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ÐÓéÓÌò òÌOPINIONó óÔ#†¼T»XX é #ÔÔ‡X éX»¼TÔÐ è$8 $ ÐòòóóÔ#†¼T»XX éý #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X éX»¼TÔà  à¹Ó  Óò òI.ó óÐ À&"& ÐÓ’ ÓÌà  àThe€court€proceedings€surrounding€this€action€are€quite€convoluted€and€complicated€by€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðfact€that€the€wife€has€had€five€different€attorneys€during€the€divorce€and€post„divorce€proceedings.€Ð „)Ô$) ÐIn€addition,€the€parties€did€not€appear€in€court€for€most,€if€not€all,€of€the€hearings.€€Since€the€divorce,Ð p*À%* Ðwife€has€established€residency€in€Virginia,€and€the€husband€has€lived€many€places€including€EnglandÐ \+¬&+ Ðand€Hong€Kong.€€Ð H,˜', ÐÐ 4-„(-ý Ðà  àThe€parties€were€married€on€March€7,€1977€and€divorced€on€March€6,€1995.€€There€were€noÐ ° Ðminor€children€at€the€time€of€the€divorce.€€In€the€divorce€decree,€the€trial€court€stated€that,€ð ð[Mrs.Ð œì ÐHofmeisterððs]€health€will€continue€to€be€a€real€issue,€whether€it€be€her€mental€or€physical€health.ðð€Ð ˆØ ÐThe€decree€then€went€on€to€address€the€issue€of€health€insurance:Ð tÄ ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒòòÌò òHospitalization€and€Health€Insuranceóó€„ó óÐ L œ ÐÌà ` àMr.€Hofmeister€shall€make€arrangements€so€that€Ms.€Hofmeister€can€beÐ $ t Ðmaintained€on€his€major€medical€and€hospitalization€insurance€until€her€death€orÐ  ` Ðremarriage€or€until€she€has€another€plan€available€to€her.€€The€deductible,€for€whichÐ ü L  Ðshe€is€responsible€will€be€no€more€than€$500.00.€€He€shall€be€responsible€for€theÐ è 8  Ðpremiums.Ð Ô$  ÐÌò òòòLife€Insuranceóóó 󀄀Mr.€Hofmeister€shall€carry€life€insurance€with€Ms.€Hofmeister€asÐ ¬ü  Ðbeneficiary€in€the€amount€of€$500,00[0],€so€long€as€he€is€responsible€for€alimonyÐ œì  Ðpayments.Ð ˆØ  ÐÒ°ÂÒÒ°ÐÒÌà  àWhile€the€decree€was€still€within€the€courtððs€jurisdiction,€the€trial€court€€modified€the€divorceÐ `° Ðdecree€with€an€order€filed€on€May€2,€1995.€€The€order€stated:Ð Lœ ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒThe€Husband€shall€be€responsible€for€providing€health€insurance€for€the€Wife.€€TheÐ $t ÐWifeððs€deductible€shall€not€exceed€$500€under€the€Husbandððs€health€care€plan.€TheÐ ` ÐWife€shall€follow€the€Allied€Signal€insurance€plan€by€seeking€treatment€throughÐ üL Ðhealth€care€providers€associated€with€the€Allied€Signal€plan.€€In€the€event€the€WifeÐ è8 Ðincurs€medical€expenses€outside€Allied€Signalððs€medical€plan,€she€shall€beÐ Ô$ Ðresponsible€for€their€payment.€€In€addition,€the€Wife€shall€be€responsible€for€anyÐ À Ðmedical€expenses€not€covered€by€the€Husbandððs€medical€plan€after€May€31,€1995.Ð ¬ü ÐÒ°áÒÒ°ÓÒÌà  àOver€the€next€four€years€the€wife€filed€two€petitions€for€contempt€and€an€amended€petition.Ð „Ô ÐFor€some€reason€the€petitions€were€never€heard€by€the€trial€court.€€The€husband€answered€the€firstÐ pÀ Ðtwo€petitions,€and€then€in€June€of€1999,€he€answered€the€amended€petition€and€filed€a€counter„claimÐ \ ¬ Ðfor€contempt.€€On€July€22,€1999,€the€lawyers€appeared€in€the€trial€court€for€a€ð ðhearingðð€on€the€variousÐ H!˜ Ðpleadings.€€On€September€1,€1999,€the€court€entered€an€order€with€the€following€pertinent€provisions:Ð 4"„  ÐÌÓ€ (5h83ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÝ‚3£ÌÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝJohn€D.€Hofmeister€will€keep€in€force€State€Farm€Life€Insurance€Policy€#LF„Ð  $\" Ð0779„6156€in€the€amount€of€$300,000€naming€his€ex„wife,€Joanne€HofmeisterÐ ø$H # ÐDavis€as€the€beneficiary.€€This€policy€will€remain€in€force€and€retain€Ms.Ð ä%4!$ ÐDavis€as€the€beneficiary€so€long€as€there€is€an€obligation€for€Mr.€HofmeisterÐ Ð& "% Ðto€pay€alimony€to€Ms.€Davis.݃3£Ì݌м' #&` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£MÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝJohn€D.€Hofmeister€will€keep€in€force€Accidental€Life€DismembermentÐ ”)ä$( ÐGroup€Insurance€Policy€#UAMP178405930€in€the€amount€of€$100,000Ð €*Ð%) Ðnaming€his€ex„wife,€Joanne€Hofmeister€Davis€as€the€beneficiary.€€This€policyÐ l+¼&* Ðwill€remain€in€force€and€retain€Ms.€Davis€as€the€beneficiary€so€long€as€thereÐ ° Ðis€an€obligation€for€Mr.€Hofmeister€to€pay€alimony€to€Ms.€Davis.݃3£Mz݌Мì` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ÆÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝMr.€Hofmeister€currently€has€a€bank€account€in€the€amount€of€$100,000Ð tÄ Ðlocated€in€Western€Federal€Credit€Union€in€the€State€of€California€AccountÐ `° Ð#€178405930.€€Ms.€Davis€will€be€allowed€to€draw€on€that€account€in€her€nameÐ L œ Ðin€the€event€of€the€death€of€Mr.€Hofmeister€prior€to€the€expiration€of€Mr.Ð 8 ˆ ÐHofmeisterððs€obligation€to€pay€alimony€to€Ms.€Davis.€€The€balance€ofÐ $ t Ð$100,000€is€to€remain€at€$100,000€so€long€as€the€obligation€to€pay€alimonyÐ  ` Ðby€Mr.€Hofmeister€to€Ms.€Davis€continues.€€The€bank€account€is€for€Ms.Ð ü L  ÐDavisðð€specific€benefit€and€Mr.€Hofmeisterððs€obligation€to€maintain€the€bankÐ è 8  Ðaccount€and€Ms.€Davisðð€access€to€the€bank€account€will€continue€so€long€asÐ Ô$  ÐMr.€Hofmeisterððs€obligation€to€pay€alimony€to€Ms.€Davis.݃3£ÆóÝŒÐÀ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌ.€.€.€.Ð ˜è  ÐÌÓ€ (Eh88 ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£á#ÝÔ2EhÔÚ  Ú6Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝMr.€Hofmeister€currently€has€in€his€possession€funds€in€an€escrow€account,Ð pÀ Ðwhich€are€his€good€faith€funds,€escrowed€for€the€benefit€of€insurance€for€Ms.Ð \¬ ÐDavis.€€Mr.€Hofmeister€is€ordered€to€transfer€that€entire€balance€to€Ms.€DavisÐ H˜ Ðwithin€ten€(10)€days€of€the€date€of€entry€of€this€order.݃3£á#$ÝŒÐ4„` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£&ÝÔ2EhÔÚ  Ú7Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝMr.€Hofmeister€is€ordered€to€pay€$300€per€month€to€Joanne€Davis€to€helpÐ  \ Ðdefray€the€expense€of€her€medical€insurance.€€This€$300€per€month€isÐ øH Ðretroactive€to€the€date€upon€which€Joanne€Davis€first€purchased€her€ownÐ ä4 Ðinsurance,€which€was€April€1998.€€The€past€due€payments€shall€be€paid€toÐ Ð  ÐMs.€Davis€within€thirty€(30)€days€of€the€date€of€entry€of€this€order.݃3£&4&݌м ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£„(ÝÔ2EhÔÚ  Ú8Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝMr.€Hofmeister€is€ordered€to€pay€all€medical€expenses€includingÐ ”ä Ðhospitalization€and€doctor€visits€incurred€by€Ms.€Davis€while€she€was€withoutÐ €Ð Ðinsurance€from€March€31,€1998€to€April€28,€1998.€€This€will€also€be€doneÐ l¼ Ðwithin€thirty€(30)€days€of€the€date€of€entry€of€this€order.݃3£„(±(ÝŒÐX ¨` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÒ°ùÒÒ°ÒÌà  àThe€wife€filed€a€Motion€to€Alter€or€Amend€this€order,€which€the€trial€court€denied€on€JanuaryÐ 0"€  Ð19,€2000.€€On€December€12,€2000,€the€court€entered€an€order€awarding€attorneysðð€fees€to€the€wife.Ð #l! ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ó óˆÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àWife€presents€four€issues€in€this€appeal:€(1)€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€modified€the€termsÐ Ì&"% Ðof€the€final€decree€of€divorce€without€either€a€pleading€before€it€seeking€a€modification€or€anyÐ ¸'#& Ðshowing€of€a€material€change€of€circumstance€to€justify€a€modification;€(2)€the€trial€court€erred€byÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfailing€to€grant€a€judgment€against€husband€for€the€health€insurance€premiums€she€incurred€beforeÐ )à$( Ðand€after€her€COBRA€benefits€expired;€(3)€the€trial€court€erred€by€ordering€that€husband€pay€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðmedical€expenses€not€covered€by€insurance€from€March€31€to€April€28,€1998€without€a€hearing€andÐ h+¸&* Ðdespite€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€that€husband€had€violated€the€prior€orders€of€the€court;Ð ° Ðand€(4)€the€trial€court€erred€by€failing€to€grant€post„judgment€interest€against€husband€for€failing€toÐ œì Ðgive€wife€a€check€for€$700€as€ordered€under€the€final€decree.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€husband€does€not€address€directly€the€issues€presented€by€the€wife.€€Instead€he€assertsÐ `° Ðthat€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€should€be€affirmed€because€the€wife:€(1)€failed€to€file€a€completeÐ L œ Ðtranscript€of€the€evidence€or€statement€of€the€evidence€in€violation€of€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24€and€(2)Ð 8 ˆ Ðfailed€to€file€a€complete€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€which€contains€timely€evidentiaryÐ $ t Ðobjections€and/or€offers€of€proof€made€by€the€wifeððs€attorneys€in€the€trial€court.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àWe€will€discuss€the€first€three€of€the€wifeððs€issues€along€with€the€husbandððs€issues€becauseÐ è 8  Ðthey€present€opposite€sides€of€the€same€coin.€€We€gather€from€the€record€that€after€the€divorce€theÐ Ô$  Ðparties€both€moved€out€of€this€state€and€that€fact€complicated€the€husbandððs€ability€to€follow€someÐ À  Ðof€the€provisions€of€the€divorce€decree.€€Thus,€the€wife€filed€petitions€for€contempt€on€October€29,Ð ¬ü  Ð1997€and€February€23,€1998.€€The€husband€answered€the€petitions€on€July€28,€1998.€€On€DecemberÐ ˜è  Ð21,€1998,€the€court€entered€the€following€order:Ð „Ô  ÐÌà8  àà ` àA€status€conference€was€held€in€this€case€on€November€11,€1998€before€theÐ \¬ ÐHonorable€Marietta€Shipley,€Judge€of€the€Second€Circuit€Court€of€Davidson€County,Ð H˜ ÐTennessee.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€status€conference€the€Court€ordered€as€follows:Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àHusband€is€to€obtain€a€copy€of€the€health€insurance€policy€Wife€had€prior€toÐ  \ Ðitððs€[sic]€termination€in€April€1998.€€Wife€is€to€obtain€a€copy€of€the€insurance€policyÐ øH Ðshe€now€has€in€place.€€These€policies€will€be€exchanged€between€the€attorneyððs€[sic]Ð ä4 Ðfor€the€parties.€€Wife€is€to€determine€what€insurance€claims€have€been€filed€but€notÐ Ð  Ðpaid€under€the€insurance€provided€to€Wife€through€the€cobra€plan€as€ordered€by€theÐ ¼  ÐCourt.ШøÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àWife€is€to€amend€her€petition€to€include€the€G.E.€Stock€issue.ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àHusband€will€have€the€option€of€obtaining€the€ordered€$500,000€life€insuranceÐ X ¨ Ðpolicy€naming€Wife€as€the€beneficiary€or€provide€for€the€payment€of€alimony€throughÐ D!” Ðhis€estate€and€have€a€lien€placed€on€his€real€property€in€Pennsylvania.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àWifeððs€attorney€of€record€is€to€submit€an€affidavit€of€attorneyððs€fees€toÐ $X" ÐHusbandððs€attorney€of€record.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Court€orders€the€hearing€of€Wifeððs€petition€continued€indefinitely€untilÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€lawyerððs€collect€and€share€the€needed€documentation€and€information.€€SinceÐ ¸'#& ÐHusband€is€in€Europe€and€Wife€is€in€the€State€of€Virginia€the€Court€is€consideringÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhaving€the€parties€testify,€if€need€be,€by€telephone€in€this€matter.Ð)à$(Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAll€other€matters€are€reserved.Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  Їà  àà ` àAll€of€which€is€so€ordered.Ð ° ÐÌà  àOn€May€20,€1999,€the€wife€filed€an€amended€petition€for€civil€contempt.€€The€husband€filedÐ ˆØ Ðan€answer€and€counterclaim€for€contempt€on€June€2,€1999.€€The€basis€for€the€counterclaim€was€theÐ tÄ Ðwifeððs€failure€to€comply€with€the€December€21,€1998€order€requiring€her€to€produce€a€copy€of€herÐ `° Ðhealth€insurance€policy.€€The€wife€answered€the€counterclaim€and€stated€that€the€policy€has€beenÐ L œ Ðproduced€and€forwarded€to€husbandððs€counsel.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThus€the€stage€was€set€for€the€ð ðhearingðð€on€July€22,€1999.€€We€think€the€record€shows€thatÐ  ` Ðthe€trial€court€did€hear€proof€at€that€hearing.€€The€order€following€that€hearing,€drafted€by€the€wifeððsÐ ü L  Ðattorney,€states,€ð ðòòBased€upon€the€proof€before€the€courtóó€and€the€statement€of€counsel,€the€court€ordersÐ è 8  Ðas€follows:ðð€(Emphasis€supplied).€€€Shedding€further€light€on€what€occurred€at€that€hearing€the€courtÐ Ô$  Ðsaid€on€November€5,€1999:Ð À  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€has€been€one€of€the€most€frustrating€cases€that€I€have€ever€seen.€€It€justÐ ˜è  Ðnever€seems€to€go€away.€€The€information€that€was€given,€I€presume,€is€whatððs€in€theÐ „Ô  Ðorder€because€I€didnððt€have€a€hearing€on€this.€€There€was€information€that€was€justÐ pÀ Ðpresented€by€attorneys,€it€was€pretty€much€a€decree׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€order.€€We€tried€to€work€it€outÐ \¬ Ðbecause€nothing€that€was€in€the€original€order€is€the€same€anymore.ÐH˜Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àShe€moved,€she€had€a€perfectly€good€insurance€policy€here.€€She€could€notÐ  p Ðpick€that€up€in€the€State€of€Virginia.€€She€didnððt€communicate€with€anybody€as€toÐ  \ Ðhow€it€was€going€to€be€done.€€So€since€none€of€those€things€were€true€at€the€time€ofÐ øH Ðthe€final€decree,€weððre€trying€to€figure€out€something€that€protects€her€as€much€asÐ ä4 Ðpossible,€and€it€seems€to€me€she€keeps€wanting€things€that€are€not€possible€to€giveÐ Ð  Ðher.м Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àTherefore,€the€court€did€receive€proof€on€July€22,€1999,€although€not€in€the€usual€form.€Ð ”ä ÐApparently€the€lawyers€appeared€without€their€clients€and€simply€stated€what€had€happened€sinceÐ €Ð Ðthe€final€decree.€€The€September€1,€1999,€order€resulted€from€that€proceeding.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àWith€respect€to€the€wifeððs€complaint€on€appeal€that€there€were€no€pleadings€seeking€aÐ D!” Ðmodification€of€the€final€decree,€that€assertion€is€true;€and€in€a€time€when€the€law€laid€greater€stressÐ 0"€  Ðon€formal€pleadings,€the€lack€of€a€pleading€would€have€been€fatal.€€òòSee€Fidelity„Ô_ÔPhenixÔ_Ô€Fire€Ins.€Co.Ð #l! Ðof€New€York€v.€Jacksonóó,€181€S.W.2d€625€(Tenn.€1944).€€Today,€however,€Rule€54.03,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.Ð $X" ÐP.€provides€ð ð[Ô_Ôe]xceptÔ_Ô€as€to€a€party€against€whom€a€judgment€is€entered€by€default,€every€finalÐ ô$D # Ðjudgment€shall€grant€the€relief€to€which€the€party€in€whose€favor€it€is€rendered€is€entitled,€even€if€theÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âparty€has€not€demanded€such€relief€in€the€partyððs€pleadings.ðð€€In€addition,€Rule€15.02,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.Ð Ì&"% ÐP.€provides€that€issues€tried€by€express€or€implied€consent€shall€be€treated€in€all€respects€as€if€theyÐ ° Ðhad€been€raised€in€the€pleadings.€€òòSee€Ô_ÔVarleyÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔVarleyÔ_Ôóó,€934€S.W.2d€659€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThere€is€no€indication€that€the€wife€objected€to€the€proceeding€on€July€22,€1999,€nor€is€thereÐ tÄ Ðany€indication€that€she€was€surprised€by€the€husbandððs€position.€€His€defenses€to€her€contemptÐ `° Ðpetitions€in€substance€raise€the€same€issues€that€would€support€a€modification€of€the€final€decree.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àWith€respect€to€the€issue€about€the€lack€of€evidence,€since€we€have€found€that€the€courtÐ $ t Ðobviously€heard€proof€on€July€22,€the€burden€is€on€the€wife€to€preserve€that€evidence€if€she€intendsÐ  ` Ðto€appeal€on€an€issue€involving€its€weight€or€admissibility.€€òòÔ_ÔSherrodÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔWixÔ_Ôóó,€849€S.W.2d€780€(Tenn.Ð ü L  ÐCt.€App.€1992).€€In€the€absence€of€a€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€there€is€a€conclusiveÐ è 8  Ðpresumption€that€the€evidence€was€sufficient€to€support€the€judgment.€€òòÔ_ÔCoakleyÔ_Ô€v.€Danielsóó,€840Ð Ô$  ÐS.W.2d€367€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).Ð À  ÐÌà  àWhile€the€hearing€on€July€22,€1999€involved€an€unorthodox€procedure,€we€suspect€that€everyÐ ˜è  Ðtrial€judge€in€the€state€has€decided€cases€under€the€circumstances€involved€in€this€case.€€CounselÐ „Ô  Ðappear€before€the€court€and€state€that€certain€facts€are€true.€€The€court€then€decides€the€legal€effectÐ pÀ Ðof€the€undisputed€facts.€€While€such€a€proceeding€should€be€used€with€caution€ð!ð€and€nearly€withoutÐ \¬ Ðexception€it€is€a€good€idea€to€have€a€record€of€the€proceeding€ð!ð€the€parties€should€be€encouraged€toÐ H˜ Ðadmit€facts€about€which€there€is€no€genuine€dispute.€€A€leading€treatise€points€out€the€benefits€ofÐ 4„ Ðsuch€admissions€or€stipulations:Ð  p ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€practice€of€making€such€agreements€or€stipulations€is€one€greatly€to€beÐ øH Ðcommended.€€In€construing€them,€the€Courts€will€give€them€the€force€and€effectÐ ä4 Ðcontemplated€by€the€parties€at€the€time€they€were€executed.ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àFor€the€purpose€of€the€action,€an€admission€made€by€counsel€is€conclusive;Ð ¨ø Ðand€full€authority€to€make€admissions€is€presumed.€€Chancellors€eagerly€lay€hold€ofÐ ”ä Ðsuch€admissions€as€the€basis€of€their€decrees.€€They€are€deemed€better€evidence€of€theÐ €Ð Ðfacts€than€the€finding€of€a€jury.Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌòòGibsonððs€Suits€in€Chancery,€óóðð€201€(William€H.€Ô_ÔInmanÔ_Ô€ed.,€7th€ed.€1988).Ð D!” ÐÌà  àWhile€we€advise€caution€with€respect€to€preserving€the€record,€especially€if€there€may€be€aÐ #l! Ðdispute€about€the€facts,€we€cannot€condemn€the€practice€of€stipulating€facts€that€are€not€disputed.Ð $X" ÐÌà@^^(ìàò òIII.ó óˆÐ à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€wife€asserts€that€she€is€entitled€to€post„judgment€interest€on€a€$700€check€that€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðawarded€to€her€in€the€final€divorce€decree€as€a€division€of€the€marital€property.€€According€to€Tenn.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€47„14„121€interest€accrues€at€10%€a€year€on€judgments€and€decrees€ð ðfrom€the€day€onÐ )à$( Ðwhich€the€jury€or€the€court,€sitting€without€a€jury,€returned€the€verdict€.€.€.€.ðð€€This€statute€applies€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðmoney€awards€in€a€final€decree€of€divorce.€€òòÔ_ÔInmanÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔInmanÔ_Ôóó,€840€S.W.2d€927€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€final€decree€lists€the€marital€property€awarded€to€each€of€the€parties.€€In€both€lists€anÐ ° Ðidentical€item€appears:€ð ðInsurance€check€$700.ðð€€Apparently€the€court€divided€an€insurance€paymentÐ œì Ðequally€between€the€wife€and€husband,€but€the€decree€does€not€award€a€judgment€against€theÐ ˆØ Ðhusband.€€From€what€can€be€inferred€from€the€decree€and€from€subsequent€statements€in€the€record,Ð tÄ Ðthe€husband€had€the€wifeððs€check€in€his€possession€and€through€an€oversight€he€did€not€deliver€it€toÐ `° Ðher.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àTherefore,€we€hold€that€since€the€final€decree€does€not€award€a€money€judgment€against€theÐ $ t Ðhusband,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€47„14„121€does€not€apply€to€the€$700€check.€€Any€award€of€interestÐ  ` Ðthen€becomes€a€matter€of€discretion€with€the€trial€judge.€€Since€this€is€not€a€situation€in€which€theÐ ü L  Ðhusband€has€had€the€use€of€the€funds,€based€on€the€state€of€the€record,€we€cannot€say€that€she€abusedÐ è 8  Ðthat€discretion.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€court€below€is€affirmed,€and€the€cause€is€remanded€for€any€furtherÐ ¬ü  Ðproceedings€which€may€be€necessary.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant,€Jo€Anne€Hofmeister.Ð ˜è  ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.Ð  \ ÐÌÌÌà  à