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P.J.Swiney th[eR.AppHuddlestonDunlapTenn.AppHarbourDenbowTenn.App.W.S.ElrodTenn.App.E.S.quitclaimedTenn.App.M.S.PamplinSatterfieldKincaid S.W.(|3Gv$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Gv$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8ZIXXdd8  @ dINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#d #Ԉ &   August12,2004Session L XZIX #XXZI#TERESALYNN(HURST)FUGATEv.WILLIAMKENDREDFUGATE,IIIXZIX  J @@ AppealfromtheFamilyCourtforRheaCounty  J @@No.21253JamesW.McKenzie,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.E200400546_COA_ԄR3CVFiledSeptember20,2004__   AV) ` dE<|` A }       #XXZI#XZIXInthisdivorcecase,TeresaLynn(Hurst)Fugate( Wife)appealsthetrialcourtsdecision x  tosetasidethepartiesmaritaldissolutionagreement(MDA)andaquitclaimdeedtothemarital d residenceexecutedbytheHusbandshortlyafterthepartiesseparated.Thetrialcourtfoundthe P residencetobemaritalpropertyandequallydividedtheequityinthepropertybetweentheparties. < Wifearguesthatthetrialcourtshouldhavefoundtheresidencetobeagiftfromhusband,andthus (x separateproperty,andthatthetrialcourterredbynotenforcingthequitclaimdeed.Wifealso d appealsthetrialcourtsawardof$187.00inattorneyfeestoHusband.Weaffirmthetrialcourts P judgmentinallrespects. <  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheFamilyCourtAffirmed;Cause  Remanded     SharonG.Lee,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichHerschelP.Franks,P.J.andD.  MichaelSwiney,J.,joined. t J.ArnoldFitzgerald,Dayton,fortheAppellant,TeresaLynn(Hurst)Fugate. L  MarshaG.Smith,Chattanooga,fortheAppellee,WilliamKendredFugate,III. $"t! 4  OPINION  #L#  I.FactualBackground  %$!%     ThepartiesweremarriedonJune19,1982.Twochildrenwerebornofthemarriage,age '"' eightyearsandthreeyears,atthetimeofthedivorcecomplaint.Wifefiledacomplaintfordivorce (#( onOctober18,2000.WifefiledaMDA,signedbythepartiesonOctober17,2000,alongwiththe )$) complaint.TheMDAprovidedthattheHusband shallexecuteaquitclaimdeedtothe[Wife], l*%* conveyinghisinterestinsaidrealestate. X+&+   D,',m   OnNovember17,2000,HusbandfiledananswerinwhichheallegedthattheMDA should   besetaside,andthatth[e]Courtshouldequitablydividethepropertiesofthepartiesuponahearing  ofthiscause.Husbandalsofiledacountercomplaintfordivorce.    Followingafailedattemptatreconciliation,ahearingwasheldbeforethetrialcourton ` August11,2003.Atthehearing,WifeenteredintoevidenceaquitclaimdeedexecutedbyHusband L  onOctober17,2000,whichconveyedhisinterestinthemaritalresidencetoWife.Husbandargued 8  thatboththeMDAandthequitclaimdeedshouldbesetaside.Thetrialcourtagreed,foundthe $ t residencetobemaritalproperty,anddivideditequallybetweentheparties.Thetrialcourtalso  ` awardedHusband$187.00inattorneyfees,apparentlytheexpensetoHusbandinfeesfortraveling  L  toandattendingahearingatwhichWifedidnotappearincourt.Wifeappealsthetrialcourts  8  rulingregardingthedivisionoftheresidenceandtheawardofattorneyfees. $    II.IssuesPresentedforReview    0  Wiferaisesthefollowingissuesforourreviewinthiscase:| (#(#   1.WhetherthetrialcourterredinsettingasidethequitclaimdeedandMDA,andfindingthe T partiesresidencetobemaritalproperty. @   2.WhetherthetrialcourterredinawardingHusband$187.00inattorneyfees. h   III.StandardofReview @  } X XXXZI  Inthisnonjurycase,ourreviewis#XZIX X X# X XXXZIdenovo#XZIX X XH# X XXXZIԀupontherecordoftheproceedingsbelow;but  therecordcomestouswithapresumptionofcorrectnessastothetrialcourt'sfactualdeterminations  whichwemusthonorunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstthosefindings.Tenn.R.App.P.  13(d);#XZIX X Xה# X XXXZIWrightv.CityofKnoxville,#XZIX X X# X XXXZIԀ898S.W.2d177,181(Tenn.1995);#XZIX X Xr# X XXXZIUnionCarbideCorp.v.  Huddleston,#XZIX X X# X XXXZIԀ854S.W.2d87,91(Tenn.1993).Thetrialcourt'sconclusionsoflawareaccordedno p suchpresumption.#XZIX X XT# X XXXZICampbellv.FloridaSteelCorp.,#XZIX X X# X XXXZIԀ919S.W.2d26,35(Tenn.1996);#XZIX X Xy# X XXXZIPresleyv. \ Bennett,#XZIX X X# X XXXZIԀ860S.W.2d857,859(Tenn.1993).#XZIX X XJ#ԀThetrialcourtinadivorcecaseisvestedwithwide H  discretioninclassifyingthepartiespropertyas X XXXZIԀeithermaritalorseparate,anditsdecisionisentitled 4! togreatweightonappeal.#XZIX X X-#Ԁ X XXXZIDunlapv.Dunlap,996S.W.2d803,814(Tenn.App.1998).#XZIX X X#  "p     N !"#$(03Q0 @  X XXXZI IV.TheMDAandQuitclaimDeed  #H" #XZIX X X#l  HusbanddoesnotdenysigningthequitclaimdeedandtheMDA.Heassertsthatthese %!$ documentswerepresentedtohimthedayafterthepartiesseparated,atWifesattorneysoffice,at &"% atimewhenhewasunrepresentedbycounselandstunnedbytheunravelingofhismarriage. '"& Husbandtestifiedasfollows: (#' 8  8`   Q:Andwhataboutaquitclaimdeed,didyousignaquitclaimdeed h*%) whenyouweretherethatday?T+&*` x` x 8  8`   @,'+` x` x    ` A:Yes.  8  8`      *0h` x` x0hxhx*  0xx0pxx*pxpx 8  8`   Q:Andyousignedthisthesamedayyousignedthemarital  dissolutionagreement,correct?t` x` x 8  8`    ` x` x    ` A:Yes. L  8  8`    ` x` x    ` Q:Andwhydidyousignaquitclaimdeedfortheproperty? $ t 8  8`    ` x` x    ` A:Ihadabombshelldroppedonmethedaybefore,andIwasinshock.  L  8  8`   Q:Wereyourepresentedbyanattorneyatthatpointintime?$ ` x` x 8  8`    ` x` x 8  8`   A:No.Iwasntrepresented. ` x` x 8  8`    ` x` x 8  8`   Q:Didyouconsultwithanattorneybeforeyousignedthequitclaim   deedorthemaritaldissolutionagreement?p` x` x 8      8  8`   A:No.4` x` x 8  8`    ` x` x 0  0` (#(#Q:Howshortlyafteryousignedthequitclaimdeeddidyougoconsultwithan  \ attorney?H` (#` (# 8  8`   A:Itwassomewherewithintwoweeks. p  ` x` x    `    *0 h 0h(#h(#*0(#(#0p(#(#*p(#p(#    ` Q:Andwhydidyouchangeyourmind?  0  0` (#(#A:Ihadtimetothinkaboutwhathadhappened.LikeIsaid,thebombshellhadbeen X  droppedonmeonthe16th,andIwasinshock.Ittookaweekorsoformeto,I D! guess,cometomysenses.0" ` (#` (#   Asabovenoted,WifefiledtheMDAatthesametimeashercomplaint,butthetrialcourt $X" tooknoactionregardingtheMDAuntilitsfinalorderinwhichthetrialcourtfounditshouldbe set $D # asideandvacated.InHarbourv.BrownforUlrich,732S.W.2d598,599(Tenn.1987),the %0!$ SupremeCourtheldthat avalidconsentjudgmentcannotbeenteredbyacourtwhenoneparty &"% withdrawshisconsentandthisfactiscommunicatedtothecourtpriortoentryofthejudgment. '#& ThiscourthasappliedtheHarbourruleinadivorcecaseinvolvinganMDAonseveraloccasions. (#' SeeDenbowv.Denbow,1996WL243894,1996Tenn.App.LEXIS278,C/ANo.02A019410CH )$( 00238(Tenn.App.W.S.filedMay9,1996);Elrodv.Elrod,1991WL238263,1991Tenn.App. |*%) LEXIS894,C/ANo.03A019108GS260(Tenn.App.E.S.filedNov.18,1991). h+&* Ї  Inthepresentcase,itwasmadecleartothetrialcourtthatHusbandhadrepudiatedand  withdrawnhisconsenttotheMDAbeforeanyjudicialactionhadbeentakenonit.Undertheabove  citedcases,thetrialcourtwasthereforecorrectinrefusingtoenteraconsentjudgmentontheMDA  andinsettingitasideinstead. t   Asthetrialcourtnoted,theMDAmadespecificreferencetothequitclaimdeed,and L  husbandsexecutionofthedeedwasarequiredtermoftheMDA.Itisthereforeclearthatbecause 8  thetrialcourtsetasideandvacatedtheMDA,therewasnoconsiderationsupportingthequitclaim $ t deed.AlthoughthequitclaimdeedrecitesthatHusband forOne($1.00)dollar,andothervaluable  ` considerationspaidreleasedandquitclaimedallinterestinthemaritalresidence,bothparties  L  testifiedatthehearingthatHusbandreceivednoconsiderationinreturnforexecutingthedeed.  8  Ѐ $    Perhapsrecognizingthisdeficiency,Wifessoleargumentandpositiononappealisthatthe   quitclaimdeedshouldbeconstruedasagifttoWife.Atthetriallevel,althoughWifearguedthat   thedeedshouldbeenforced,sheneverpresentedtheargumentthatitwasagift.Tobevalid,agift   requiresthefollowingelements:(1)anintentiontomakethegiftonthepartofthedonor,(2)   deliveryofthegift,and(3)itsacceptancebythedonee. X XXXZIMyersv.Farmers&MerchantsBankCorp., p Inc.,2003WL22037527at*3,2003Tenn.App.LEXIS612,C/ANo.M200200888 SCOAR3CV \ (Tenn.App.M.S.filedAug.29,2003).Theburdenofprovingagiftisuponthedonee.Pamplinv. H Satterfield,265S.W.2d886,888(Tenn.1954);#XZIX X X$4#Ԁ X XXXZIDunlapv.Dunlap,996S.W.2d803,814 4 (Tenn.App.1998)#XZIX X X5# X XXXZI.  p   WefindthereisnoevidencethatHusbandhadtherequisiteintenttomakeagiftofthe  maritalresidencetoWife.Husbandexecutedthedeed,itappears,thedayafterhediscoveredthat  Wifewantedadivorce,andinanyevent,veryshortlyafterthepartiesseparated.T U#  1      ׀Thedeedwas v executedatthesametimethepartiessignedtheMDA.NeitherHusbandnorWifetestifiedthatthe b quitclaimdeedwasintendedtobeagift. N #XZIX X Xd6# X XXXZI      Further,therecordcontainsaswornandnotarizedstatement,signedbyWifeanddated  August11,2003#XZIX X X.9# X XXXZI,andfiledbyWifewiththetrialcourt,whichisstyled AssetStipulation.Itlists   thepartiespropertyandisdividedintothreeparts,headed,respectively, MaritalProperty, !  SeparateProperty,and OtherProperty(DisputedastoWhetherMaritalorSeparate).The " maritalresidence,whichistheprimaryassetofthismarriageofover20years,islistedbyWifeas |#   maritalpropertyonthisdocument.#XZIX X X:#WefindthatWifedidnotcarryherburdenofprovingagift, h$! andthetrialcourtdidnoterrinsettingasidethequitclaimdeed. T% "    `     h  )a$% Y9   V.AttorneyFees   y=    ThetrialcourtawardedHusband$187.00inattorneyfees,whichwasthecostoraportion &v ofthecosttoHusbandfortravelandappearanceincourtforahearingatwhichWifedidnotappear. b Wifescounselarguedthathedidnotreceivenoticeofthehearingbecauseitwassenttothewrong N address,andthetrialcourtthereforeerredinawardingattorneyfees.Inresponse,thetrialcourtnoted  : afactborneoutbytherecord!thatseveralothermotionsandordershadbeenpreviouslymailedto  & thisadmittedlyincorrectaddress,andhadreachedWifesattorneywithoutapparentproblemor   complaint.Thedecisionwhethertoawardattorneyfeesiswithinthesounddiscretionofthetrial   courtandwillnotbedisturbeduponappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstsucha    decision.Kincaidv.Kincaid,912S.W.2d140,144(Tenn.Ct.App.1995).Wefindthetrialcourt   actedwithinitsdiscretioninawardingHusband$187.00inattorneyfees. r  Ѐ   Husbandarguesthatheshouldbeawardedhisattorneyfeesforthisappeal.Wefindthat @  eachpartyshouldberesponsibleforhisorherownattorneyfeesonappealinthiscase.  ,   VI.Conclusion V  pC  Fortheforegoingreasons,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtinitsentirety,and  remandthiscaseforcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsonappealareassessedagainsttheAppellant,  TeresaLynn(Hurst)Fugate.  0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#___________________________________"r(#(#    `     h   SHARONG.LEE,JUDGE 󀀀 a Ѐ#XXZI#