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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€8XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñò ò›Þ ÞÌSHANNON€K.€KIRCHNER,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àRutherford€Juvenile€CourtÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€19458ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.̜ـ!ÙßR€*,%A1-j|;ä` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01A01„9705„JV„00234ÌJOHN€H.€PRITCHETT,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€JUVENILE€COURT€FOR€RUTHERFORD€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€MURFREESBORO,€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àHONORABLE€DAVID€LOUGHRY,€JUDGEÌó óÌÌDarrell€L.€ScarlettÌ16€Public€Square€NorthÌP.O.€Box€884ÌMurfreesboro,€TN€37133„0884ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌÌTerry€A.€Fann,€No.€12968ÌWALDRON€AND€FANNÌ202€West€Main€StreetÌMurfreesboro,€TN€37130ÌATTORNEY€€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÌò òÓ  ÓÔ€¼ÔMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÔ€XÔÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL.,€JUDGEÌWALTER€W.€BUSSART,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌò òSHANNON€K.€KIRCHNER,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àRutherford€Juvenile€CourtÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€19458ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01A01„9705„JV„00234ÌJOHN€H.€PRITCHETT,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌÓÓà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÔ€¼Ôà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÓ  Óóóó óÔ€XÔà àThe€captioned€petitioner€has€appealed€from€a€judgment€of€the€Juvenile€Court€relating€toÏchild€support.€€The€cause€has€been€before€this€Court€previously,€but€the€record€of€that€appealÏhas€not€been€consolidated€with€the€record€of€this€appeal.€€The€opinion€of€this€Court€disposingÏof€said€appeal€will€be€considered€in€disposing€of€the€present€appeal.ÌÌà àIt€appears€from€said€former€opinion€that€the€former€appeal€was€from€an€adjudication€ofÏpaternity€out€of€wedlock€and€support€of€a€child€born€in€1993;€that€the€petition€was€not€filedÏuntil€July€1992;€that€defendant€agreed€to€pay€$220.00€per€month€but€did€not€do€so;€and€that,€inÏOctober€1994,€the€Juvenile€Court€rendered€a€judgment€for€$17,000.00€arrearage€consisting€ofÏ$10,460.00€child€support,€medical€and€legal€expenses€and€ordered€future€payment€of€$110.00Ïper€month€and€$50.00€per€month€on€the€arrearage.€€The€former€opinion€of€this€Court€states:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àIn€this€case,€Ms.€Kirchner€diligently€attempted€toÏdiscover€evidence€of€Mr.€Pritchettððs€income€and€businessÏexpenses.€€Mr.€Pritchett€did€not€respond€adequately€to€theseÏdiscovery€requests.€€Thus,€at€the€hearing,€the€only€evidenceÏof€Mr.€Pritchettððs€income€and€expenses€was€his€self€serving,Ïunsubstantiated€testimony.€€Mr.€Pritchett€had€the€burden€ofÏproducing€this€information,€and€thus€the€risk€of€non„production€should€fall€on€him,€not€on€Ms.€Kirchner€or€theÏpartiesðð€son.€€Like€the€juvenile€court,€we€are€unimpressedÏwith€his€evidence.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àWe€vacate€the€portion€of€the€juvenile€courtððs€orderÏsetting€Mr.€Pritchettððs€prospective€child€support€at€$110€perÏmonth€because€of€the€inadequacy€of€the€proof€concerning€hisÏincome€and€expenses,€and€we€remand€the€case€for€anotherÏhearing€to€determine€Mr.€Pritchettððs€child€support€obligation.€ÏSince€we€have€vacated€the€portion€of€the€order€setting€Mr.ÏPritchettððs€child€support€at€$110€per€month,€we€reinstate€theÏApril€1993€pendente€lite€agreed€order€requiring€Mr.€PritchettÏto€pay€$220€per€month€in€child€support.€€This€obligationÏshall€begin€from€the€date€of€the€issuance€of€the€mandate€andÏshall€continue€until€the€juvenile€court€recalculates€Mr.ÏPritchettððs€child€support€obligation.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Ó1.à àMr.€Pritchett€has€the€burden€of€proving€his€incomeÏand€expenses.€€If€the€juvenile€court€finds€that€his€proof€isÏunreliable,€it€shall€presume€that€his€gross€income€is€$25,761Ïin€accordance€with€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&€Regs.€œr.›€1240„2„4„.03(3)(e).ÌÌ2.à àThe€guidelines€presume€that€the€noncustodial€parentÏis€paying€the€required€federal,€state,€and€local€taxes.€€òòSeeÏóóTenn.€Comp.€R.€&€Regs.€r.€1240„2„4„.03(4).€€Thus,€theÏamount€of€Mr.€Pritchettððs€child€support€should€be€based€onÏthe€presumption€that€he€has€or€will€pay€the€appropriate€taxes,Ïand€the€fact€that€he€has€not€paid€federal€income€taxes€shouldÏnot€affect€the€amount€of€his€child€support€obligation.ÌÌ3.à àMr.€Pritchett€may€not€deduct€payments€for€theÏsupport€of€his€other€children€unless€these€payments€are€beingÏmade€pursuant€to€a€court€order.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&ÏRegs.€r.€1240„2„4„.03(4).€€(FN5)ÌÌ4.à àMr.€Pritchett€cannot€request€the€juvenile€court€toÏdeviate€from€the€guidelines€solely€because€he€is€supportingÏother€children€unless€he€can€demonstrate€an€extremeÏeconomic€hardship.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&€Reg.€r.€1240„2„4„.03(4).ÌÌ5.à àThe€amount€of€Mr.€Pritchettððs€child€support€shouldÏbe€increased€if€he€is€not€providing€medical€insurance€for€hisÏson.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&€Regs.€r.€1240„2„4„.04(1)(a).ÌÌ6.à àThe€amount€of€Mr.€Pritchettððs€child€support€shouldÏbe€increased€if€he€is€not€exercising€the€visitationÏcontemplated€by€the€guidelines.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Comp.€R.€&ÏRegs.€r.€1240„2„4„.04(1)(b).ÌÌà àUnlike€awards€for€prospective€child€support,€awardsÏfor€expenses€arising€between€the€childððs€birth€and€the€filingÏof€a€paternity€petition€are€discretionary€decisions€based€onÏthe€facts€of€the€particular€case.€€òòState€ex€rel.€Coleman€v.ÏClayóó,€805€S.W.2d€at€755;€òòBarabas€v.€Rogersóó,€868€S.W.2dÏ283,€288€(Tenn.Ct.App.1993).€€Trial€courts€may€not,Ïhowever,€limit€a€parentððs€liability€for€child€support€in€anÏarbitrary€fashion€inconsistent€with€Tenn.Code€Ann.€ðððð€36„2„102„108;€òòState€ex€rel.€Coleman€v.€Clayóó,€805€S.W.2d€at€755.€€ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àThe€costs€of€providing€a€child€medical€insurance€is€aÏproperly€recoverable€expense€in€a€paternity€proceeding.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àAccordingly,€on€remand,€the€juvenile€court€shouldÏrequire€Mr.€Pritchett€to€reimburse€Ms.€Kirchner€for€anyÏmedical€insurance€premiums€for€her€sonððs€coverage€that€sheÏcan€substantiate€either€through€testimony€or€documentaryÏproof€or€both.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àOnce€the€juvenile€court€has€determined€the€amount€ofÏMr.€Pritchettððs€child€support€obligation€between€1983€andÏ1992,€it€should€set€a€payment€schedule€that€will€require€Mr.ÏPritchett€to€eliminate€the€arrearage€within€ten€years.€ÏHowever,€the€juvenile€court€should€retain€jurisdiction€to€alterÏthis€schedule€if€the€circumstances€require.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÓ  Óà àà àFollowing€the€remand€to€Juvenile€Court,€that€court€held€a€hearing€on€DecemberÏ12,€1996,€and,€on€January€24,€1997,€entered€judgment€as€follows:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓÓ  Óà à1.à àPlaintiff€is€hereby€granted€a€judgment€againstÏdefendant€in€the€amount€of€$6,928.00€for€medical€insuranceÏpremiums€paid€on€behalf€of€the€minor€child,€$3,500.00€forÏmedical€expenses€incurred€on€behalf€of€the€minor€child,Ïattorneyððs€fees€incurred€in€the€original€trial€of€this€cause€inÏthe€amount€of€$3,049.00,€child€support€arrearage€occurringÏbefore€December€12,€1996,€in€the€amount€of€$15,878.00,Í$295.00€for€clerkððs€fees€not€previous€paid€by€defendant,Ï$220.00€for€a€child€support€payment€not€made€by€defendantÏand€attorneyððs€fees€incurred€after€the€original€trial€of€thisÏcause€in€the€amount€of€$2,745.00€for€a€total€judgment€ofÏ$32,615.00.ÌÌà à2.à àDefendant€shall€be€permitted€to€pay€on€theÏarrearage€at€the€rate€of€$271.79€per€month.ÌÌà à3.à àThe€prospective€child€support€will€be€in€theÏamount€of€$241.65€consisting€of€$220.00€current€childÏsupport€and€$21.65€reimbursement€for€medical€insuranceÏpremiums,€said€insurance€being€provided€for€the€minor€childÏby€plaintiff.ÌÌà à4.à àThe€total€monthly€payment€due€fromÏdefendant€to€plaintiff€is€$513.44€plus€the€5%€clerkððs€fee€ofÏ$25.67€for€a€total€payment€of€$539.11€per€month,€saidÏamount€to€be€paid€to€the€clerk€of€the€Court.ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÓ  ÓÌà àOn€appeal€to€this€Court,€the€petitioner„mother€presents€three€issues€of€which€the€firstÏtwo€are:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓÓ  Óà à1.à àWhether€the€Court€erred€in€determining€theÏAppelleeððs€income€for€child€support€purposes.ÌÌà à2.à àWhether€the€Court€erred€in€reducingÏAppelleeððs€child€support€by€giving€him€credit€for€two€(2)Ïchildren€from€a€previous€marriage€when€he€was€under€noÏcourt€order€to€support€said€children€and€there€was€noÏshowing€of€an€extreme€economic€hardship.ÌÓ  ÓÌ€ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÓ  Óà àThe€prior€opinion€of€this€Court,€quoted€œabove,›€œmandates›€a€finding€that€defendantððsÏ1992€income€of€$25,761.00€continues€in€subsequent€years€unless€he€satisfactorily€provesÏotherwise.€$25,761.00€per€year€is€$2,146.75€per€month,€for€which€the€guidelines€provideÏ21%,€or€œ$451.00.›ÌÌà àThe€Trial€Judge€stated€orally€that€defendantððs€evidence€of€his€income€since€1992€wasÏunreliable€and€that€the€$25,761.00€earned€in€1992€would€be€considered€to€be€the€earningsÍduring€subsequent€years.€€The€oral€statement€further€indicated€that€defendant€would€be€creditedÏwith€supporting€two€other€children€as€to€whom€there€was€no€court€order€for€support.€€This€isÏnot€in€conformity€with€the€above€quoted€opinion€of€this€Court,€which€is€ð ðthe€law€of€the€case.ðð€ÏòòClark€v.€Keithóó,€15€Ct.€568,€106€U.S.€464,€27€L.€Ed.€302;€òòCarpenter€v.€Durellóó,€90€F.2d€57,ÏCert.€Den.€58€S.Ct.€42,€302€U.S.€721,€82€L.Ed€557;€òòPierce€v.€Tharpóó,€224€Tenn.€328,€457ÏS.W.2d€529€(1970);€òòCity€of€Chattanooga€v.€Rogers,óó€201€Tenn.€403,€299€S.W.2d€660€œ(1957).€ÏTherefore,›€the€amount€of€child€support€ordered€to€be€paid€to€petitioner€must€be€modified€toÏœ$451.00.›ÌÌà àPetitionerððs€third€issue€is:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà à3.à àWhether€the€Court€erred€in€not€ordering€anÏincrease€in€child€support€due€to€Appelleeððs€failure€to€visitÏwith€the€child.ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àPetitioner€argues€that€the€previous€opinion€of€this€Court€required€the€Trial€Court€toÏorder€child€support€greater€than€the€guidelines€because€the€defendant€did€not€exercise€theÏvisitation€allowed.€€It€is€true€that€the€guidelines€contemplate€certain€visitation€by€the€nonÏcustodial€parent€which,€under€ordinary€circumstances,€might€mitigate€his€support€liability.€ÏHowever,€the€record€contains€no€evidentiary€basis€for€fixing€the€amount€of€modificationÏrequired.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€presents€the€following€issue:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àIV.à àThe€juvenile€court€erred€in€not€utilizing€theÏappelleeððs€current€income€in€determining€his€current€childÏsupport.ÌÒ  ÒÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àAs€heretofore€pointed€out,€the€Trial€Court€was€unimpressed€by€the€credibility€of€theÏœappellee.€€Where€a€decision€rests€upon€the€credibility€of€a€witness,€the€Trial€Court€is€the€bestÍjudge€of€that€credibility,€and€the€finding€of€the€Trial€Court€in€this€regard€of€the€Trial€Court€inÏthis€regard€is€entitled€to€great€weight€on€appeal.€€òòRoyal€Ins.€Co.€v.€Alliance€Ins.€Co.óó,€Tenn.ÏApp.€1985,€690€S.W.2d€541.€€Nothing€is€found€in€this€record€to€justify€a€reversal€of€theÏdecision€of€the€Trial€court€as€to€credibility.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€by€increasing€the€amount€of€child€supportÏto€$451.00€per€month.€€As€modified,€said€judgment€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxedÏagainst€the€defendant„appellee.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€further€necessaryÏproceedings.€Ìò òÔ€¼Ô›ÌÓ  ÓMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDà àÔ€XÔ€€€€ó óÌÓÓÓ  Óà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌœÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ›ÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌWALTER€W.€BUSSART,€JUDGEÌÓ  Ó