ÿWPC î:bgCÔ¡@Õ2 `ÂëKIÅseq]`îÔõnˆ™–µgcûœ–øÈKˆ±ã¦OŒxð ­Ö8rØÔYÁ(u([Yå¦ËÿyŽPJˆ¼µÔbõýZ²ëZ™…š¼Ü¢Bÿ¦¡@3ä·*£3š0̰ºŠïÎ<¨Ž.Ú~ëÍähÌ¡uq&ˆBâï¬ñ¦R šòžCž×7 ¿xŸ3Ë8yÆÎÚ7ªb)2ýM]BØõÎÜ23s¹:[q„Wþ†C+sB¯ü²¹&¶˜8‰šp%¢kP±±—4{]áÓ“ì@^0B8lD: 3%š8§)X÷Ì­CÖ*{I3²r©“ Ãg¼[?á‹1ÅFG!"raÝ?kh›ŸÒw+k‰Ž/ÀáˆlÌ¿Q؆ß¹×o5Æu)ó+I(“Wª³¦± }yF\p´g(5@9´ùý·"”¯¹Ò ZNÖ´µÅˆBØ-Þ~iÿíň8zÈ/ãÊ\‰CƒiWÀ È8‚{UâB1åRÏ& 5‰™Ç¦ÿX­R2¬ &±n Äjм1XK .ö¿Új™^ÜŸQLYÒLCÐB™ƒw¶"ÔÌ©Š bmf4¢#ÁüUN½ %  0:^ KwW4[o~ m€— 1‡Ÿ 72& 1uX 72Í 0cÿ-b˜HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,ÔétŸ-s š‚,-Ч¦3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ (5hCEKQW]cioAutoList11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. 1.3#37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  à #Ñ#€Cÿÿd#ÑÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  Ñò òÑ€êÝÑà@ ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@úú$ìàAT€NASHVILLEˆÐ œì Ðà@]] ìàOctober€2002€SessionˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌà@  ìàSUSAN€ALVA€ROSE€NORRIS€V.€LESLIE€RAY€NORRISˆÐ L œ ÐòòÌóóà@b b ìàAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€of€Davidson€CountyˆÐ $ t Ðà@q q ìàNo.€89D„3149,€Muriel€Robinson,€JudgeˆÐ  ` ÐÌà@<<ìà________________________ˆÐ è 8  ÐÌà@K K ìàNo.€M2002„00147„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€December€31,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ԈРÀ  Ðà@<<ìà________________________ˆÐ ¬ü  Ðó óÌÌThis€appeal€arises€from€a€post„divorce€contempt€petition€where€the€petitioner€mother€alleged€theÐ pÀ Ðrespondent€father€failed€to€provide€income€information€required€by€a€previous€court€order.€€TheÐ \¬ Ðtrial€court€entered€a€judgment€for€past€due€child€support€in€the€amount€of€$34,950€and€awardedÐ H˜ Ðattorneyððs€fees€in€the€amount€of€$1,000.€€On€this€appeal,€the€father€contends€the€judgmentÐ 4„ Ðviolates€the€prohibition€against€retroactive€modification€of€child€support,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„Ð  p Ð5„101(a)(5)€and€that€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€was€error.€€We€reverse€the€judgment€for€pastÐ  \ Ðdue€child€support€and€affirm€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees.Ð øH ÐÌà@SSìàò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€CourtˆÐ Ð  Ðà@ìàAffirmed€in€Part;€Reversed€in€PartˆÐ ¼  ÐÌó óòòW.€Michael€Maloan,€S.J.óó€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court€to€which€òòBen.€H.€Ô_ÔCantrellÔ_Ô,€P€J.,Ð ”ä ÐM.S.,óó€and€òòPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€Jóó.,€joined.Ð €Ð ÐÌClark€Lee€Shaw,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Leslie€Ray€NorrisÐ X ¨ ÐÌD.€Scott€Parsley,€Joshua€G.€Strickland,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Susan€Alva€RoseÐ 0"€  ÐNorrisÐ #l! ÐÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€relevant€facts€are€not€in€dispute.€€Susan€Alva€Rose€Norris€(mother)€and€Leslie€RayÐ ¸'#& ÐNorris€(father)€were€divorced€in€the€Probate€Court€for€Davidson€County€on€April€11,€1990.€€TheÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdivorce€decree€incorporated€a€marital€dissolution€agreement€which€granted€custody€of€the€partiesððÐ )à$( Ðminor€child€to€the€mother€and€required€the€father€to€pay€child€support.Ð |*Ì%) Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* ÐÑêÝÑâ âÑ8€øXdìdÈ8Ñâ âÑ  Ñà  àPost„divorce,€various€petitions€for€contempt€regarding€support€and€visitation€were€filedÐ ° Ðand€heard.€€In€an€October€13,€1994€order€setting€a€child€support€arrearage€and€increasing€support,Ð œì Ðthe€court€ordered:Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌÓ€ (5h83ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àÝ‚3£# ÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú4Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0` Ð Ð àÝ  ÝThat€the€Respondent€(father)€shall€provide€the€Petitioner€(mother)€withÐ `° Ðcopies€of€all€of€his€current€W„2€forms€and€1099€forms€on€the€Ô_ÔlstÔ_Ô€day€ofÐ L œ ÐMay€of€each€year€beginning€in€1995.݃3£# \ ÝŒÐ8 ˆ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà  àThe€undisputed€proof€at€trial€was€the€father€failed€to€provide€any€of€this€information€andÐ  ` Ðthe€mother€did€not€petition€the€court€to€require€him€to€do€so.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€record€does€not€disclose€any€further€proceedings€until€October€23,€2000€when€theÐ Ô$  Ðfather€filed€a€petition€for€a€change€of€custody.€€On€November€20,€2000,€the€mother€answered€andÐ À  Ðfiled€a€counter„petition€for€contempt€for€failure€to€reimburse€the€mother€for€the€costs€of€medicalÐ ¬ü  Ðinsurance;€failure€to€pay€one„half€(ðð)€of€medical€expenses;€failure€to€maintain€a€life€insuranceÐ ˜è  Ðpolicy;€and€failure€to€provide€the€income€information€required€in€the€1994€order.€€The€motherÐ „Ô  Ðsought€judgments€for€the€costs€of€medical€insurance,€medical€expenses,€back€child€support€thatÐ pÀ Ðwould€have€been€payable€if€the€income€information€was€provided€and€the€child€support€modifiedÐ \¬ Ðaccordingly€and€for€her€attorneyððs€fees.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€dismissed€the€fatherððs€petition€for€change€of€custody€on€July€24,€2001.€€OnÐ  p ÐNovember€29,€2001,€the€trial€court€heard€the€wifeððs€counter„petition€for€contempt.€€After€a€briefÐ  \ Ðhearing,€the€trial€court€found€the€father€had€no€valid€excuse€for€not€providing€his€incomeÐ øH Ðinformation€for€the€years€1996€through€2000€and€awarded€a€judgment€for€past€due€child€supportÐ ä4 Ðin€the€amount€of€$34,956.00,€the€stipulated€amount€of€child€support€that€would€have€been€paid€ifÐ Ð  Ðthe€father€had€provided€the€required€financial€information€and€the€child€support€had€been€Ð ¼  Ðmodified€accordingly.€€Further,€the€trial€court€entered€judgments€for€past€due€medical€premiumsÐ ¨ø Ðof€$1,888.44,€one„half€(ðð)€of€medical€expenses€of€$175.59,€and€for€the€father€to€provide€aÐ ”ä Ð$75,000€life€insurance€policy€as€required€of€the€divorce€decree.€€The€trial€court€awardedÐ €Ð Ðattorneyððs€fees€in€the€amount€of€$1,000€to€the€motherððs€counsel.€€The€father€has€appealed€the€trialÐ l¼ Ðcourtððs€judgment€for€back€child€support€and€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àAppellate€review€of€a€non„jury€case€is€òòde€novoóó€on€the€record,€accompanied€by€aÐ 0"€  Ðpresumption€of€correctness€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€factualÐ #l! Ðfindings.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d),€òòDoles€v.€Dolesóó,€848€S.W.2d€656,€661€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).€Ð $X" ÐNo€presumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€the€lower€courtððs€conclusions€of€law.€€òòJahn€v.€Jahnóó,Ð ô$D # Ð932€S.W.2d€939,€941€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).€€Further,€where€the€material€facts€are€not€in€Ô_Ôdispute,Ô_ÔÐ à%0!$ Ðas€in€this€case,€the€scope€of€review€is€òòde€novoóó€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòUnionÐ Ì&"% ÐCarbide€v.€Ô_ÔHuddlestonÔ_Ôóó,€854€S.W.2d€87€(Tenn.€1983).Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àÐ  )à$( Ðà@!ìàò òBACK€CHILD€SUPPORTˆÐ ° ÐÌó óà  àThe€father€contends€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€for€back€child€support€for€the€years€1996Ð ˆØ Ðthrough€2000€based€on€a€petition€to€modify€filed€November€20,€2000€violates€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ tÄ Ð36„5„101(a)(5)€which€states€in€part:Ð `° ÐÌà8  à(5)€Any€order€for€child€support€shall€be€a€judgment€entitled€to€be€enforced€as€anyÐ 8 ˆ Ðother€judgment€of€a€court€of€this€state€and€shall€be€entitled€to€full€faith€and€creditÐ $ t Ðin€this€state€and€in€any€other€state.€€Such€judgment€shall€not€be€subject€toÐ  ` Ðmodification€as€to€any€time€period€or€any€amounts€due€prior€to€the€date€that€anÐ ü L  Ðaction€for€modification€is€filed€and€notice€of€the€action€has€been€mailed€to€the€lastÐ è 8  Ðknown€address€of€the€opposing€parties...ò ò.ó óÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€mother€submits€the€father€should€not€be€rewarded€for€failure€to€provide€the€requiredÐ °  Ðfinancial€information€and€avoid€paying€the€proper€amount€of€child€support€he€would€have€beenÐ œì  Ðobligated€to€pay.€€The€mother€states€this€practice€violates€the€public€policy€of€this€state€whichÐ ˆØ  Ðrequires€a€parent€to€support€his€or€her€children.Ð tÄ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àÌà  àIn€òòÔ_ÔRutledgeÔ_Ô€v.€Barrettóó,€802€S.W.2d€604,€606€(Tenn.1991),€the€Tennessee€Supreme€CourtÐ Lœ Ðheld€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5)€prohibits€retroactive€modification€of€child€supportÐ 8ˆ Ðorders.€€In€a€recent€case€on€nearly€identical€facts,€the€Eastern€Section€Court€of€Appeals€in€òòThomasÐ $t Ðv.€Thomasóó,€No.€E2001„00191„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€(Tenn.€App.€Oct.€23,€2001)€held€as€follows:Ð ` ÐÌà8  àMother€argues€that€she€is€entitled€to€an€award€of€compensatory€damages€forÐ è8 ÐFatherððs€breach€of€MDA€in€failing€to€provide€her€copies€of€his€tax€returns€for€theÐ Ô$ Ðyears€1995€to€1999.€€She€asserts€that€such€damages€should€be€based€upon€theÐ À Ðdifference€between€Fatherððs€actual€child€support€obligation€during€that€time€andÐ ¬ü Ðthe€amount€he€would€have€been€required€to€pay€according€to€his€gross€incomeÐ ˜è Ðreported€on€these€returns.ЄÔÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àMother€has€cited€no€authority,€nor€are€we€aware€of€any,€to€support€an€award€ofÐ \ ¬ Ðcompensatory€damages€for€this€type€of€breach€of€a€MDA.€€Moreover,€we€note€thatÐ H!˜ Ðin€seeking€these€damages,€Mother€is€in€essence€requesting€a€retroactiveÐ 4"„  Ðmodification€of€Fatherððs€child€support€obligation€for€the€four€years€prior€to€theÐ  #p! Ðfiling€of€her€December,€1999,€petition.€€A€child€support€judgment€may€not€beÐ  $\" Ðmodified€ð ðas€to€any€time€period€or€any€amounts€due€prior€to€the€date€that€an€actionÐ ø$H # Ðfor€modification€is€filed...ò ò.ó óðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5)€(Supp.€2000).€Ð ä%4!$ ÐAccordingly,€Mother€may€not€do€indirectly€what€she€is€precluded€from€doingÐ Ô&$"% Ðdirectly,€that€is,€obtain€a€retroactive€modification€of€Fatherððs€child€supportÐ À'#& Ðobligation€for€the€years€prior€to€the€filing€of€her€petition.€€We€find€this€issue€to€beÐ ¬(ü#' Ðwithout€merit.И)è$(Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ „*Ô%) Ðà  àIn€light€of€the€clear€language€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101(a)(5)€and€the€holdings€inÐ ° Ðâ âòòÔ_ÔRutledgeÔ_Ôóó€and€òòThomasóó,€we€find€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€for€back€child€support€is€in€error€and€weÐ œì Ðreverse.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà@II#ìàò òATTORNEYððS€FEESó óˆÐ L œ Ðà  àÌà  àThe€father€has€appealed€the€judgment€requiring€him€to€pay€his€wifeððs€attorneyððs€fees€ofÐ $ t Ð$1,000€and€requests€the€payment€of€his€attorneyððs€fees€on€appeal.€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„5„Ð  ` Ð103(c)€provides€for€the€payment€of€attorneyððs€fees€within€the€trial€courtððs€discretion€and€unlessÐ ü L  Ðthe€trial€courtððs€decision€was€against€logic€or€reason,€and€cause€an€injustice€or€injury€to€the€partyÐ è 8  Ðcomplaining,€the€trial€courtððs€exercise€of€discretion€will€not€be€reversed€on€appeal.€€òòMarcus€v.Ð Ô$  ÐMarcusóó,€993€S.W.2d€596,€601€(Tenn.€1999).Ð À  ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€father€has€prevailed€on€appeal€the€back€child€support€issue,€the€wife€was€theÐ ˜è  Ðprevailing€party€at€trial€on€numerous€other€issues.€€We€find€the€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€wasÐ „Ô  Ðwithin€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€and€we€affirm.€€We€deny€the€fatherððs€request€for€an€awardÐ pÀ Ðof€attorneyððs€fees€for€this€appeal.Ð \¬ ÐÌÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ  p ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€granting€a€judgment€for€back€child€support€is€reversed.€Ð øH ÐThe€trial€courtððs€award€of€attorneyððs€fees€to€motherððs€counsel€is€affirmed.€€The€fatherððs€requestÐ ä4 Ðfor€attorneyððs€fees€on€this€appeal€is€denied.€€The€costs€of€the€cause€are€taxed€to€the€mother„Ð Ð  Ðappellee,€Susan€Alva€Rose€Norris,€and€to€her€surety€for€which€execution,€if€necessary,€may€issue.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à________________________________________________Ð €Ð Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àW.€MICHAEL€Ô_ÔMALOANÔ_Ô,€S.J.