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(#X!#  X|X(X|XXX|"$  (# X$  "  #'  (X(X|((27:$ ;!..      =X=X=  \  `&Times New Romana1a3a4a7'dxd-&Draw Object <<=8C HKKKK0 WPC i K513%)+-51d~ -a8a9a10a11a_Appellant_s_Attorney_Name___Appellant_a_Appellee_s_Attorney_Name___Appellee_s_QuickMark)Hairline d  d#|x(r$..      =X=X=HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 5e,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular=X\* }*rtyBarxfU ;!..      =X=X=  _       8dd8&  0p x (#X0C%Q C%INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  Qgg$ATNASHVILLEC%Ԉ    H.` hp x (#X(#HApril4,2001Session > X|XC%C%XX| % ) %)DEBRAS._MCDOWELL_Ԁv.ROBERTA._MCDOWELL_ 0 X|XC% % * %*ԀADirectAppealfromthe% + CircuitCourt%+forWilliamsonCounty.  " No.% , ԀC5956%,HTheHonorableJefferyS._Bivens_,Judge.   -  XX| ./k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KEj K Kj2 -  X|X No.% 1 %1M200002153_COA_ԄR3CVFiledJuly31,2001 y       `    ________________________ _    X|XXX|       &    % 2 %2zMr.andMs._McDowell_ԀweredivorcedbytheWilliamsonCountyCircuitCourtonSeptember +{  15,1986.OnMarch16,2000,Ms._McDowell_ԀfiledacontemptcomplaintagainstMr._McDowell_ a  allegingthathehadbreachedanagreementtopayhisyoungestdaughtersprivateschooltuition G atBattleGroundAcademy.AhearingwasheldonMay2,2000,concerningthecontempt - complaint.Followingthehearing,theHonorableJeffery_Bivens_ԀoftheWilliamsonCounty  CircuitCourttookthematterunderadvisement.OnJuly28,2000,thetrialcourtorderedMr.  _McDowell_ԀtopayhisdaughterstuitionuntilshegraduatedfromBattleGroundAcademy.This  appealsoonfollowed.U  %Ԍ u Ќ    X|XXX|    XX| '+I  X|X      &  &   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;Judgmentofthe% 3 %3 ԀCircuitCourtAffirmed&   p Ԍ j Ќ    XX|    X|X'   DonR.Ash,Sp.J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhich% 4 %46_C&%XX|ANTRELL_X|X%&,J.,and_S&%XX|WINEY_X|X%&,J 6 joined.  % 5 %5]ErnestW.WilliamsandDanaC._McLendon_,III,Franklin,Tennessee,fortheappellant,Robert  A._McDowell_. ~ RichardDance,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,DebraS._McDowell_. J    % 6 %6  OPINION  "f!   % 7 %72ԀI. #2# XX|$  X|X X X  B+ ` hp x X(#B  X X XE.` hp x (#X E$  OnSeptember15,1986thepartiesweredivorcedonthegroundsofirreconcilable % % differences.Thedecreeawardedjointcustodytotheminorchildrenwithprimaryphysical m&!& custodyawardedtoMs.Debra_McDowell_Ԁ( Ms._McDowell_).$݌ S'"' Ќ     $ X(#X(#$XX|  X X  X|XOnMarch16,2000,Ms._McDowell_ԀfiledacomplaintforcontemptchargingMr.Robert (H$) _McDowell_Ԁ( Mr._McDowell_)wasrefusingtopayfortheyoungestchildsprivateeducation. ).%* Ms._McDowell_Ԁarguesthatsheonlyagreedtosendthechildrentoaprivateschoolbasedupon *&+ Mr._McDowell_sagreementthathewouldpayforthetuitionthroughthe12thgrade.Mr. +&, _McDowell_Ԁcontendsthathestoppedpayingfortheprivatetuitionbecause hecouldnolonger ,'- afforditandconsideredhisagreementtobeonayearbyyearbasis .(emphasisadded)The  relevantportionofthefinaldecreeatissueherestated,inpart:  XX| | $  X|X X X  B+ ` hp x X(#B  X$   5.TheHusbandfurtheragreestopayforeducationoftheminorchildrenofthe ; partiesataprivateschoolmutuallyagreeabletothepartiesiftheparties mutually !q agreethatprivateschoolisnecessaryandappropriate .(emphasisadded)$ ݌  W Ќ  X X  $ X(#X $XX|  % XX|X    %  AhearingwasheldonMay2,2000atwhichtimetheCourtheardtestimonyconcerning   theissuesdrawn.OnJuly28,2000,afterhearingalltheproofandconsideringtherecord,the   courtorderedMr._McDowell_Ԁtopayfortheyoungestchildsprivateschooltuitionfindingthat x   Mr._McDowell_ԀhadenteredintoanoralagreementwithMs._McDowell_Ԁtopayforprivateschool ^   tuitionfortheirdaughtersthroughhighschool.Inaddition,thecourtorderedMr._McDowell_Ԁto D  payforallattorneysfeesincurredbyMs._McDowell_.Thisappealensued.%݌ *z  Ќ  XX| X  !  X|X    !  ! ݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !   II.! ݌ F  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !o!  !o!!݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !<"  ݀  Onthisappeal,Mr._McDowell_Ԁpresentsonlyoneissueforthiscourttoconsider.We  mustdeterminewhetherthetrialcourterredinorderingMr._McDowell_Ԁtopayprivateschool  tuitionforthepartiesyoungestdaughter.!<""݌  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !s$  !s$$݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    X!@%  Whenthetrialcourtsitswithoutajury,theirfindingsarepresumedtobecorrectunless Z theevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthem. See _Tenn.R.App.P._Ԁ13(d); _Sherrod_Ԁv. @ _Wix_ ,849S.W.2d780,783(Tenn.Ct.App.1992).Inthisparticularcase,Mr._McDowell_Ԁfailed &v toprovidethecourtwithatranscriptofthelowercourtproceedingspursuantto_Tenn.R.App.P._  \ 24(c).!@%%݌ B Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !(  !((݌ ( Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !)  "Intheabsenceofatranscriptorastatementoftheevidence,wemustconclusively  presumethateveryfactadmissibleunderthepleadingswasfoundorshouldhavebeenfound  favorablytotheappellee." Kingv.King ,986S.W.2d216,220(Tenn.Ct.App.1998)(quoting   Leekv.Powell ,884S.W.2d118,121(Tenn.Ct.App.1994)).Consequently,thecourtmust p presumethetrialcourt'sfindingsoffactarecorrect. SeeId. Thetrialcourtisinabetterposition V toweighthecredibilityofthewitnessesthantheappellatecourtbecausetheyhavethe <  opportunitytoobservethewitnessmanneranddemeanorwhiletestifying. SeeWhitakerv. "!r  Whitaker ,957S.W.2d834,837(Tenn.Ct.App.1997); seealso_McCaleb_Ԁv.SaturnCorp. , "X! 910S.W.2d412,415(Tenn.1995).Furthermore,whenfacedwiththisdilemma,appellatecourts ">" mayonlyreviewwhatisintherecordandnotwhatmighthavebeenorshouldhavebeen #$# included. _Dearborne_Ԁv.State ,575S.W.2d259(Tenn.1978).Inaddition,appellatecourts $ $ commonlyrefusetoaddressissuesraisedforthefirsttimeonappeal. SeeBookMartofFlorida % % v.NationalBookWarehouse ,917S.W.2d691,694(Tenn.App.1995).Therefore,issuesnot &!& raisedatthetrialcourtaredeemedwaived. See_Devorak_Ԁv.Patterson ,907S.W.2d815,818 l'"' (Tenn.App.1995).!))݌ R(#( Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    X!&1  !&11݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    X!2  Asnotedabove,thereisnotranscriptorstatementoftheevidencepresentedtothiscourt *n%* onappeal.TheburdenisuponMr._McDowell_Ԁtopreservetheevidencenecessaryfor +T&+ considerationbythisCourtonappeal.Tenn.R.App.P.24(b).Therecordonappealconsists +:', onlyofthetechnicalrecord.Eventhoughthereisnotranscript,thisCourtmustgatherfromthe , (- technicalrecordtherelevantfactsanddeterminewhetherthereissomeerrorrequiringreversal  ofthetrialcourtsjudgment.However,whilegleaningfromthetechnicalrecordwemustalso  givedeferencetothedecisionofthetrialcourtinabsenceofarecordedverbatimtranscript.The | trialcourtinitsorderopined:!2a2݌ b Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !Q6  !Q66݌ H Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    X X XB+ ` hp x X(#B!27   ` ThismatterisbeforetheCourtupontheissueofwhethertheDefendant, . ~ Robert_McDowell_Ԁ( Father),isresponsibleforprivateschooltuitionforhis  d daughterseducationatBattleGroundAcademy.Baseduponthetestimonyheard  J bytheCourtandtheentirerecordherein,theCourtfindsthattheFatherentered  0 intoanoralagreementwithMs.Debra_McDowell_Ԁ( Mother)topayforthe    privateschooltuitionfortheirdaughtersthroughhighschool.!277݌    Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !:  !:Q;݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !;   ` Thefactsofthiscasearestrikinglysimilartothefactsin Brooksv. x  Brooks ,992S.W.2d403(Tenn.1999).In Brooks ,theTennesseeSupremeCourt ^  upheldthetrialcourtsrulingthatMr.Brooksenteredintoanoralagreementwith D  Ms.Brookstoassumefinancialresponsibilityforprivateschooltuitionfortheir *z  child.Mr.Brookscontendedthathehadonlyagreedtopayforthefirstyearof ` suchexpenses.ThetrialcourtcreditedthetestimonyofMs.Brooksandordered F Mr.Brookstopaythetuitionexpensesofthechildduringthesubsequentyears. , TheSupremeCourtaffirmedthisdetermination.!;<݌  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !?  !?@݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !@   ` Intheinstantcase,Fathercontendsthatheagreedtopaytheprivate  schoolpaymentsforhisdaughtersonlyonayearbyyearbasis.Fathernow t contendsthathecannotaffordthesepayments,andtherefore,hedoesnotagreeto Z continuepayingtheseexpensesforJenniferfortheupcomingschoolyear. @ Mothercontendsthatshewasconcernedatthetimeoftheoriginalagreement &v aboutthestabilityandconsistencyforthechildreniftheybeganattendingprivate  \ schoolfromtheoutset.Mothertestifiedthatsheonlyagreedtotheoriginaloral B agreementwithFatherontheconditionthathewouldpayfortheprivateschool ( expensesthroughoutthesecondaryeducationofthechildren.!@@݌  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !D  !DE݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !E   ` ThisCourtcreditsthetestimonyofMotheronthisissue.TheCourtfinds   thattheoralagreementbetweenFatherandMotherrequiredFathertopayforthe p!  privateschooltuitionofthechildrenuntilthechildrencompletetheirhighschool V"! education.Accordingly,Fatherisrequiredtopaythetuitionexpensesfor <#" JennifertoattendBattleGroundAcademyduringtheupcomingschoolyear.!EE݌ "$r# Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !PH  !PHH݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    X X X!I  Withoutatranscriptofthelowercourtproceedings,wedonothavetheopportunityto %>!% considerthetestimonyofthewitnessesforwhichthetrialcourtbaseditsdetermination.Mr. &$"& _McDowell_Ԁarguesthat,inthecasebeforeus,atranscriptorastatementoftheevidencewasnot ' #' necessary.Wedisagree.ThetrialcourtinitsorderseemedtocreditthetestimonyofMs. (#( _McDowell_ԀandfoundthatanoralagreementexistedbetweenMr.andMs._McDowell_.This )$) findingoffactmakesthesubmissionofthetranscriptofthetrialcourtsproceedingsevenmore l*%* critical.Withoutthetranscript,wehavenowayofknowingthepartiesproofregardingwhether R+&+ privateschoolingis necessaryandappropriateandwhetherthecontractforprivateschooling 8,', isonayeartoyearbasis.WedisagreewithMr._McDowell_.Weareoftheopinionthetestinthis -n(- particularcaseshouldbewhetherprivateschoolingis necessaryandappropriatenotwhether  Mr._McDowell_Ԁcanafforditonayearbyyearbasis.!II݌  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !O  !OO݌ | Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !cP  Consequently,becausethereisnotranscriptthereisaconclusivepresumptionthatthere b wassufficientevidencebeforethetrialcourttosupportitsjudgment,andthisCourtmust H thereforeaffirmthejudgment. See_Coakley_Ԁv.Daniels ,840S.W.2d367,370(Tenn.Ct.App. . ~ 1992); seealsoWordv.Word ,937S.W.2d931,932(Tenn.Ct.App.1996).Thus,weareof  d theopinionthatMr._McDowell_Ԁhasfailedtomeethisburdenofshowingthattheevidence  J preponderatesagainstthetrialcourt'sjudgment,andthisissuedoesnotprovideabasisforthis  0 courttoreversethejudgmentonappeal.!cPP݌    Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !YT  !YTT݌    Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !:U  Inaddition,Mr._McDowell_Ԁinhisbriefcitedastatuteoffraudsissue,however,thisissue   waswaivedatoralargument.!:UU݌ x  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !V  !VW݌ ^  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    X!W  III.!WX݌ D  Ќ    XX|  !  X|X    !X  !XX݌̌    XX|  !  X|X    !iY    Accordingly,forthereasonssetoutabove,theorderofthetrialcourtrequiringMr. ` _McDowell_Ԁtopayhisyoungestdaughterstuitionthrugraduationofhighschoolisaffirmed. F CostsofthisappealareassessedagainstMr._McDowell_.!iYY݌ , Ќ    XX|  X|X h_________________________________  DONR.ASH,SPECIALJUDGE t  hXX|