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ÐÌLarry€Rice,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Barbara€Lemone€Korthoff.Ð ¦#ö" ÐÓ1 ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#† îr&îX X3;` #ÔÔ‡ X3;Xî îr&ÔÐ ~%Î $ ÐÌÔ#† îr&îX X3;0 #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€ X3;Xî îr&Ôà  àHerbert€William€Korthoff€filed€an€application€for€extraordinary€appeal€by€permissionÐ V'¦"& Ðpursuant€to€Rule€10€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€€This€Court€granted€the€application.Ð B(’#' ÐÌà  àThis€is€a€divorce€case€concerning€the€marriage€of€Barbara€Lemone€Korthoff€(Wife)€andÐ *j%) ÐHerbert€William€Korthoff€(Husband)€pending€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Shelby€County.€€The€trial€courtÐ +V&* Ðentered€an€order€on€July€3,€2001,€entitled€ð ðOrder€On€Revised€Motion€For€Partial€Distribution€Of€TheÐ ò+B'+ ÐMarital€Estateðð€and€ordered€the€following:€Ð Þ,.(, ÐÐ Ê-)-ý Ðà8  àà ` à1.€€Husband,€Herbert€Korthoff,€shall€transfer€Three€Hundred€ThousandÐ ° ÐDollars€($300,000.00)€to€Wife,€Barbara€Korthoff,€for€her€use€and€benefit,€litigationÐ œì Ðexpenses€and€other€expenses€within€her€discretion.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€The€transfer€of€Three€Hundred€Thousand€Dollars€($300,000.00)€to€WifeÐ `° Ðshall€occur€within€ten€(10)€days€of€the€Courtððs€ruling.ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€This€partial€distribution€of€funds€will€be€considered€when€the€partiesÐ $ t Ðand/or€the€Court€ultimately€resolve€the€issue€of€identification,€valuation€and€divisionÐ  ` Ðof€marital€property.€Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àBy€order€of€July€18,€2001,€this€Court€granted€the€Defendantððs€order€to€stay€the€trial€courtððsÐ Ô$  Ðorder€concerning€partial€distribution€of€marital€property€pending€further€orders€of€this€Court€andÐ À  Ðconditioned€upon€Husbandððs€making€a€sufficient€surety€bond€in€the€amount€of€$300,000€by€the€closeÐ ¬ü  Ðof€business€on€July€20,€2001,€or€in€lieu€thereof,€deposit€cash€or€certified€funds€with€the€clerk€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðcircuit€court€in€the€amount€of€$300,000€by€July€23,€2001.€€The€order€further€provided€that,€in€theÐ „Ô  Ðevent€that€cash€is€deposited€with€the€clerk,€the€clerk€is€instructed€to€deposit€same€in€a€federallyÐ pÀ Ðinsured€institution€drawing€the€highest€rate€of€interest€available.€€On€July€27,€2001,€Plaintiff€movedÐ \¬ Ðthis€Court€to€vacate€the€stay.€€By€order€of€August€2,€2001,€this€Court€denied€the€motion.€€It€isÐ H˜ ÐHusbandððs€position€that€the€trial€court€lacks€authority€to€make€an€interim€distribution€of€maritalÐ 4„ Ðproperty,€that€no€evidence€was€presented€to€the€trial€court€and€that€there€is€a€dispute€between€theÐ  p Ðparties€as€to€what€constitutes€marital€property€and€what€constitutes€separate€property.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àIt€is€stated€in€the€application€that,€without€court€order,€Husband€is€supporting€his€Wife€andÐ ä4 Ðthree€minor€children€ð ðon€the€scale€of€approximately€$20,000€a€month.ðð€€Wife€states€in€her€responseÐ Ð  Ðto€the€application€that€Husband€is€paying€temporary€support€for€her€and€the€minor€children€of€$5,000Ð ¼  Ðper€month€in€addition€to€which€he€pays€for€certain€household€expenses.€€It€is€undisputed€thatÐ ¨ø ÐHusband€has€moved€to€South€Africa€and€that€he€has€transferred€several€million€dollars€of€assets.€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àHusband€argues€that€the€sole€authority€relied€upon€by€Wife€to€obtain€a€premature€distributionÐ l¼ Ðof€property€is€section€36„4„121€of€the€Tennessee€Code.€€They€point€out€that€subdivision€(a)(1)Ð X ¨ Ðprovides€that,€prior€to€making€a€determination€as€to€whether€to€order€support€and€maintenance,€theÐ D!” Ðcourt€shall€equally€divide€the€marital€property.€€He€argues€that€there€is€no€statutory€or€case€authorityÐ 0"€  Ðin€this€jurisdiction€that€permits€a€court€to€make€interim€awards€dividing€marital€property.€€He€furtherÐ #l! Ðpoints€out€that€the€trial€court€conducted€no€evidentiary€hearing€to€determine€whether€the€propertyÐ $X" Ðfrom€which€the€partial€distribution€was€made€constituted€marital€property€as€defined€in€section€36„4„Ð ô$D # Ð121(b)(1)(A)€or€separate€property€as€defined€in€section€36„4„121(b)(2).€€This€section€of€the€code€alsoÐ à%0!$ Ðsets€forth€the€relevant€factors€which€a€court€shall€consider€in€making€an€equitable€distribution€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðmarital€property,€all€of€which€are€factually€driven.€€The€application€states€that€it€is€a€major€contentionÐ ¸'#& Ðof€Husband€in€this€case€that€the€money€used€by€him€in€his€business€arose€from€assets€owned€by€himÐ ¤(ô#' Ðprior€to€the€marriage.€€He€argues€that€the€trial€court€cannot€simply€assume€that€the€property€is€maritalÐ )à$( Ðabsent€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àIn€Wifeððs€response€she€concedes€that€the€relief€sought€in€the€trial€court€was€for€a€partialÐ ° Ðdistribution€of€the€marital€estate.€€She€contends€that€Husband€transferred€over€$27€million€dollarsÐ œì Ðout€of€this€country,€and€as€a€result€he€is€the€only€family€member€able€to€maintain€the€same€standardÐ ˆØ Ðof€living€which€the€family€enjoyed€prior€to€the€initiation€of€divorce€proceedings.€€She€notes€thatÐ tÄ ÐHusband€is€paying€$5,000€per€month€as€temporary€support€for€her€and€the€coupleððs€three€minorÐ `° Ðchildren.€€In€addition,€he€pays€for€certain€household€expenses€but€she€must€request€reimbursementÐ L œ Ðfor€other€household€and€living€expenses.€€She€further€notes€that€Mr.€Korthoff€has€been€ordered€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðmaintain€an€account€in€the€United€States€with€a€balance€not€to€fall€below€$100,000.€€From€thisÐ $ t Ðaccount,€the€approved€living€expenses€of€Ms.€Korthoff€and€the€children€are€paid€at€Mr.€KorthoffððsÐ  ` Ðinstruction.€€However,€she€does€not€have€the€ability€to€write€checks€on€this€account.€€She€contendsÐ ü L  Ðthat€Husbandððs€application€does€not€meet€the€criteria€of€Rule€10€in€that€the€trial€court€did€not€so€farÐ è 8  Ðdepart€ð ðfrom€the€excepted€and€usual€course€of€judicial€proceedings€as€to€require€immediate€review.ðð€Ð Ô$  ÐRule€10(a)€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.Ð À  ÐÌà  àWe€have€not€been€cited€to,€nor€have€we€found,€any€authority€for€a€trial€court€to€order€a€partialÐ ˜è  Ðdistribution€of€marital€property€prior€to€a€final€adjudication.€€A€needy€spouse€may€request€relief€ofÐ „Ô  Ðalimony€and€child€support€ò òòòpendente€liteóóó ó€and,€as€we€interpret€her€response,€that€has€been€done€in€thisÐ pÀ Ðcase.€€òòò òSeeóóó ó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101€(Supp.€2000).€€Section€36„4„121€of€the€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð \¬ Ðprovides€that€the€trial€court,€upon€request€of€either€party,€may€equitably€distribute€the€maritalÐ H˜ Ðproperty€prior€to€any€determination€as€to€support.€€The€statute€then€defines€both€marital€and€separateÐ 4„ Ðproperty€and€provides€that,€in€making€an€equitable€division€of€marital€property,€one€of€the€factorsÐ  p Ðthe€court€shall€consider€is€the€value€of€the€separate€property€of€each€party.€€The€concept€of€ð ðmaritalÐ  \ Ðpropertyðð€exists€in€Tennessee€only€in€divorce€proceedings.€€The€statute€provides€that€ð ðproperty€shallÐ øH Ðbe€considered€marital€property€as€defined€by€this€subsection€for€the€sole€purpose€of€dividing€assetsÐ ä4 Ðupon€divorce€or€legal€separation€and€for€no€other€purpose.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121(b)(1)(D)Ð Ð  Ð(Supp.€2000).€€òòò òAlso€see€Spence€v.€Allstate€Ins.€Co.óóó ó,€883€S.W.2d€586,€593€(Tenn.€1994).Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIt€is€apparent€from€the€record€before€us€that€the€trial€court€did€not€conduct€an€evidentiaryÐ ”ä Ðhearing€to€determine€whether€the€property€was€marital€or€separate.€€However,€we€know€of€noÐ €Ð Ðauthority€that€allows€a€trial€court€to€make€a€partial€distribution€of€marital€property€prior€to€conductingÐ l¼ Ðan€evidentiary€hearing€to€determine€all€the€issues€presented€in€a€divorce€action€and€entering€a€finalÐ X ¨ Ðdecree.€€As€we€have€noted,€the€trial€court€can€make€an€award€of€alimony€and€support€òòò òpendente€liteóóó ó.€Ð D!” ÐAs€pointed€out€by€Husband,€it€is€his€contention€that€the€money€used€by€him€in€his€businesses€aroseÐ 0"€  Ðfrom€assets€owned€by€him€prior€to€his€marriage€and€thus€constitutes€separate€property.€€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThe€plain€wording€of€the€trial€courtððs€order€indicates€that€it€is€a€partial€distribution€of€maritalÐ ô$D # Ðproperty€and€states€that€ð ðthe€Revised€Motion€for€Partial€Distribution€of€the€Marital€Estate€is€granted.ðð€Ð à%0!$ ÐWhile€the€order€does€state€that€Ms.€Korthoff€may€use€the€money€for€her€ð ðuse€and€benefit,€litigationÐ Ì&"% Ðexpenses€and€other€expenses€within€her€discretion,ðð€it€finally€recites€that€ð ðthis€partial€distribution€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðfunds€will€be€considered€when€the€parties€and/or€the€court€ultimately€resolve€the€issue€ofÐ ¤(ô#' Ðidentification,€valuation€and€division€of€marital€property.ðð€€The€trial€courtððs€order€of€July€3,€2001,Ð )à$( Ðis€vacated.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€application€further€seeks€relief€from€this€Court€in€reversing€an€order€of€the€trial€courtÐ ° Ðwhich€refused€to€set€aside€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€May€18,€2001,€which€states€in€pertinent€part€thatÐ œì ÐMr.€Korthoff€shall€submit€to€a€deposition€by€Plaintiffððs€counsel€on€May€21,€2001.€€It€is€not€disputedÐ ˆØ Ðthat€the€deposition€did€not€take€place.€€Apparently€it€is€the€concern€of€Mr.€Korthoff€and€his€attorneysÐ tÄ Ðthat€sanctions€may€be€imposed.€€However,€there€is€no€indication€in€the€record€before€us€that€sanctionsÐ `° Ðhave€been€either€imposed€or€sought.€€It€appears€to€this€Court€that,€until€such€time€as€sanctions€mightÐ L œ Ðbe€imposed,€this€issue€is€premature€and€an€adjudication€by€this€Court€would€be€in€the€nature€of€anÐ 8 ˆ Ðadvisory€opinion.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThis€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€Ð ü L  ÐCosts€of€this€appeal€are,€within€this€Courtððs€discretion,€taxed€to€Herbert€William€Korthoff.Ð è 8  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à___________________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÐ „Ô  ÐÌÌÌ