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XXX XXXX X  _B.` hp x (#XB  X    WXX  1    pWTheTrialCourtinadvertentlyenteredtwoordersthatweresubstantiallythesameregardingtheseissues.The  TrialCourtcorrectedthiserrorbyanorderenteredFebruary9,2004,directingwhichofthetwoorderswastheorder o ofthecourt.TheFebruary9,2004orderalsomadeacorrectionbyaddingthatDefendantwasrestrainedandenjoined .~ fromsendinghisdaughterletters,notes,orotherwrittencommunication,inadditiontothesimilarrestraintastoPlaintiff = providedintheprevioustwoorders.tXXp(2e$ +!..       XXX XXXX X  XXX  0  )Hairline d  d#|x(r+$..       XXX XXXX X\\IB01S08\KNOXCLERK4,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular XBl1 փF1:i+00U Wexler COASwineyWartburgHryhorchukMorristownTullahomaEnggLoudon +!..       XXX XXXX X  _      0p x (#X0WXXQ ՈWINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  QRR$ATKNOXVILLEWՈԈ    H.` hp x (#X(#HSeptember22,2004Session > XXWWXX LINDAJANEHOLTv.BILLYDALEHOLTXXW     AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforGreeneCounty   No.01CV950BenK.Wexler,Judge   -  k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KEP K KP2 -  No.E200400673_COA_ԄR3CVFILEDNOVEMBER12,_2004_ E  -   k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KE K K2 -     LindaJaneHolt( Plaintiff)andBillyDaleHolt( Defendant)weredivorcedinJuneof2002. " Aspartofthedivorcejudgment,Plaintiffwasorderedtosellthemaritalresidenceandgive  $20,000oftheproceedstoDefendant.DefendantfiledapetitionforcontemptinJulyof2003,  claimingPlaintiffhadnotsoldthehouse.Plaintiffansweredandfiledacounterpetition  claimingDefendanthadviolatedapermanentrestrainingordercontainedinthedivorcedecree j bywritingletterstoherandtheirdaughter.TheTrialCourtorderedWifeeithertosellthehouse P withinfourmonthsortheCourtClerkwouldsellitatpublicauction.TheTrialCourtalso 6 orderedthatDefendantbepermanentlyrestrainedfromsendingPlaintiffandtheparties l daughterlettersorotherwrittencorrespondence.TheTrialCourtalsoorderedDefendanttopay R Plaintiffsattorneysfeesandcostsinconnectionwiththepetitionforcontemptandthecounter 8 petition.Defendantappealstheawardofattorneysfeesandcosts.Wevacatetheawardof  attorneysfeesandaffirmtheawardofcosts.    Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourt f!! Vacated,inpart,Affirmed,inpart;CaseRemanded  L""   D.MichaelSwiney,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichCharlesD.Susano,Jr. $N % andSharonG.Lee,JJ.,joined. %4!& AndrewN.Hall,Wartburg,Tennessee,fortheAppellant,BillyDaleHolt. (#) DannyM.Hryhorchuk,Morristown,Tennessee,fortheAppellee,LindaJaneHolt. b*%+    -J)/  8  XXdd8    _OPINION    Background  |     b Thepartiesdivorcejudgmentprovided,amongotherthings,thatPlaintiffwasto H sellthemaritalresidenceandgiveDefendant$20,000oftheproceedsfromthesaleofthehouse. . ~ Plaintiffwastokeeptheremainderoftheproceedsfromthesale.Thejudgmentalsoawardedto  d Defendanta1994FordRangervehicleandallhispersonaltyinhispossessionatthetime.In  J addition,thejudgmentprovidedthatDefendantwaspermanentlyrestrainedandenjoinedfrom  0 comingabout,calling,orharassingPlaintifforthepartiesdaughter.Defendantwas    incarceratedatthetimeofthedivorce.      Plaintifflistedthehouseforsaleforseveralmonths,buttookitoffthemarket x  whenitdidnotsell.Plaintiffrentedthehouseforacoupleofmonthsandthenagainlisteditfor ^  salebutatahigherpricethaninthefirstlisting. D    AsthehousestillhadnotsoldbyJulyof2003,Defendant,whostillwas ` incarcerated,filedapetitionforcontemptrequestingthatthecourt,amongotherthings,orderthe F housesold attheearliestpossibledate...bytheClerkandMaster.Plaintiffansweredand , filedacounterpetitionclaiming,amongotherthings,thatDefendanthadbeenharassingherand  theirdaughterbysendingthemnumerouslettersallegedlyinviolationofthedivorcejudgment.   l<`   TheTrialCourtentereditsorderonFebruary2,2004     1       ,orderingPlaintifftosell t themaritalresidencewithinfourmonthsortheClerkofCircuitCourtofGreeneCountywould Z beorderedtosellthehousethroughpublicauction.Thisorderfurtherprovidedthatinaddition @ totherestraintsonDefendantcontainedinthedivorcejudgment,Defendantispermanently &v restrainedandenjoinedfromsendingPlaintiffandtheirdaughterletters,notes,orotherwritten  \ communication.Inthisorder,theTrialCourtreservedtheissueofwhethertoawardattorneys B fees. (   TheTrialCourtenteredanorderonFebruary11,2004,orderingDefendanttopay  Plaintiffsattorneysfeesandcostsintheamountof$1,761.30.Defendantappealsthisawardof   attorneysfeesandcoststothisCourt.Plaintiffclaimsthisisafrivolousappeal. p!     Discussion  <#"     "$r# Althoughnotstatedexactlyassuch,Defendantraisesoneissueonappeal: %X $  whethertheTrialCourtabuseditsdiscretioninorderinghimtopayPlaintiffsattorneysfees %>!% andcosts.Wefirstwilladdresstheissueofattorneysfeesandthenwilldiscusstheissueof  costs.    Ourreviewis  denovoL  ݀upontherecord,accompaniedbyapresumptionof b correctnessofthefindingsoffactofthetrialcourt,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceis H otherwise.Tenn.R.App.P.13(d);Boganv.Bogan,60S.W.3d721,727(Tenn.2001).Atrial . ~ court'sconclusionsoflawaresubjecttoa  denovo  ݀reviewwithnopresumptionofcorrectness.  S.  d Constructors,Inc.v.LoudonCountyBd.ofEduc.q  ,58S.W.3d706,710(Tenn.2001).  J     ` Plaintiffarguesthattheawardofattorneysfeeswasproperbecauseatrialcourt    hasthediscretiontoconsidertherelativefaultofthepartiesunderTenn.CodeAnn.365    101(d)(1)(k)andawardattorneysfeesinadivorceproceeding.ThebasisforPlaintiffsMotion   forAttorneyFeesisthatshewasforcedtohireanattorneytodefendherastoDefendants x  PetitionforContemptfiledagainstherandtorepresentherastohercounterpetitionfor ^  contemptfiledagainstDefendant.AsnotedearlierinthisOpinion,theTrialCourtinresponse D  toDefendantsPetitionforContemptorderedPlaintiffeithertosellthehousewithinfourmonths *z  ortheCircuitCourtClerkwouldsellitatauction.ItisclearfromareviewoftheTrialCourts ` Orderthattotheextentthateitherpartyprevailed,Defendantatleastobtainedsomereliefinthat F theTrialCourtputanendtoanydelayofthesaleofthehouse.AstoPlaintiffscounter , petition,theTrialCourtdidnotfindDefendantincontemptbutinsteadaddedadditional  restraintstothosecontainedintheearlierdivorcejudgmentinordertopermanentlyrestrain  Defendantfromsendingletters,notes,orotherwrittencommunicationtoPlaintiffortheir  daughter.FromourreviewoftheTrialCourtsorders,itisclearthatDefendantprevailedinhis t petitionandthatPlaintiffwasonlypartiallysuccessfulinhercounterpetitioninthattheTrial Z CourtdidnotfindDefendanttobeincontemptbutdidaddanadditionalrestraintasto @ Defendant.Thisbeingso,weholdthatitwaserrorfortheTrialCourttoawardPlaintiffher &v attorneysfees.Therefore,wevacatetheawardofattorneysfeestoPlaintiffintheamountof  \ $1,500. B    ` WenextaddresswhethertheTrialCourtabuseditsdiscretioninordering  DefendanttopayPlaintiffscosts.Rule54oftheTennesseeRulesofCivilProcedureprovides,  inpertinentpart,thatacourthasthediscretiontoawardcostsandthatallowablecostsinclude    reasonableandnecessarycourtreporterexpensesfordepositionsortrials....Tenn.R.Civ. p!  P.54.04(2). Thetrialcourtisvestedwithwidediscretioninawardingthesecosts.Wills& V"! Wills,L.P.v.Gill,54S.W.3d283,287(Tenn.Ct.App.2001).TheTrialCourtawardedPlaintiff <#" costsintheamountof$261.30tocovertheexpenseofacourtreporterforDefendants "$r# deposition.ThenecessityfortakingthisdepositionisthesimplefactthatDefendantwas %X $ incarcerated,solelybecauseofhisownactions,atthattime.Wefindnoabuseofdiscretionin %>!% theTrialCourtsawardofcoststocoverthisexpenseofacourtreporter.We,therefore,affirm &$"& theawardtoPlaintiffofcostsintheamountof$261.30. ' #'    ` WenextconsiderPlaintiffsissueregardingwhetherthisisafrivolousappeal. )$)  Afrivolousappealisonethatisdevoidofmerit,oroneinwhichthereislittleprospectthat l*%* [anappeal]caneversucceed.IndustrialDev.Bd.oftheCityofTullahomav.Hancock,901 R+&+ S.W.2d382,385(Tenn.Ct.App.1995)(quotingCombustionEngg,Inc.v.Kennedy,562 8,', S.W.2d202(Tenn.1978)).Exercisingourdiscretion,wedeclinetoholdthisisafrivolous  appealasDefendanthasobtainedsomereliefonappeal.     Conclusion  b _/   ` ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisvacatedastotheawardofattorneysfeesin . ~ theamountof$1,500,andaffirmedastotheawardofcostsintheamountof$261.30,andthis  d causeisremandedtotheTrialCourtforcollectionofthecostsbelow.Thecostsonappealare  J assessedequallyagainsttheAppellant,BillyDaleHolt,andhissurety,andtheAppellee,Linda  0 JaneHolt.     h______________________________  D.MICHAELSWINEY,JUDGE   h