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ÐÑ7€¼½XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñò òÔ#†X¼½XXX1k&#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ôà  àó óThis€is€a€divorce€action€involving€an€award€of€alimony.€€The€trial€court€awarded€$250€perÐ $%t # Ðmonth€alimony€òòin€futuro€óóto€the€wife.€€The€husband€appeals.€€We€affirm.ò òÐ ü&L"% Ðó óà  àPlaintiff/Appellee€Carolyn€Gail€Mallard€(ð ðWifeðð)€filed€for€divorce€on€April€22,€1996,Ð Ô($$' ÐÔ#†X¼½XXX1kÄ#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ôalleging€irreconcilable€differences€and€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€Defendant/Appellant€JamesÐ ¬*ü%) ÐDoss€Mallard€(ð ðHusbandðð)€filed€a€œcounter€complaint›€also€alleging€irreconcilable€differences€andÏinappropriate€marital€conduct.€€The€parties€had€been€married€for€approximately€twenty€years€at€theÏtime€of€their€separation.€€No€children€were€born€of€the€marriage.€€When€the€parties€separated,€WifeÏwas€52€years€old€and€Husband€was€50€years€old.€€Husband€works€for€Goodyear€Tire€&€Rubber€andÏearns€gross€income€of€$2,928.15€per€month.€€Wife€is€unemployed€and€cares€for€her€elderly€mother.€Ð ä34/3W Мñ ñà  àñ ñÔ#†X¼½XXX1kf#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½ÔIn›€her€complaint,€Wife€requested€that€Husband€be€awarded€the€marital€residence€and€theÐ ° Мñ ñññÐ   2\-1Z Ðñññ ñindebtedness›€for€the€property,€and€that€œhalf›€of€the€equity€in€the€property€be€awarded€to€her.€€SheÏrequested€that€both€parties€keep€their€vehicles,€and€that€the€personal€property€and€remainingÏindebtedness€be€divided€equally.€€Wife€requested€reasonable€alimony€from€Husband€and€attorneyððsÏfees.€€Husband€also€sought€œattorneyððs€fees.›€€Ô#†X¼½XXX1kÏ#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½ÔThe€trial€court€granted€temporary€spousal€support€ofÐ  ` Ð$400€per€month.€€Ìà  àThe€final€decree€of€divorce,€entered€December€19,€1996,€awarded€the€parties€their€personalÏproperty.€€Husband€was€awarded€the€marital€residence€and€was€ordered€to€pay€Wife€$45,000,€herÏshare€of€the€equity€in€the€property.€€Wife€was€awarded€œhalf›€of€Husbandððs€pension€plan.€€Ô#†X¼½XXX1k#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½ÔAttorneyððsÐ pÀ Ðfees€were€not€awarded€to€either€party.€Ô#†X¼½XXX1kÃ#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ô€The€issue€of€alimony€was€reserved€until€February€10,€1997Ð H˜ Ðbecause€Husband€was€having€health€problems.Ô#†X¼½XXX1kN#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ô€€€Ð  p Ðà  àAfter€a€hearing€on€September€8,€1997,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€Ô#†X¼½XXX1k #ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ôon€the€remaining€issueÐ øH Ðof€alimony.€€He€awarded€Wife€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€in€the€amount€of€$250€per€month.€€The€trial€courtÐ Ð  Ðdid€not€elaborate€on€its€reasoning€in€making€the€award.€€No€transcript€was€made€of€the€hearing.€Ô#†X¼½XXX1k·#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½ÔÐ ¨ø Ðà  àShortly€thereafter€Husband€obtained€a€new€attorney€and€sought€to€contest€the€alimony€awardÏby€filing€a€motion€for€a€new€trial€and€for€alteration€or€amendment€of€the€judgment.€€He€argued€thatÏhis€former€attorney€failed€to€address€Wifeððs€assets€and€liabilities€at€the€hearing€on€alimony.€€HeÏasserted€that€Wife€has€two€certificates€of€deposit€in€excess€of€$53,000,€including€the€$45,000€she€wasÏawarded€for€her€share€of€the€equity€in€the€marital€property.€€Husband€stated€that€he€œhad€had›€toÏmortgage€the€marital€home€in€order€to€pay€her€the€$45,000.€€He€claimed€that€his€monthly€expensesÏare€$2844.63,€but€his€net€monthly€income€is€only€$2150.€€In€addition,€he€noted€that€Wife€was€livingÏwith€her€mother,€who€was€paying€all€of€Wifeððs€expenses,€which€eliminated€Wifeððs€need€for€alimony.€ÏHe€cited€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€œ36„5„101(a)(3)›€for€the€proposition€that€where€an€alimonyÏrecipient€resides€with€a€third€party,€there€is€a€rebuttable€presumption€that€the€third€person€isÏcontributing€to€the€support€of€the€alimony€recipient.€€Ô#†X¼½XXX1kÿ#ÔÔ‡X1kXXX¼½Ôà p àÐ ð0@,0 Ðà  àIn€Wifeððs€response€to€the€motion€for€a€new€trial,€she€asserted€œthat€in€the€alimony€hearing›€theÏtrial€court€fully€considered€all€the€factors€Husband€raised€in€his€motion€for€a€new€trial,€including€bothÏpartiesðð€assets€and€liabilities,€Wifeððs€certificates€of€deposit,€and€Wifeððs€living€arrangement€with€herÏâ âmother.€Ð P8 38 Ðà  àA€second€hearing€was€held€on€January€12,€1998.€€At€the€hearing,€Wife€testified€that€she€hasÏâ âlived€with€her€mother€since€April,€1996,€when€she€filed€for€divorce.€€Wife€testified€that€her€motherÏis€unable€to€care€for€herself.€€Although€Wife€does€not€pay€rent€or€mortgage€payments,€she€testifiedÏthat€she€cares€for€her€mother,€does€all€the€housework,€cooks,€and€performs€house€repairs.€€HerÏmotherððs€income€supports€both€of€them.€€On€cross€examination,€Wife€testified€that€she€explained€herÏliving€situation€and€finances€at€the€September€8,€1997€hearing.€€No€other€witnesses€testified€at€theÏJanuary€12€hearing.€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ"#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔÐ À  Ðà  àOn€June€29,€1998,€the€trial€court€denied€Husbandððs€motion€for€new€trial€and€approved€theÏfollowing€Statement€of€the€Evidence€on€the€September€8,€1997€hearing:ÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓà ` à(a)à ¸ àPlaintiff€testified€the€parties€were€married€for€twenty€(20)€years€at€theÐ H˜ Ðtime€of€their€divorce.€€She€was€working€as€a€waitress€at€the€Little€Dixie€RestaurantÏin€Union€City,€Tennessee,€when€she€met€Mr.€Mallard.€€Ms.€Mallard€has€a€twelfthÏ(12th)€grade€education.Ìà ` àœ(b)›à ¸ àMs.€Mallard€worked€at€the€Little€Dixie€Restaurant€for€approximatelyÐ øH Ðfive€(5)€years€and€five€(5)€months€until€1981.€€She€stated€that€waitress€work€was€veryÏdemanding€both€physically€and€mentally,€but€she€worked€without€any€physicalÏcomplaints.Ìà ` àœ(c)›à ¸ àPlaintiff€testified€that€when€she€quit€working€at€the€Little€œDixieÐ ¨ø ÐRestaurant,›€the€parties€agreed€she€would€work€in€the€home€as€a€housewife.€€SheÏtestified€that€while€she€was€involved€in€domestic€duties€at€the€home,€she€would€alsoÏinvolve€herself€with€canning,€sewing,€gardening,€and€other€related€tasks.€€During€theÏmarriage€she€assisted€the€Defendant€in€many€strenuous€household€tasks€such€as€yardÏwork€and€heavy€automobile€repairs.Ìà ` à(d)à ¸ àPlaintiff€testified€that€although€she€was€physically€and€mentally€ableÐ 0"€  Ðto€work,€she€did€not€seek€outside€employment€since€the€partiesðð€separation€to€care€forÏher€mother,€who€was€in€poor€health.€€Ìà ` à(e)€à ¸ àThe€Plaintiff€testified€that€her€monthly€living€expenses€wereÐ ô$D # Ðapproximately€$500.00€at€the€time€of€the€divorce€in€December,€1996,€but€had€sinceÏdropped€to€approximately€$450.00€per€month€at€the€time€of€the€alimony€hearing€onÏSeptember€8,€1997.Ìà ` à(f)à ¸ àPlaintiff€further€testified€that€she€was€living€with€her€mother€and€thatÐ ¤(ô#' Ðher€mother€might€qualify€for€Medicaid€and€she€could€then€be€placed€in€a€managedÏcare€facility,€such€as€a€nursing€home.Ìà ` à(g)à ¸ àPlaintiff€agreed€the€Defendant€paid€her€approximately€$45,000.00€forÐ h+¸&* Ðher€equity€in€the€partiesðð€marital€residence€and€that€those€funds€had€not€beenÏdissipated.Ìà ` à(h)à ¸ àPlaintiff€further€testified€that€she€received€one„half€(ðð)€of€20€yearsÐ ,.|)- Ðvalue€of€Mr.€Mallardððs€401„K€pension/retirement€plan,€via€a€Qualified€DomesticÏRelations€Order.Ìà ` àœ(i)›à ¸ àPlaintiff€testified€that€her€other€assets€included€being€the€soleÐ ð0@,0 Ðbeneficiary€to€her€motherððs€home€and€several€acres€of€land;€a€certificate€of€depositÏvalued€at€$30,000.00€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQU&#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔbearing€5„1/2€percent€interest€and€certificate€of€deposit€valuedÐ È2.2 Ðat€$12,000.00,€bearing€5.0€percent€interest€and€$3,000.00€in€her€checking€account.ÌÒ°7'ÒÒ°E'ÒÌÓS'ÓÔ#†X<ˆXXXQ^1#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔHusband€now€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€award€of€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.€€€€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQƒ2#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔ€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ3#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔÐ Œ5Ü05 Ðà  àOn€appeal,€Husband€contends€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€awardÏof€alimony.€€He€submits€that€insufficient€evidence€was€presented€to€establish€that€Wife€wasÐ <9Œ49 Ðeconomically€disadvantaged€or€that€he€had€the€ability€to€pay.€€He€also€asserts€that€the€trial€courtÏfailed€to€make€a€threshold€determination€that€rehabilitation€was€not€œfeasible,›€as€required€byÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1).€€Finally,€Husband€contends€that€Wife€failed€to€rebutÏthe€presumption€that€she€was€not€in€need€of€support€since€she€lived€with€and€was€fully€supported€byÏher€mother.Ô#†X<ˆXXXQW3#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔÐ  ` Ðà  àThe€trial€court€is€afforded€wide€discretion€concerning€the€awardÔ#†X<ˆXXXQ6#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔ€of€alimony€and€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQÂ6#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔan€appellateÐ è 8  Ðcourt€should€reverse€the€trial€courtððs€findings€only€in€instances€in€which€this€discretion€ð ðhasÏmanifestly€been€abused.ðð€€òòò òHanover€v.€Hanoveró óóó,€775€S.W.2d€612,€617€(Tenn.€App.€1989).Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ7#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔÐ ˜è  Ðà  àHusband€argues€first€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€making€a€threshold€determination€thatÏWife€was€economically€disadvantaged€or€needed€alimony€as€required€by€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏðð€36„5„101(d)(1).œ×ƒ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€He€asserts€that€two€circumstances€eliminate€Wifeððs€need€for€alimony:€€the€awardÐ  p Ðto€Wife€of€$45,000€for€her€share€of€the€equity€in€the€partiesðð€marital€residence€and€the€payment€ofÏher€expenses€by€her€mother.à  àÐ Ð  Ðà  àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€implicitly€found€that€rehabilitation€of€the€Wife€was€not€feasible,Ïas€evidenced€by€its€award€of€alimony€òòin€futuroóó€rather€than€rehabilitative€alimony.€€The€trial€courtÐ €Ð Ðheard€evidence€of€the€partiesðð€finances,€work€histories,€and€future€prospects.€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ@8#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔHusband€clearly€hasÐ X ¨ Ðthe€greater€earning€capacity€of€the€two€parties;€he€earns€almost€$3000€per€month.€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ<#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔWife€has€only€aÐ 0"€  Ðtwelfth€grade€education€and€five€yearsðð€work€experience€as€a€waitress.€€Several€years€after€theÏpartiesðð€marriage,€the€parties€mutually€agreed€that€Wife€would€stop€working€as€a€waitress€and€be€aÏhomemaker.€€She€is€now€in€her€fifties,€has€not€worked€outside€the€home€in€over€fifteen€years,€andÏmust€care€for€her€elderly€mother.€€Clearly,€Wife€has€significant€barriers€to€rehabilitation€and€isÏeconomically€disadvantaged€relative€to€Husband.€€Considering€the€circumstances€as€a€whole,€we€œññÐ h+¸&* ЇÌññcannot›€say€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€implicit€determination€thatÏrehabilitation€in€this€case€is€not€feasible.Ìà  àÔ#†X<ˆXXXQÎ<#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔHusband€also€argues€that€Wife€failed€to€rebut€the€presumption€that€she€is€supported€by€theÐ 8 ˆ Мperson›€with€whom€she€lives.€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQà?#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„5„101(a)(3)€provides:Ð  ` ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓ(3)€In€all€cases€where€a€person€is€receiving€alimony€in€futuro€and€the€alimonyÏrecipient€lives€with€a€third€person,€a€rebuttable€presumption€is€thereby€raised€that:€ÌÌ(A)€The€third€person€is€contributing€to€the€support€of€the€alimony€recipient€and€theÏalimony€recipient€therefore€does€not€need€the€amount€of€support€previously€awarded,Ïand€the€court€therefore€should€suspend€all€or€part€of€the€alimony€obligation€of€theÏformer€spouse;€or€ÌÌ(B)€The€third€person€is€receiving€support€from€the€alimony€recipient€and€the€alimonyÏrecipient€therefore€does€not€need€the€amount€of€alimony€previously€awarded€and€theÏcourt€therefore€should€suspend€all€or€part€of€the€alimony€obligation€of€the€formerÏspouse.€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ°@#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔ€œÐ  \ Ðñ ñ›ñ ñÌññ›Ìñññ ñ›ñ ñÒ°(AÒÒ°AÒÓ6AÓññññÌññññTenn.›€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(3)€œ(Supp.€1998).›€€Husband€cites€several€cases€in€support€of€hisÏcontention€that€Wife€is€not€entitled€to€alimony€since€she€lives€with€and€is€supported€by€a€third€person.€Ïòòò òSee€Azbill€v.€Azbillóóó ó,€661€S.W.2d€682€(Tenn.€App.€1983);€òòò òHubbard€v.€Hubbardóóó ó,€No.€03A01„9603„Ð ”ä ÐCV„00108,€1996€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€611€(Oct.€1,€1996).€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ&D#ÔÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔÐ l¼ Ðà  àThe€trial€court€in€this€case€reviewed€the€evidence€presented€at€the€hearings€regarding€WifeððsÏliving€arrangements€and€financial€situation.€€The€fact€that€a€party€is€living€with€a€third€party€who€isÏhelping€the€alimony€recipient€financially€does€not€bar€a€spouse€from€receiving€alimony.€€ð ðThe€statuteÏauthorizes€total€or€partial€suspension,€but€not€œtermination.€.€.€.€.€€The›€statute€preserves€the€longÏrecognized€discretion€of€the€Trial€Judge€in€respect€to€alimony.ðð€€Ô#†X<ˆXXXQ|F#Ôòòò òHarris€v.€Corleyóóó ó,€No.€01A01„9102„Ð ¤(ô#' ÐCH„00055,€1991€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€548€(July€5,€1991).€€Wifeððs€living€expenses€were€approximatelyÏ$450€per€month€at€the€time€of€the€alimony€hearing.€€Wife€requested€alimony€of€$500€per€month.€€TheÏtrial€court€awarded€alimony€of€$250€per€month.€€Considering€all€of€the€circumstances€in€this€case,Ïwe€cannot€say€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€making€the€award€of€alimony€òòin€futuroóó.Ð D0”+/ МÔ‡XQXXX<ˆÔññÐ  $2t-1 Ðññ›€à  àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€Appellant,€for€which€executionÐ ° Ðmay€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð $ t Ðó óà  àò òÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð À  ÐóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€W.S.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ pÀ ÐALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€œJ.ó 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