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àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌCYNTHIA€M.€RICHARDSON,€Ogle,€œWynn›€&€Radar,€Sevierville,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌRICHARD€T.€WALLACE,€Ogle€and€Wallace,€P.C.,€Sevierville€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌœ›à àIn€this€divorce€case,€the€trial€court€granted€a€divorce€œand›€dividedÏthe€marital€estate.€€Additionally€the€wife€(plaintiff)€was€awarded€alimonyÏin€solido€and€attorney's€œfees.€€From€this€judgment,€the€husband€(defen…dant)€has€appealed.€›€€œWe›€affirm€the€judgment€œof€the€trial€court.›ÌÌà àThe€œdefendant›€presents€the€following€issues€for€our€review:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àWhether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€awarding€the€wife€aÏdivorce€based€upon€the€relative€fault€of€the€partiesÏafter€previously€awarding€the€parties€a€divorce€from€oneÏanother€on€stipulated€grounds?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àWhether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€awarding€the€wifeÏalimony€in€solido€and€attorney€fees€because€her€needsÏwere€sufficiently€provided€for€by€the€dis‚proportionatelyÏlarge€share€of€the€marital€estate€she€received?ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€appellee€presents€the€following€additional€issues:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àWhether€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€its€division€ofÏthe€marital€estate€and€in€awarding€the€wife€alimony€ofÏ$315.55€[$315.53]€per€month€and€attorney€fees.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àWhether€the€appellant,€who€is€in€wilful€contempt€of€courtÏin€that€he€has€not€made€payment€of€alimony€as€ordered€byÍthe€court€leaving€the€appellee€to€pay€the€mortgage€toÏpreserve€the€assets€at€issue€in€the€appeal,€should€beÏbarred€from€pursuing€this€appeal€by€the€equitable€defenseÏof€"clean€œhands"›€[sic]€and€the€appeal€should€be€dis…missed.ÌÌÓÓÌà àBy€order€entered€on€June€20,€1995,€the€trial€court€granted€a€divorceÏto€the€parties€on€stipulated€grounds€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„129.€€TheÏcourt€also€awarded€the€plaintiff€three€months€alimony€of€$200.00€per€monthÏand€reserved€all€other€matters€pending€further€orders€of€the€court.€€OnÏJanuary€24,€1996,€the€court€conducted€another€hearing€to€decide€the€issuesÏthat€had€been€reserved€at€the€earlier€hearing.€€After€a€trial€the€courtÏgranted€a€divorce€to€the€plaintiff€based€on€relative€fault€notwithstandingÏhis€earlier€decree€granting€a€divorce€on€stipulated€grounds€œand,›€amongÏother€things,€the€court€awarded€the€plaintiff€supplemental€attorney's€feesÏin€the€amount€$1,000.00.ÌÌà àWe€will€first€look€to€the€second€issue€raised€by€the€plaintiff.€€TheÏplaintiff€has€attempted€to€supplement€the€record€in€this€case€by€filing€anÏorder€of€the€trial€court€entered€on€August€20,€1996.€€In€the€August€order,Ïthe€court€was€ruling€on€a€petition€wherein€it€was€alleged€that€the€defen…dant€was€in€contempt€of€court.€€Neither€a€motion€to€supplement€the€recordÍnor€to€consider€post„judgment€facts€has€been€made€in€this€court.€€We€areÏof€the€opinion€that€this€issue€is€not€properly€before€this€court€and€weÏdecline€to€address€it.ÌÌà àWe€will€address€the€remaining€issues€in€order.€€In€the€first€issueÏthe€defendant€complains€that€the€court€erred€in€granting€a€divorce€to€theÏplaintiff€after€having€previously€granted€a€divorce€to€the€parties€pursu…ant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„129.€€Firstly,€we€note€that€the€first€order€grantingÏa€divorce€is€not€clear€as€to€whether€the€trial€court€awarded€a€divorce€toÏboth€parties€rather€than€to€either€party€alone.€€Secondly,€we€note€thatÏthe€earlier€order€had€not€become€final€at€the€time€of€the€entry€of€theÏsecond€and€final€judgment.ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€36„4„129€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àò ò36„4„129.€Stipulated€grounds€and/or€defenses€ð"ðÏGrant€of€Divorce.€ð"ð€ó ó(a)€In€all€actions€for€divorce€from€theÏbonds€of€matrimony€or€from€bed€and€board,€the€parties€mayÏstipulate€as€to€grounds€and/or€defenses.ÌÌà8 àà à(b)€€The€court€may,€upon€such€stipulations€or€upon€proof,Ïgrant€a€divorce€to€the€party€who€was€less€at€fault€or,€ifÏeither€or€both€parties€are€entitled€to€a€divorce,€declare€theÏparties€to€be€divorced,€rather€than€awarding€a€divorce€toÏeither€party€alone.ÌÌÓÓÌà àSince€the€order€of€June€20,€1995,€was€not€final,€the€trial€court€wasÏat€liberty€to€exercise€his€discretion€and€amend€or€change€the€previousÏorder€at€any€time.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€We,€therefore,€hold€that€the€trial€court€in€awardingÏthe€divorce€to€the€plaintiff€in€the€second€and€final€order€in€this€caseÏwas€a€proper€exercise€of€discretion€granted€by€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„129€and€wasÏnot€error.€€We€resolve€the€first€issue€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff.ÌÌà àDefendant's€second€issue€complains€of€the€trial€court's€action€inÏawarding€the€plaintiff€alimony€in€solido€and€attorney€fees€because€herÏneeds€were€sufficiently€provided€for€by€the€division€of€the€œmarital›Ïassets.€€The€alimony€award€was€for€$315.53€payable€to€the€plaintiff€untilÏthe€indebtedness€on€the€œparties'›€residence,€which€was€awarded€to€theÏplaintiff,€was€satisfied.€€We€note€here€that€the€first€and€second€issueÏbecome€intertwined€because€defendant€argues€that€fault€on€the€part€of€theÏdefendant€is€one€of€the€factors€to€be€considered€when€addressing€the€issueÏof€alimony.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€36„5„101(d)(1)(K).€€We€find€nothing€in€theÍrecord,€however,€to€suggest€that€the€court€based€its€decision€relating€toÏalimony€in€any€way€upon€the€relative€fault€of€the€parties.ÌÌà àAs€to€the€award€of€alimony€and€attorney€fees,€it€is€well„settledÏthat€"the€amount€of€alimony€and€counsel€fees€to€be€awarded€in€a€divorceÏsuit€is€largely€in€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge€and€the€appellateÏcourts€will€not€interfere€except€upon€a€clear€showing€of€abuse€of€suchÏdiscretion."€€òòCrouch€v.€Crouchóó,€53€Tenn.€App.€594,€605,€385€S.W.2d€288,Ï293€(1964).€€The€allowance€of€alimony€is€a€discretionary€question€for€theÏtrial€court,€and€the€appellate€courts€are€disinclined€to€review€theÏexercise€of€that€discretion€unless€its€exercise€was€clearly€erroneous.€ÏòòHall€v.€œHallóó,›€772€S.W.2d€œ432€(Tenn.€App.€1989).›€€While€it€is€true€that€theÏplaintiff€received€a€higher€percentage€of€the€marital€estate€than€theÏdefendant,€it€is€demonstrated€by€the€record€that€there€are€no€liquidÏassets€from€which€the€plaintiff€can€satisfy€either€the€mortgage€paymentsÏon€the€marital€residence€or€attorney€fees.€€The€record€further€demon…strates€that€the€defendant€has€a€greater€earning€capacity€than€the€plain…tiff.€€The€court€specifically€found€that€the€plaintiff€is€economicallyÏdisadvantaged€with€respect€to€the€defendant.€€It€is€well„settled€that€anÏequitable€division€is€not€necessarily€an€equal€one.€Trial€courts€areÍafforded€wide€discretion€in€dividing€the€interest€of€parties€in€jointlyÏowned€property.€€òòHarrington€v.€Harringtonóó,€798€S.W.2d€244€(Tenn.€App.Ï1990);€òòFisher€v.€Fisheróó,€648€S.W.2d€244,€246€(Tenn.€1983).€Accordingly,Ïthe€trial€court's€distribution€will€be€given€great€weight€on€appeal,ÏòòEdwards€v.€Edwardsóó,€501€S.W.2d€283,€288€(Tenn.€€App.€1973),€and€will€beÏpresumed€correct€unless€we€find€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€isÏotherwise.€€òòLancaster€v.€Lancasteróó,€671€S.W.2d€501,€502€(Tenn.€App.€1984)Ïand€òòBarnhill€v.€Barnhillóó,€826€S.W.2d€443.€€òòSee€alsoóó€Rule€13(d),€T.R.A.P.€ÏAs€to€the€award€of€alimony€and€attorney€fees€we€find€no€abuse€of€discre…tion.€€As€to€the€distribution€of€the€marital€estate,€the€evidence€does€notÏpreponderate€against€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€We€find€no€merit€inÏthis€issue.ÌÌà àOur€resolution€of€the€issues€presented€by€the€defendant€œis€also›Ïdispositive€of€the€remaining€issues€raised€by€the€œplaintiff.€€We€find€itÏunnecessary€to€discuss€it€further.›ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€€CostsÏare€assessed€to€the€defendant„appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€JudgeÌÌœÇÑ  ÑÑ7€+ XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌRHONDA€MILLER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àSEVIER€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CV„00205Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BEN€W.€HOOPER,€IIÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJERRY€LEE€MILLER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌ€Ìà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€the€CircuitÏCourt€of€Sevier€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€€Upon€consider…ation€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€there€was€no€reversibleÏerror€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€€CostsÏare€assessed€to€the€defendant„appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.ÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM›