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XXXXXX    Attheoutsetwerecognizethat parentshaveafundamentalrighttothecare,custody,and 6% $ controloftheirchildren.InRe_Drinnon_,776S.W.2d96,97(Tenn.Ct.App.1988),citingStanley "&r!% v.Illinois,405U.S.645,92S.Ct.1208,31L.Ed.2d551(1972).However,thisrightisnotabsolute '^"& andmaybeterminatedifthereisclearandconvincingevidencejustifyingterminationunderthe 'J#' pertinentstatutoryscheme._Santosky_Ԁv.Kramer,455U.S.745,102S.Ct.1388,71L.Ed.2d599 (6$( (1982).Clearandconvincingevidenceisevidencethat eliminatesanyseriousorsubstantialdoubt )"%) concerningthecorrectnessoftheconclusionstobedrawnfromtheevidence._ODaniel_Ԁv.Messier, *&* 905S.W.2d182,188(Tenn.Ct.App.1995). +&+  -(- Ї  Itistruethatthefatherhadminimalcontactwiththechildpriortothedeathofhermother  andthechildwas,forallpracticalpurposes,rearedbyMrs.Blackburn.Wealsorecognizethatthere  isproofthatthechildsangapornographicsongatschoolandtoldtheteachershehadlearneditfrom  herfather,whichhedenied.TheTrialCourtobviouslydiscountedthiscontentionbyhisactionin t awardingcustodytoMr.Kyzer. ` #XXXX XX #  TheTrialCourtspecificallyfoundthat therehadbeennoshowingofsubstantialriskof 8  harmtothechildshouldcustodybeawardedtoherfather. $ t  XXXXXX  GiventhedeferenceaccordedaTrialCourtastothecredibilityofwitnesses,thereportsof  L  twotherapists,andtherecentpronouncementofourSupremeCourtin_Eldridge_Ԁv._Eldridge_,42  8  S.W.3d82(Tenn.2001),hereinaftersetout,relativetovisitation,whichwebelieve#XXXX XXo#wouldequally $  applytocustody,weconcludewhentestedbyTenn.R.App.P.13thattheevidencedoesnot   preponderateagainsttheTrialCourtsfindingoffactanditdidnotabuseitsdiscretioninawarding   custody.WeconcludethisisanappropriatecaseforaffirmanceunderRule10ofthisCourt.    XXXXXX#XXXX XX# N !"#$(03cQXXXXXX Itisnotthefunctionofappellatecourtstotweakavisitationorderinthe p hopesofachievingamorereasonableresult% U #XXXXQXX#%UYQXXXXXXthanthetrialcourt.Appellatecourts \ correcterrors.Whennoerrorinthetrialcourt'srulingisevidentfromtherecord, H thetrialcourt'srulingmuststand.Thismaximhasspecialsignificanceincases 4 reviewedundertheabuseofdiscretionstandard.Theabuseofdiscretionstandard  p recognizesthatthetrialcourtisinabetterpositionthantheappellatecourtto  \ makecertainjudgments.Theabuseofdiscretionstandarddoesnotrequireatrial H courttorenderanidealorder,eveninmattersinvolvingvisitation,towithstand 4 reversal.Reversalshouldnotresultsimplybecausetheappellatecourtfounda   "better"resolution.#XXXXQXX#SeeStatev.Franklin,QXXXXXXԀ714S.W.2d252,258(Tenn.1986)#XXXXQXX#QXXXXXX   ("appellatecourtshouldnotredetermineinretrospectandonacoldrecordhow  thecasecouldhavebeenbettertried");#XXXXQXXy#QXXXXXXcf.#XXXXQXX`#QXXXXXXStatev._Pappas_,754S.W.2d620,625  (Tenn.Ct._Crim_.App.1987)(affirmingtrialcourt'srulingunderabuseof  discretionstandardwhilenotingthatactioncontrarytoactiontakenbythetrial l courtwasthebetterpractice);Bradfordv.Bradford,51Tenn.Ct.App.101,364 X  S.W.2d509,51213(1962)(same).Anabuseofdiscretioncanbefoundonly D! whenthetrialcourt'srulingfallsoutsidethespectrumofrulingsthatmight 0"  reasonablyresultfromanapplicationofthecorrectlegalstandardstotheevidence #l! foundintherecord.See,e.g.,Stateex.rel_Vaughn_Ԁv._Kaatrude_,21S.W.3d244, $X" 248(Tenn.Ct.App.2000). $D # #XXXXQXX#  Mr._Kyzer_srequestthatMrs.Blackburnsappealbedeclaredfrivolousisdenied. &"% QXXXXXX  '#& #XXXXQXXN #Ԁ    FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecauseremanded  forcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMrs.Blackburnandhersurety.   XXXXXX#XXXX XX!#   `     h   _________________________________________ 8     `     h   HOUSTONM.GODDARD,PRESIDINGJUDGE $ t