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ÐÌÌà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àFranks,€J.ÌÌò òÔ‡Š¤Ý‹‹Š¤ÝÔÔ‡XYX‹Š¤ÝÔó óÌÓÓÔ#†Š¤Ý‹XXYù#Ôà 4 àà Œ àThe€Trial€Court,€responding€to€the€fatherððs€petition€to€modify€the€jointÐ ø&ð  Ðcustody€awarded€at€the€time€of€the€partiesðð€divorce,€ordered€ð ðphysical€custody€to€theÏfatherðð,€but€retained€the€joint€custody€to€both€parents.€€The€mother€has€appealed.€€Ìà 4 àà Œ àThe€parties€were€divorced€on€September€1,€1992,€and€have€two€minorÏchildren,€Michael,€born€October€13,€1985€and€Alicia,€born€August€18,€1989.€€TheÏoriginal€Decree€awarding€the€parties€joint€custody,€stated€that€the€father€would€haveÏthe€children€at€night€from€5:00€pm€until€7:00€am€while€the€mother€was€at€work.€€TheÏmother€would€have€the€children€during€the€day.€Ìà 4 àà Œ àThe€parties€informally€adjusted€the€custody€arrangement€when€theÏmother€changed€jobs.€€For€a€period€of€time€before€this€proceeding,€Alicia€had€beenÏstaying€overnight€with€the€mother€during€the€week,€and€Michael€was€spending€a€fewÐ ø:ð34ý Ðnights€a€week€with€her€as€well.€€During€this€time,€the€mother€worked€ten€hours€a€day,Ð  ÐMonday€through€Thursday.€€Because€she€started€work€early,€she€had€to€get€theÐ   Ðchildren€up€at€5:00€am€to€leave€them€with€the€father€to€get€them€ready€for€school.€Ð   ÐAlso€during€this€time,€Alicia€was€prescribed€Ritalin€for€alleged€Attention€DeficitÐ   ÐDisorder.€€She€had€been€having€problems€in€school€and€at€home.Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€mother,€through€the€Blount€County€District€Attorney€filed€a€postÐ   Ðdivorce€Petition€to€Set€Child€Support€on€December€18,€1997.€€The€father€filed€hisÐ   ÐAnswer€and€Counterclaim€on€January€26,€1998,€requesting€that€the€Final€Decree€ofÐ  ÐSeptember€1,€1992€be€changed€to€award€him€both€the€legal€and€physical€custody€of€theÐ  Ðchildren.€€He€further€alleged€a€significant€and€material€change€of€circumstances.€€€Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€Trial€Judge,€in€awarding€physical€custody€of€both€children€to€theÐ  Ðfather,€reasoned€that€ð ðDefendant€produced€several€witnesses€that€testified€that€he€wasÐ  Ða€good€father€and€enjoyed€a€good€relationship€with€his€childrenðð€and€that€ð ðDefendantÐ  Ðcomplains€that€the€children€do€not€get€enough€sleep€because€of€[the€changed€schedule]Ð ! Ðand€do€not€do€as€well€in€school€as€they€could.ðð€€ò òÐ # Ðà 4 àà Œ àó óOur€standard€of€review€regarding€the€Trial€Court's€factual€findings€is€òòdeóóÐ % Ðòònovoóó;€and€accompanying€the€Trial€Courtððs€finding€is€a€presumption€that€the€findingsÐ '  Ðare€correct,€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€T.R.A.P.€Rule€13(d).€€Ð )"" Ðà 4 àà Œ àThere€is€substantial€evidence€that€the€father€is€a€good€and€fit€father.€Ð +$$ ÐHowever,€his€parenting€skills€are€not€at€issue.€€In€a€modification€proceeding,€the€CourtÐ -&& Ðis€not€comparing€the€relative€fitness€of€the€parents,€but€rather€looking€for€such€aÐ /(( Ðmaterial€change€in€circumstances€that€it€would€be€harmful€for€the€child€to€remain€withÐ 1** Ðthe€existing€custodial€parent.€€òòMusselman€v.€Acuff,€óó826€S.W.2d€at€920„922€(Tenn.Ð 3,, ÐApp.€1991.Ð 5.. Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€father€cites€the€motherððs€change€in€jobs€necessitating€waking€theÐ 700 Ðchildren€at€5:00€a.m.€as€a€significant€change€in€circumstances.€€The€father€testified€theÐ 922 Ðchildren€were€tired€all€the€time,€sleeping€late€on€weekends€to€make€up€for€sleep€theyÐ  Ðmissed€during€the€week.€€He€offered€no€evidence€of€harm€to€the€children€other€than€hisÐ   Ðtestimony€that€they€were€always€tired.€€On€the€other€hand,€the€wife€testified€that€AliciaÐ   Ðhad€been€doing€just€as€well€in€school€as€she€had€in€the€past€when€she€had€been€able€toÐ   Ðsleep€later.€€Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€father€focused€on€the€problems€that€the€mother€has€with€discipline.€Ð   ÐHowever,€the€evidence€in€the€record€shows€that€this€has€been€an€ongoing€problemÐ   Ðsince€the€divorce.€€A€witness€testified€that€she€heard€the€mother€make€requests€of€theÐ  Ðfather€that€he€discipline€the€children€because€she€was€unable€to.€€This€witness€furtherÐ  Ðtestified€that€the€comments€were€made€in€1993.€€Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€major€ð ðchanged€circumstanceðð€to€consider€in€modifying€the€custodyÐ  Ðaward€is€the€change€in€the€motherððs€job€that€requires€her€to€awaken€the€children€atÐ  Ð5:00€am.€€ð ðChanged€circumstancesðð€include€any€material€change€affecting€the€welfareÐ  Ðof€the€child.€€òòBlair€v.€Badenhopeóó,€941€S.W.2d€575€(Tenn.App.€1996).€€This€has€beenÐ ! Ðdescribed€as€that€which€requires€a€change€in€custody€to€prevent€substantial€harm€to€theÐ # Ðchild,€òòsee€Wall€v.€Wallóó,€907€S.W.2d€829€(Tenn.App.€1995),€or€behavior€that€ð ðclearlyÐ % Ðposits€or€causes€danger€to€the€mental€or€emotion€well„being€of€a€child.ðð€€òòMusselmanóó,Ð '  Ð826€S.W.2d€at€294.€€Ð )"" Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€Trial€Court€observed€the€witnesses€and€believed€the€fatherððsÐ +$$ Ðtestimony€that€the€change€in€the€childrenððs€schedule€had€affected€their€well„being.Ð -&& ÐChanged€circumstances€that€rise€to€the€level€of€positing€or€causing€substantial€harm€toÐ /(( Ða€child€are€required€to€ð ðseriously€consider€the€drastic€legal€action€of€changingÐ 1** Ðcustodyðð.€€òòMusselmanóó,€826€S.W.2d€924.€€However,€in€this€case€the€parties€have€hadÐ 3,, Ðjoint€legal€and€joint€physical€custody€of€the€two€children€since€the€time€of€the€divorceÐ 5.. Ðin€1992.€€During€the€intervening€years,€the€father€enjoyed€much€of€the€parenting€timeÐ 700 Ðwith€the€children.€€For€the€first€three€years€he€kept€the€children€every€day€while€theÐ 922 Ðmother€had€them€at€night,€and€they€alternated€weekends.€€For€the€next€three€years€theÐ  Ðfather€had€the€children€from€5:00€p.m.€to€7:00€a.m.€each€day,€which€included€weekÐ   Ðdays€while€they€were€in€school.€€Thus,€the€change€ordered€by€the€Court€was€not€anÐ   Ðuprooting€of€the€children€or€the€ð ðdrasticðð€legal€remedy€discussed€in€òòMusselmanóó.€€Ð   Ðà 4 àà Œ àBecause€the€mother€works€from€5:00€a.m.€to€5:00€p.m.,€Monday€throughÐ  ÐThursday,€it€does€not€appear€that€she€has€much€time€to€spend€with€the€children€whenÐ   Ðthey€do€spend€the€night.€€We€find€the€change€ordered€by€the€Chancellor€is€reasonableÐ   Ðunder€the€circumstances,€and€is€supported€by€the€record.€€However,€since€the€motherÐ  Ðdoes€not€work€on€Friday,€we€believe€it€is€appropriate€for€her€to€have€physical€custodyÐ  Ðof€the€children€from€after€school€on€Friday€until€Sunday€evening€each€week.Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àWe€remand€to€the€Trial€Court€to€enter€an€order€consistent€with€thisÐ  ÐOpinion,€and€also€reconsider€the€order€of€child€support.€€We€note€that€the€originalÐ  Ðagreement€of€the€parties€was€that€they€shared€one„half€of€all€expenses,€and€this€shouldÐ  Ðbe€taken€into€account€in€setting€child€support€consistent€with€the€guidelines,€as€well€asÐ ! Ðthe€number€of€days€the€mother€will€have€custody€of€the€children.Ð # Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€cost€of€the€appeal€is€assessed€one„half€to€each€party,€and€the€causeÐ % Ðremanded.Ð '  ÐÓÓ€Ô#†Šß&ˆˆŠß& #ÔÐ )"" ÐÌòòà 4 àÌóóà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à__________________________Ð ,%% Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.Ð -&& ÐÌCONCUR:Ð /(( ÐÌÌ___________________________Ð 2++ ÐÔ‡Šß&ˆˆŠß&ÔHouston€M.€Goddard,€P.J.Ô#†Šß&ˆˆŠß&/,#ÔÐ 3,, ÐÌÌ___________________________Ð 6// ÐÔ‡Šß&ˆˆŠß&ÔD.€Michael€Swiney,€J.Ô#†Šß&ˆˆŠß&Ð,#ÔÐ 700 Ð