ âpieces€of€jewelry,€valued€at€a€combined€total€of€more€than€$14,000.00,€and€that€he€owned€gunsÐ ‚Ò Ðvalued€at€a€combined€total€of€approximately€$2,300.00.€€Ð k» ÐÌà  àFather€testified€that€he€was€forced€to€sell€several€items€of€personal€property€and€ð ðcut€backÐ =  Ðto€the€basicsðð€as€a€result€of€his€decreased€income.€€Father€noted€that€he€sold€two€watches,€a€slotÐ & v Ðmachine,€business€furniture€and€equipment,€his€1996€Lincoln€Town€Car,€and€theater€tickets.€€InÐ  _ Ðaddition,€Father€testified€that€he€has€ð ðcurtailed€[his]€social€life€and€traveling€dramatically.ðð׃Ó×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Рø H ÐÌà  àThe€court€filed€several€orders€on€July€17,€2001,€addressing€the€various€pleadings€of€theÐ Ê   Ðparties.€€The€courtððs€first€order€denied€Fatherððs€Motion€to€Strike.€€In€a€separate€order,€the€courtÐ ³  Ðdenied€Fatherððs€Petition€for€Citation€for€Contempt,€and€his€Petition€to€Modify€the€Final€Decree€forÐ œì  ÐChange€of€Custody.€€The€court€further€denied€Motherððs€Motion€to€Dismiss€Fatherððs€ð ðPetition€forÐ …Õ  ÐScire€Facias€and€Citation€for€Contempt€and€for€Injunctive€Relief,ðð€and€his€ð ðPetition€for€Citation€forÐ n¾  ÐContempt,€Petition€to€Modify€the€Final€Decree€for€Change€of€Custody€to€the€Defendant.ððÐ W§  ÐÓÓÌÓÄDÓà  àOn€this€same€day,€the€court€filed€an€order€on€Motherððs€contempt€petition€and€her€petitionÐ b Ðseeking€modification€of€child€support.€€The€courtððs€order€additionally€addressed€Fatherððs€ð ðPetitionÐ ûK Ðfor€Scire€Facias€and€Citation€for€Contempt€and€Injunctive€Relief.ðð€€Pursuant€to€this€order,€the€courtÐ ä4 Ðdenied€Fatherððs€petition(s),€and€granted€Motherððs€petition€in€part.€€In€support€of€its€ruling,€the€courtÐ Í Ðmade€the€following€findings€of€fact:Ð ¶ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à1.€Mr.€Kenneth€Frame,€Jr.€was€a€very€successful€business€manÐ ˆØ Ðfor€18€years€and€had€an€income€of€One€Hundred€Fifty€ThousandÐ qÁ ÐDollars€($150,000.00)€per€year.ÐZª` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à2.€Through€no€fault€of€his€own€he€was€forced€to€cease€theÐ ,| Ðoperation€of€his€business,€Grocerððs€Coupon€Redemption,€in€1997.Ðe` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à3.€Mr.€Frame€voluntarily€continued€to€pay€the€court€orderedÐ ç 7 Ð[child]€support€until€November,€1997.ÐÐ!  ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à4.€The€parties€entered€into€a€consent€order€in€September€ofÐ ¢#ò" Ð1998€reducing€Mr.€Frameððs€monthly€child€support€obligation.Ћ$Û#` x` x ÐÐ t%Ä $ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à5.€In€March€of€1999,€a€petition€was€filed€by€Ms.€Estelle€FrameÐ ° Ðto€modify€Mr.€Frameððs€child€support€payments.Йé` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à6.€Mr.€Frame€is€voluntarily€underemployed.Ðk»` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à7.€Mr.€Frame€has€maintained€essentially€the€same€life€styleÐ =  Ðthat€he€maintained€before€his€business€failed€and€has€not€sold€hisÐ & v Ðhouse,€jewelry,€or€guns.Ð _` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à8.€Mr.€Frameððs€lifestyle€indicates€that€he€is€making€moreÐ á 1  Ðmoney€than€he€stated€in€the€trial€and€in€his€deposition.ÐÊ  ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à******************************************************Мì ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à12.€Mr.€Frame€has€not€supported€his€daughter€to€the€best€ofÐ n¾  Ðhis€ability€and€he€failed€to€take€reasonable€steps€to€regainÐ W§  Ðemployment€that€would€have€brought€him€comparable€income.Ð@` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à13.€Mr.€Frame€should€have€been€able€to€find€comparable€workÐ b Ðwithin€twelve€(12)€months€of€his€companyððs€closure.ÐûK` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à14.€Mr.€Frame€has€the€ability€to€earn€at€least€$90,500€per€year.ÐÍ` x` x ÐÌò òó óà  àOn€the€basis€of€these€findings€of€fact,€the€trial€court€increased€Fatherððs€child€supportÐ Ÿï Ðobligations€to€$1,100.00€per€month,€said€increase€effective€September€1,€1999.€€The€court€awardedÐ ˆØ ÐMother€the€following€additional€relief:Ð qÁ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àMr.€Frame€owes€Estelle€Frame€the€amount€of€$14,700.00€forÐ C“ Ðchild€support€arrearages,€which€is€reduced€to€judgment.Ð,|` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àMr.€Frame€owes€to€Estelle€Frame,€as€child€support,€theÐ þN Ðamount€of€$30,000.00€for€attorney€fees€incurred€in€this€matter,€whichÐ ç 7 Ðis€reduced€to€judgment.ÐÐ!  ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àMr.€Frame€owes€to€Estelle€Frame,€as€child€support,€theÐ ¢#ò" Ðamount€of€$2,205.48€for€expenses€incurred€in€bringing€this€action,Ð ‹$Û# Ðwhich€is€reduced€to€judgment.Ðt%Ä $` x` x ÐÌò òó óà  àIn€response€to€the€courtððs€July€17,€2001€order,€Father€filed€a€motion€pursuant€to€Rules€59€andÐ F'–"& Ð60€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€Fatherððs€motion€sought€the€following€relief€from€theÐ /(#' Ðcourtððs€order:Ð )h$( ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à1.€That€upon€a€final€hearing€of€this€Motion,€the€Court€grantsÐ ê*:&* Ðthe€Defendantððs€Motion€to€Strike€or€for€Directed€Verdict,€pursuant€toÐ Ó+#'+ ÐRule€50.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure;€or€grant€a€newÐ ° Ðtrial€pursuant€to€Rule€59.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÐ ™é ÐProcedure;€or€issue€an€Order€altering€or€amending€judgment€of€thisÐ ‚Ò ÐCourt€in€regard€to€imputed€income€and€child€support,€pursuant€toÐ k» ÐRule€59.04€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.ÐT¤` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à2.€That€upon€a€final€hearing€of€this€Motion,€the€Court€grantÐ & v Ðthe€Defendant€relief,€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02€of€the€Tennessee€RulesÐ  _ Ðof€Civil€Procedure,€in€that€the€grounds€upon€which€the€Trial€CourtððsÐ ø H Ðdecision€was€based,€has€been€reversed€or€otherwise€vacated,€or€is€noÐ á 1  Ðlonger€equitable€that€a€judgment€should€have€prospective€application;Ð Ê   Ðor€that€there€are€other€appropriate€reasons€for€justifying€relief€fromÐ ³  Ðthe€judgment,€as€the€Court€may€deem€just€and€proper.Мì ` x` x ÐÌò òó óThe€court€denied€Fatherððs€motion€by€order€entered€November€21,€2001.€€The€courtððs€orderÐ n¾  Ðadditionally€amended€its€July€17,€2001€order€to€state€that€Father€was€ððwillfully€and€voluntarilyÐ W§  Ðunderemployed.ððÐ @ ÐÌà  àOn€February€27,€2002,€Father€filed€a€Notice€of€Appeal€from€the€courtððs€July€17,€2001€andÐ b ÐNovember€21,€2001€orders.€€On€May€15,€2002,€Mother€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€in€this€Court,€forÐ ûK ÐFatherððs€failure€to€file€a€timely€notice€of€appeal.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àOn€May€22,€2002,€this€Court€entered€an€Order€denying€Motherððs€Motion€to€Dismiss.€€WeÐ ¶ Ðnoted,€however,€that€ð ð[t]his€Order€should€not€be€construed€as€preventing€the€Appellee€from€raisingÐ Ÿï Ðthis€issue€in€her€appellate€brief.ððÐ ˆØ ÐÔ#†¼Óy»XXÇà #ÔÔ‡XÇX»¼ÓyÔÓÓÌÓý^Óà  àIn€April€2003,€Father€filed€a€Motion€for€Consideration€of€Post„Judgment€Facts€in€theÐ C“ ÐAppellate€Court,€requesting€this€Court€to€consider€his€Chapter€7€Bankruptcy€Petition€and€ScheduleÐ ,| Ðdetailing€his€liabilities€and€assets€in€the€bankruptcy€estate.€€By€Order€entered€June€5,€2003,€this€courtÐ e Ðgranted€Fatherððs€motion€ð ðinsofar€as€it€discloses€that€the€Appellant€filed€a€Chapter€7€BankruptcyÐ þN ÐPetition€on€October€30,€2001,ðð€but€denied€the€remainder€of€the€motion.Ð ç 7 ÐÌà  àFather€raises€the€following€issues€in€his€brief€to€this€Court:Ð ¹" ! ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àI.€€Did€the€Court€err€in€hearing€this€Petition€in€that€all€of€theÐ ‹$Û# Ðallegations€contained€in€said€Petition€are€barred€by€the€Doctrine€ofÐ t%Ä $ ÐRes€Judicata?€€Appellant€asserts€that€all€of€the€allegations€as€toÐ ]&­!% Ðunemployment€or€under„employment€were€both€known€and€knowableÐ F'–"& Ðat€the€time€that€a€Consent€Order€was€entered€into€in€this€cause€inÐ /(#' ÐSeptember€of€1998.Ð)h$(` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àII.€€Under€Tennessee€law,€is€a€non„custodial€parent€willfullyÐ ê*:&* Ðand€voluntarily€unemployed€or€underemployed€when€he€loses€his€jobÐ Ó+#'+ Ðthrough€no€fault€of€his€own€and€he€has€made€reasonable€efforts€toÐ ° Ðobtain€employment€similar€to€his€previous€employment?Йé` x` x ÐÌà  àHowever,€we€will€first€consider€Motherððs€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€file€a€timely€noticeÐ k» Ðof€appeal.€€The€order€appealed€was€entered€July€17,€2001,€and€on€July€25,€2001,€Defendant€filed€aÐ T¤ Ðtimely€motion,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€59.€€The€court€entered€its€order€overruling€the€Rule€59Ð =  Ðmotion€on€November€21,€2001.€€Ð & v ÐÌà  àPursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4€(a)€and€(b),€a€notice€of€appeal€must€be€filed€within€thirty€(30)Ð ø H Ðdays€after€the€date€of€entry€of€the€judgment€or€if€the€timely€motion€as€specified€is€filed€within€thirtyÐ á 1  Ð(30)€days€of€the€entry€of€the€order€denying€the€timely€filed€motion.€€Thus,€under€the€circumstancesÐ Ê   Ðof€the€instant€case,€the€filing€of€a€notice€of€appeal€more€than€thirty€(30)€days€after€November€21,Ð ³  Ð2001€would€be€untimely€and€require€dismissal€of€the€appeal€unless€there€is€an€exception€because€ofÐ œì  Ðsome€other€valid€rule€of€law.€€Ð …Õ  ÐÌà  àAppellant€asserts€that€he€filed€a€Chapter€7€bankruptcy€petition€on€October€30,€2001€and€thatÐ W§  Ðby€virtue€of€11€U.S.C.€ðð€362,€there€is€an€automatic€stay€of€all€proceedings€and,€thus,€he€had€thirtyÐ @ Ð(30)€days€after€the€lifting€of€the€stay€on€January€30,€2002€within€which€to€file€his€notice€of€appeal.€Ð )y ÐÌà  à11€U.S.C.€ðð€362€provides,€in€pertinent€part:Ð ûK ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àò òðð€362.€€Automatic€stayó óÐÍ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(a)€Except€as€provided€in€subsection€(b)€of€this€section,€a€petitionÐ  ð Ðfiled€under€section€301,€302,€or€303€of€this€title,€or€an€applicationÐ ‰Ù Ðfiled€under€section€5(a)(3)€of€the€Securities€Investor€Protection€ActÐ r Ðof€1970,€operates€as€a€stay,€applicable€to€all€entities,€of€ð!ð€Ð[«` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à******************************************************Ð-}` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(b)€The€filing€of€a€petition€under€section€301,€302,€or€303€of€this€title,Ð ÿO Ðor€of€an€application€under€section€5(a)(3)€of€the€Securities€InvestorÐ è 8 ÐProtection€Act€of€1970,€does€not€operate€as€a€stay€ð!ð€ÐÑ!! ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à******************************************************У#ó"` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€under€subsection€(a)€of€this€section€ð!ð€Ðu%Å $` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(A)€of€the€commencement€or€continuation€of€an€action€orÐ G'—"& Ðproceeding€for€ð!ð€Ð0(€#'` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àà  à(i)€the€establishment€of€paternity;€orÐ*R%)` x` x Ðâ âÐ ë*;&* Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` x` xàà  à(ii)€òòò òthe€establishment€or€modification€of€an€order€forÐ ° Ðâ âalimony,€maintenance,€or€support;€or€ó óóóÐšê¸ x¸ x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(B)€of€the€collection€of€alimony,€maintenance,€or€support€fromÐ k» Ðproperty€that€is€not€property€of€the€estate.ÐT¤` x` x ÐÌ(emphasis€added).Ð & v ÐÌà  àWhen€interpreting€a€statute,€the€role€of€the€Court€is€to€ð ðascertain€and€give€effect€to€theÐ ø H Ðlegislative€intent.ðð€€ò òòòSharp€v.€Richardsonóóó ó,€937€S.W.2d€846,€850€(Tenn.€1996).€€In€the€absence€ofÐ á 1  Ðambiguity,€legislative€intent€is€derived€from€the€face€of€a€statute,€and€the€Court€may€not€depart€fromÐ Ë   Ðthe€ð ðnatural€and€ordinaryðð€meaning€of€the€statuteððs€language.€€ò òòòDavis€v.€Reaganóóó ó,€951€S.W.2d€766,Ð ´  Ð768€(Tenn.€1997);€ò òòòWestland€West€Community€Assoc.€v.€Knox€Countyóóó ó,€948€S.W.2d€281,€283€(Tenn.Ð žî  Ð1997).Ð ˆØ  ÐÓÓÌÓuÓà  àFrom€the€plain€language€of€this€statute,€we€find€the€stay€exemption€created€by€ððÐ C“ Ð362(b)(2)(A)(ii)€to€be€applicable€in€this€case.€€In€the€instant€matter,€Father€is€appealing€the€decisionÐ ,| Ðof€the€trial€court€to€grant€Motherððs€petition€for€establishment€and€modification€of€his€supportÐ e Ðobligations.€€This€appeal,€in€essence,€is€a€continuation€of€Motherððs€petition€and,€therefore,€FatherððsÐ þN Ðappeal€of€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€establishing€the€arrearages€and€modifying€his€child€supportÐ ç7 Ðobligations€was€not€stayed.€€Thus,€we€hold€that€Fatherððs€notice€of€appeal€was€not€timely€filed.€€It€isÐ Ð  Ðquite€clear€that€the€time€for€filing€a€notice€of€appeal€cannot€be€extended.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€2.Ð ¹  ÐÓÓÌÓÓà  àAccordingly,€the€appeal€is€dismissed,€and€costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€to€Appellant,Ð tÄ ÐKenneth€Frame,€Jr.,€and€his€surety.Ô#†¼Óy»XXÇÞ^#ÔÔ€XÇX»¼ÓyÔÐ ]­ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð  Q Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.