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ÓIN€RE:€C.M.€b/n/f€DANIEL€DORIAN€McDANIEL€v.€RICK€PHILLIPSòòóóÔ‡X¹X»¼@…Ôó óÐ Ò" ÐÓåÓÌà@¼ ¼ ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Knox€CountyˆÐ Ò " Ðà@w w ìàNo.€86063€€€€€€Hon.€Bill€Swann,€Circuit€JudgeˆÐ ¾  ÐÌÔ_Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÔ_Ôà h àFILED€AUGUST€15,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` A߈Ð ‚Ò  ÐÌà@¶¶ìàNo.€E2001„00211„COA„R3„CV€ˆÐ }Í  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<T` AßÐ U¥  Ðó óÌÌThe€Trial€Court€subjected€defendant€to€a€protective€order€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„3„601Ð <Œ Ðòòet€seq.óó€€Defendant€claimed€a€portion€of€the€statute€was€unconstitutional,€the€Court€lacked€subjectÐ (x Ðmatter€jurisdiction,€and€the€evidence€did€not€establish€a€basis€to€issue€the€Order.€€On€appeal,€weÐ d Ðaffirm.Ð P ÐÌÔ#†¼@…»XX¹0#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼@…Ôò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ Ø( ÐÌòòHerschel€Pickens€FranksÔ#†¼@…»àX¹r#ÔÔ‡X¹X.¼@…Ô,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€whichòò€Ô#†¼@…»àX¹7#ÔÔ‡X¹X.¼@…ÔCharles€D.€Susano,Ð ° ÐJr.,€J.,óó€andòò€D.€Michael€Swiney,Ô#†¼@…»àX¹²#ÔÔ‡X¹X.¼@…Ô€J.óó,€joined.Ð œì ÐÌStanley€F.€LaDuke,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellant.Ð tÄ ÐÌCecilia€S.€Petersen,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellees.Ð Lœ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€and€Elizabeth€C.€Driver,€Assistant€Attorney,Ð $ t ÐGeneral,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€in€defense€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„3„617.Ð !`  ÐÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼@…»XX¹@#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼@…ԈРÔ#$# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼@…»XX¹4 #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼@…Ôà0  àà0` (#(#àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àOn€August€31,€2000,€the€Trial€Court€entered€an€Order€of€Protection€for€the€minorÐ ˜&è!& Ðplaintiff€against€defendant.€€The€Order€provided€that€defendant€was€ð ðenjoined€from€coming€aboutÐ „'Ô"' Ðthe€petitioner€for€any€purpose,€and€specifically€from€abusing,€threatening€to€abuse€petitioner,€orÐ p(À#( Ðcommitting€any€acts€of€violence€upon€the€petitioner€on€the€penalty€of€contempt.ðð€€The€Court€alsoÐ \)¬$) Ðordered€the€defendant€to€pay€petitionerððs€attorneyððs€fees€in€the€amount€of€$400.00.Ð H*˜%* ÐÌà  àà ` àDefendant€has€appealed,€raising€numerous€issues€which€we€condense€as€follows:Ð  ,p', ÐÐ  -\(-ý  ÐÓ€ (5h83ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà0  àà0` (#(#àÝ‚3£OÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÝ  ÝWhether€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð36„3„617€is€constitutional€under€the€separationÐ ° Ðof€powers€provision€of€Article€2,€ðððð1€and€2€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution?݃3£OœÝŒÐœì¸ (#¸ (# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà0  àà0` (#(#àÝ‚3£òÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÝ  ÝWhether€the€Circuit€Court€has€jurisdiction€over€petitions€for€orders€ofÐ tÄ Ðprotection€filed€on€behalf€of€minors?݃3£ò?ÝŒÐ`°¸ (#¸ (# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà0  àà0` (#(#àÝ‚3£eÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÝ  ÝWhether€a€minor€is€required€to€participate€in€the€drafting€and€prosecution€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ða€petition€for€an€order€of€protection?݃3£e²ÝŒÐ$ t¸ (#¸ (# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà0  àà0` (#(#àÝ‚3£ßÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú4Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÝ  ÝWhether€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€factual€determinations€madeÐ ü L  Ðby€the€Trial€Court€that€plaintiff€had€established€a€basis€for€the€order€ofÐ è 8  Ðprotection?݃3£ß,ÝŒÐÔ$ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà  àà ` àFrom€the€summary€of€the€evidence€prepared€by€the€Trial€Court,€we€find€that€DanielÐ ¬ü  ÐMcDaniel€is€the€father€and€Lisa€McDaniel€is€the€mother€of€two€children,€C.M.,€who€was€14€yearsÐ ˜è  Ðold€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€abuse,€and€S.M.,€who€was€11€years€old.€€The€parents€had€been€divorcedÐ „Ô  Ðand€until€August€1999,€the€children€spent€approximately€half€of€the€time€with€each€parent.€€DanielÐ pÀ Ðhad€remarried€to€Robin,€and€Lisa€had€been€living€with€her€boyfriend,€the€defendant€since€July€ofÐ \¬ Ð1998,€and€continues€in€that€relationship.€€The€record€shows€that€C.M.€wanted€to€live€with€her€fatherÐ H˜ Ðand€step„mother,€and€disliked€defendant,€and€the€parents€agreed€that€the€girls€would€live€with€theirÐ 4„ Ðfather.€€A€short€time€thereafter,€C.M.€visited€her€mother€and€left€a€letter€for€her€mother€to€find.€€WhenÐ  p Ðthe€mother€found€the€letter€she€was€upset,€and€called€the€father€and€advised€that€she€wanted€to€talkÐ  \ Ðto€C.M.€and€asked€them€to€make€sure€she€didnððt€leave.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€Lisaððs€call,€Robin€McDaniel€told€C.M.€that€her€mother€had€called,€was€veryÐ Ð  Ðupset€and€was€coming€over.€€At€that€point€C.M.€began€crying€hysterically€and€was€sobbing€and€upset,Ð ¼  Ðand€told€Robin€that€defendant€was€a€ð ðmeany„buttðð€and€that€she€did€not€want€him€to€go€to€jail€but€thatÐ ¨ø Ðhe€had€fondled€her€breasts.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€father€and€step„mother€then€took€both€children€to€the€Sexual€Assault€CrisisÐ l¼ ÐCenter,€and€engaged€the€Department€of€Human€Services.€€Both€girls€were€placed€in€counseling,€andÐ X ¨ ÐLisa€promised€the€father€that€she€would€keep€the€defendant€away€from€the€children.€€Lisa€testifiedÐ D!” Ðthat€she€had€kept€the€defendant€away€from€the€children€except€for€three€or€four€hours€the€followingÐ 0"€  Ðyear.€€During€that€time€C.M.€became€a€better€adjusted€and€happier€child.€€This€petition€was€triggeredÐ #l! Ðwhen€Lisa€advised€the€father€in€August€of€2000€that€she€wanted€defendant€around€the€girls€and€inÐ $X" Ðthe€future€they€would€be.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àFirst,€appellant€contends€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„3„617€is€unconstitutional,€becauseÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€statute€mandates€under€certain€circumstances€that€ð ðpetitionerððs€court€costs€and€attorneyððs€feesÐ ¸'#& Ðshall€be€assessed€against€the€Ô_Ôrespondent.ððÔ_Ô€€He€argues€that€this€mandate€unconstitutionally€restrictsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€powers€and€the€operation€of€the€courts€and€should€be€struck€down.€€Ð )à$( ÐÌà  àà ` àIt€is€a€function€of€the€legislative€branch€to€provide€remedies€to€persons€seekingÐ h+¸&* Ðjudicial€relief.€€òòSee€Cardill€v.€Foleyóó,€21€S.W.3d€203,€209€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).€€Our€reading€of€theÐ ° ÐStatute€does€not€reveal€that€it€infringes€upon€the€powers€of€the€Courts€guaranteed€under€theÐ œì ÐConstitution.€€Under€this€statute,€the€Courtððs€discretion€is€not€impaired,€not€its€fact€finding€process,Ð ˆØ Ðand€the€statute€merely€authorizes€attorneyððs€fees€to€be€awarded€to€the€petitioner€€under€certainÐ tÄ Ðcircumstances.€€We€find€no€basis€to€hold€this€statute€unconstitutional.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€Circuit€Court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€entertain€thisÐ 8 ˆ Ðmatter€because€Juvenile€Court€has€exclusive€jurisdiction€over€dependency€and€neglect€cases€broughtÐ $ t Ðpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð37„1„103.€€The€Trial€Judge€in€this€case€proceeded€under€the€authorityÐ  ` Ðof€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„3„601€òòet€seq.óó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð36„3„601(1)€defines€domestic€abuse€andÐ ü L  Ð(09)€€defines€the€victims€of€such€abuse.€€The€facts€establish€that€petitioner€falls€within€the€ambit€ofÐ è 8  Ðthis€statute€which€is€not€in€conflict€with€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€Court€over€dependent€minorsÐ Ô$  Ðwho€are€dependent€or€neglected.Ð À  ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€find€this€issue€to€be€without€merit.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àNext,€defendant€asserts€that€the€petition€must€be€drafted€by€the€minor€and€beÐ pÀ Ðsupported€by€the€minorððs€testimony.€€The€defendant€offers€no€authority€for€this€position.€€The€RulesÐ \¬ Ðof€Civil€Procedure€provide€that€a€minor€may€bring€an€action€by€next€friend,€and€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð H˜ Ððð36„3„602(a)€requires€the€parent€or€guardian€to€sign€the€petition€for€seeking€an€Order€of€ProtectionÐ 4„ Ðfiled€on€behalf€of€the€minor.€€This€argument€is€also€without€merit.Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€appeal,€defendant€asserts€that€the€doctrine€of€laches€should€bar€this€action,€becauseÐ øH Ðthe€evidence€about€the€alleged€abuse€occurred€a€year€before€the€trial€of€the€case.€€The€doctrine€ofÐ ä4 Ðlaches€was€not€expressly€pled€below,€and€we€will€not€entertain€an€issue€first€raised€on€appeal.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€does€not€establish€a€basis€to€issue€theÐ ¨ø ÐOrder€of€Protection.€€The€Trial€Judgeððs€finding€comes€to€this€Court€with€a€presumption€ofÐ ”ä Ðcorrectness,€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€Rule€13(d).€€WeÐ €Ð Ðconclude€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€Trial€Courtððs€findings.€€The€Trial€JudgeÐ l¼ Ðheard€the€testimony€and€weighed€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€Trial€Judge€erred€in€admitting€hearsay€evidence,€i.e.,Ð 0"€  Ðthe€admission€of€C.M.ððs€statement€identifying€defendant€and€his€sexual€misconduct.€€The€Trial€JudgeÐ #l! Ðadmitted€this€testimony€over€the€objection€of€the€defendant€on€the€grounds€that€it€was€an€excitedÐ $X" Ðutterance.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€We€agree€with€the€Trial€Court.€€The€case€of€òòState€v.€Gordonóó,€952€S.W.2d€817€(Tenn.Ð ô$D # Ð1997)€is€instructive€on€this€issue.€€The€Court€said€in€that€case€at€p.€820:Ð à%0!$ ÐÐ Ì&"% Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àFirst,€there€must€be€a€startling€event€or€condition.€€As€noted€in€òòTennessee€Law€ofÐ ° ÐEvidence,óó€the€ð ðpossibilities€are€endlessðð€because€ð ðany€event€deemed€startling€isÐ œì Ðsufficient.ðð€€òòId.óó,€ðð803(2).2€at€533.€€As€another€treatise€has€stated,€the€ð ðevent€must€beÐ ˆØ Ðsufficiently€startling€to€suspend€the€normal€reflective€thought€processes€of€theÐ tÄ Ðdeclarent.ðð€€òòMcCormick€on€Evidence,€óóðð€297€at€854€(3d.€Ed.€1984).€€Although€theÐ `° Ðð ðstartling€eventðð€is€usually€the€act€or€transaction€upon€which€the€legal€controversy€isÐ L œ Ðbased,€such€as€an€assault€or€accident,€òòthe€exception€is€not€limited€to€statementsÐ 8 ˆ Ðarising€directly€from€such€events;€rather,€a€subsequent€startling€event€or€conditionÐ $ t Ðwhich€is€related€to€the€prior€event€can€produce€an€excited€utteranceóó.€.€.€.€(CitationsÐ  ` Ðomitted),€(emphasis€supplied).Ðü L ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€record€in€this€case€meets€the€requirements€set€forth€in€òòGordonóó.€€C.M.ððs€statementÐ Ô$  Ðrelates€to€the€startling€event€or€condition€and€the€statement€was€made€while€the€declarent€was€underÐ À  Ðthe€stress€or€excitement€from€the€event€or€condition.€C.M.€had€left€a€letter€for€her€mother€to€read,€andÐ ¬ü  Ðupon€learning€of€her€motherððs€reaction€to€the€letter€and€the€motherððs€intended€confrontation€with€her,Ð ˜è  Ðshe€become€hysterical,€and€her€utterances€during€her€hysterical€state€were€properly€admitted€by€theÐ „Ô  ÐTrial€Judge.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àTaking€into€account€the€totality€of€the€circumstances,€including€the€failure€of€theÐ H˜ Ðdefendant€to€testify,€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€Trial€Courtððs€finding€that€anÐ 4„ Ðorder€of€protection€was€appropriate.€€We€affirm€the€issuance€of€that€Order.€€òòSee€State€ex€rel€DavisÐ  p Ðv.€Ô_ÔKinettÔ_Ôóó,€177€S.W.2d€551€180„598€(1944).Ð  \ ÐÔ_ÔÔ#†¼@…»XX¹“ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼@…ÔÔ_ÔÌà  àà ` àThe€cost€of€the€appeal€is€assessed€to€the€appellant.Ð ä4 ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_________________________Ð l¼ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòHerschel€Pickens€Franks,€J.Ð X ¨ Ðóó