WPC DD%:;m>p6<ğ{$E@'+ )* 3Eta`H v+s]'0Rʺ,cYY;H LF-m C~Ҝ5S9qnݷZs'|p5(ܮRezcT./Y9'(Տ&hyTm^2X0MR),]F|8&:Wt kN&6nMidNZvJ3jqѓ<`J:ξ٩`S>^ wT+6 z*!o"m]lSQMUmy  L+1ȫ*Q1~'e#l}BCtjăwL~eO7G_.9%/h3ϱod [Z}R,!gA  - Z/%/ WjncWXǬnb#\^  %) 0/ UN w 4 z  i x mz 0D   a 'UNN;=Eb 0 B 0 D3 D- 0K ASg 0 0D$ AhHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 5e,,,,0~B+s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regularj5+am Files C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xU(#$  0  Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular  Rc$      1    _Tenn.Ct.App.R.10(b)provides: H 8   ` TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverse  ormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhave L noprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinion,itshallbedesignated X "MEMORANDUMOPINION,"shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforany  reasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase. - -(|G2c$ !.8C}dXXd8         0   d(|3Y$ !.8C}dXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Y$ !.8C}dXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8C}dd8     _H  C}8XXdd8  @ TC}INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE H @kk$ATNASHVILLE#C}T(#Ԉ n& @llAssignedSeptember28,2001 L   XXC} #C}XX'#BARRYSHAWNRALSTONv.GINA(RALSTON)HENLEYXXC}  J @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.96D2621CarolSoloman,Judge ~ 6 @@*AV) ` dE<U ` A V   @@TTNo.M200102274_COA_ԄR9CVFiledOctober2,_2001_ Q  AV) ` dE<(` A )     XXXXThisinterlocutoryappealinvolvesadisputebetweendivorcedparentsregardingtheeducationof $  theireightandtenyearolddaughters.FouryearsaftertheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty   awardedtheparentsjointcustodyoftheirchildrenwiththemotherreceivingprimaryphysical  custody,themotherunilaterallydecidedtowithdrawthechildrenfrompublicschoolandtohome  schoolthemoverthefathersobjection.Afterthetrialcourtdeniedhisrequesttoenjointhemother  fromremovingthechildrenfrompublicschool,thefatherperfectedthisTenn.R.App.P.9appeal x seekingreviewofthetrialcourtsdecisionthatthemotherhadthesoleprerogativetomakedecisions d regardingthechildrenseducation.Wehavedeterminedthataninterlocutoryappealwillprevent P needless,expensive,andprotractedlitigation.Accordingly,wegranttheinterlocutoryappealand < vacatethetrialcourtsorderdenyingthefatherspetitiontoenjointhemotherfromremovingthe p( partieschildrenfrompublicschoolinaccordancewithTenn.R.App.P.10(b).  #  1       \ #XXXX##C}XX#XXC} Tenn.R.App.P.9InterlocutoryAppeal;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtVacatedand 4 Remanded      #C}X #XX.C}WilliamC.Koch,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamB.Cainand  PatriciaJ.Cottrell,JJ.,joined.  LarryHayes,Jr.,Nashville,fortheappellant,BarryShawnRalston.  t! GregoryD.Smith,Clarksville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,Gina(Ralston)Henley. "L# v  MEMORANDUMOPINION #C}XX #XXC} l$$!% #C}XX #XXC}  XXXX@)I.  D&"'   BarryShawnRalstonandGinaRalstonHenleyweredivorcedonApril15,1997,inthe 0'#( CircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty.Basedonthepartiesagreement,thetrialcourtgrantedthem ($) jointcustodyoftheirtwochildren,thenfourandsixyearsold,withMs.Henleybeingdesignated H astheprimaryphysicalcustodian. 4   Followingthedivorce,Ms.HenleyenrolledthechildreninpublicschoolsinDavidson   County.WhenMr.RalstonattemptedtopickupthechildrentotakethemtoschoolinAugust2001,  Ms.Henleyinformedhimthatshehadunilaterallydecidedtowithdrawthechildrenfrompublic  schoolandtohomeschoolthem.OnAugust17,2001,afterMs.Henleyrefusedtobedissuaded  fromherdecision,Mr.Ralstonobtainedatemporaryrestrainingorderpreventingherfrom changing  t theminor_childrens_[sic]schoolspendingahearing.Thecasewasthereafterassignedtoanother  ` court.  L    ThetrialcourttowhichthecasehadbeenassignedconductedahearingonSeptember7, l $  2001,onMr.Ralstonsrequestforaninjunction.Afterconcludingthatthejointcustodyprovisions X  inthepartiesApril15,1997decree dontmeanawholelotunlessitissetoutinthedecreethat D  itmeanssomethingmorethanthetermnoncustodialparent,thetrialcourtdeniedMr.Ralstons 0  requestforaninjunction.DuringalaterhearingonSeptember21,2001,thetrialcourtdeniedMr.   Ralstonsmotionforastaypendingappealbutgrantedhimpermissiontoseekaninterlocutory  appealunderTenn.R.App.P.9.Ms.Henleythereafterwithdrewthepartieschildrenfrompublic  school.    Wehavedeterminedthataninterlocutoryappealiswarrantedinthiscase.Wehavealso p determinedthatMr.RalstonsTenn.R.App.P.9application,Ms.Henleysresponsethereto,and \ thedocumentsattachedtotheapplicationandresponsefullysetforththepartiespositionsandthe H factsneededtodecidethisappeal.Accordingly,inordertosavethepartiestheadditionaltimeand |4 expenseoffurtherbriefingandoralargument,wesuspendtheapplicationofTenn.R.App.P.2426 h  and29andfind,inaccordancewithTenn.R.App.P.35(c)thatoralargumentisunnecessary.Tenn. T  R.App.P.2;Dowellv.Minor,No.M200000378COAR9CV,2000WL489740at*1(Tenn.Ct. @ App.Apr.26,2000)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled);Hammockv.SumnerCounty,No. , 01A019710CV00600,1997WL749461at*1(Tenn.Ct.App.Dec.5,1997),pet.rehgdenied,  (Tenn.Ct.App.Dec.30,1997)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled).  @) II.     Solecustodyarrangementsdiffersignificantlyfromjointcustodyarrangements.Inasole !l! custodyarrangement,thecustodialparenthasthesoleandexclusiveprerogativetomakemajorlife "X" decisionsregardingthepartieschildorchildrenwithoutconsultingthenoncustodialparent.Rust #D # v.Rust,864S.W.2d52,55(Tenn.Ct.App.1993).Ontheotherhand,despitethetrialcourtsview x$0!$ thatjointcustody [b]asically...justmakesthenoncustodialparentfeelbetter,jointcustody d%"% arrangementsnecessarilyimplya sharingofparentalresponsibilityfordecisionsregardingcare, P&#& abode,education,health,andothermattersofgeneralwelfareofthechild.Shepherdv.Metcalf, <'#' 794S.W.2d348,351(Tenn.1990);Hoeflerv.Hoefler,No.M199800966COAR3CV,2001WL (($( 327897,at*5(Tenn.Ct.App.Apr.5,2001)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled). )%)   Nowhereisthedifferencebetweensoleandjointcustodymoreclearlyillustratedthanin *'+ disputesregardingtheeducationofminorchildren.Insolecustodyarrangements,thecustodial +(, parenthasthesoleprerogativetodecidehowthechildrenwillbeeducated.Rustv.Rust,864 ,|)- S.W.2dat55.However,whentheparentshavejointcustody,thesignificantdecisionsregardinga -h*. childseducationmustbemadebytheparentsjointly.Whenparentswithjointcustodycannotagree H uponamajordecisionregardingtheirchildseducation,thetrialcourtsmustbreakthetie.Hoefler 4 v.Hoefler,2001WL327897,at*5n.3;Andersonv.Anderson,No.03A019810CV00366,1999   WL436842,at*3(Tenn.Ct.App.June29,1999),perm.app.denied(Tenn.Nov.22,1999).     Thetrialcourterredasamatteroflawwhenitdeterminedthatthejointcustodyprovision  inthepartiesApril15,1997divorcedecreehasnolegaleffect.ThisdecreegaveMr.Ralstonthe  righttoparticipateinandconsenttosignificantdecisionsregardingthechildrenseducation.  t Certainly,adecisiontowithdrawthechildrenfrompublicschoolandtohomeschoolthemisjust  ` suchasignificantdecision.Thus,Ms.Henleydoesnothavetherighttomakethisdecisiononher  L  own,andMr.Henleymayrequestthetrialcourttobreakthetieoncethepartiesdisagreedabouthow  8  theirchildrenshouldbeeducated. l $  @^^( III.  D  ̀ThetrialcourtsorderdismissingMr.RalstonsrequestforaninjunctiontopreventMs.Henley   fromwithdrawingthepartieschildrenfrompublicschoolisvacatedandthecaseisremandedtothe  trialcourtforfurtherproceedingsconsistentwiththisopinion.WealsovacatetheorderdenyingMr.  Ralstonsmotionforastaypendingahearingonthemeritsofhisrequestforaninjunction.  Accordingly,wereinstatetheAugust17,2001temporaryrestrainingorderenjoiningMs.Henley  fromwithdrawingthepartieschildrenfrompublicschoolanddirectthatthechildrenbereenrolled p inschoolforthwithpendingthehearingonMr.RalstonsobjectionstoMs.Henleysdecisionto \ homeschoolthepartieschildren.InaccordancewithTenn.R.App.P.42,weherebydirectthatthe H mandateissuethreedaysfollowingtheentryofthismemorandumopinionunlessstayedbythe |4 TennesseeSupremeCourt.WetaxthecostsofthisappealtoBarryShawnRalstonandGinaRalston h  Henleyinequalproportionsforwhichexecution,ifnecessary,mayissue. T  #XXXX##C}XX #XXC}   `     h     ___________________________________     `     h     WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE