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Ý ƒRÅT$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôï¥ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThis€conclusion€renders€moot€Mr.€Sandersððs€argument€that€the€evidence€does€not€support€the€trial€courtððs€laterÐ ° Ðfindings€that€he€had€triggered€the€provision€in€the€September€9,€1996€order€obligating€him€to€pay€the€accrued€post„Ð tÄ Ðjudgment€interest€if€he€failed€to€pay€his€periodic€alimony€by€the€fifth€day€of€the€month€in€which€it€became€due.€€ThisÐ 8ˆ Ðprovision€of€the€September€9,€1996€order€is€a€legal€nullity€because,€by€September€9,€1996,€Mr.€Sanders€had€a€maturedÐ üL Ðobligation€by€operation€of€law€to€pay€Ms.€Sanders€$9,847.68€in€post„judgment€interest.€€Accordingly,€whether€Mr.Ð À ÐSandersððs€October€1996,€June,€1997,€and€January€1998€payments€were€late€is€irrelevant.(|G2ÅT$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€]-»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôï¥ò»»Ô d(|3}$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€]-»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3}$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€]-»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€]-»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑH°ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼]-»»»ÔÑ8€ 1XXdì»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ü ü ìàÔ‡îI]-ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼]-»îîI#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓAugust€24,€1999€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡X 1X»¼]-ÔÌò òÔ#†¼]-»XX 1#ÔDORIS€MAE€PARKS€SANDERS€v.€SAMUEL€BOONE€SANDERS,€JR.€Ô‡X 1X»¼]-Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€87D„2916€€€€€€Marietta€M.€Shipley,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<½ ` AßÐ ¾   ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M1998„00978„COA„R3„CV€„€Filed€December€28,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThis€appeal€involves€a€former€spouseððs€right€to€post„judgment€interest€on€an€award€of€alimony€inÐ ŒÜ  Ðsolido.€€After€her€former€husband€failed€to€pay€the€alimony€in€solido€required€by€the€final€divorceÐ xÈ  Ðdecree,€the€former€wife€filed€a€petition€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€County€seeking€$9,847.68Ð d´ Ðin€post„judgment€interest.€€The€trial€court€recognized€that€the€post„judgment€interest€had€accrued€butÐ P  Ðdecided€not€to€award€the€interest€to€the€former€wife€unless€her€former€husband€failed€to€make€hisÐ <Œ Ðfuture€periodic€alimony€payments€in€a€timely€manner.€€When€her€former€husband€began€to€pay€hisÐ (x Ðalimony€payments€late,€the€former€wife€renewed€her€request€for€the€post„judgment€interest.€€The€trialÐ d Ðcourt€found€that€the€former€husband€had€been€delinquent€in€his€alimony€payments€but€again€declinedÐ P Ðto€order€the€former€husband€to€pay€the€post„judgment€interest€if€he€prepaid€the€remaining€balanceÐ ì< Ðof€his€periodic€alimony.€€The€former€wife€has€appealed€from€the€trial€courtððs€repeated€refusal€toÐ Ø( Ðaward€her€the€post„judgment€interest€on€her€alimony€in€solido€award.€€We€have€determined€that€theÐ Ä Ðformer€wife€was€entitled€to€post„judgment€interest€as€a€matter€of€law€and,€therefore,€that€the€trialÐ ° Ðcourt€erred€by€failing€to€award€her€$9,847.68€for€post„judgment€interest.Ð œì ÐÓ£ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Reversedó óÐ tÄ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼]-»àX 1}#ÔÔ‡X 1X.¼]-ÔWilliam€C.€Koch,€Jr.,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€R.€Farmeróó€andÐ L œ ÐòòPatricia€J.€Cottrellóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌDot€Dobbins,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Doris€Mae€Parks€Sanders.Ð #`" ÐÌLarry€D.€Ô_ÔAshwoodÔ_Ô€and€Peter€D.€Ô_ÔHeilÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Samuel€Boone€Sanders,Ð è$8 $ ÐJr.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÓ% ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼]-»XX 1T #ÔÔ‡X 1X»¼]-ÔÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÔ#†¼]-»XX 1œ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X 1X»¼]-ÔÌà@¬¬)ìàò òI.ó óˆÐ „)Ô$) ÐÌà  àDoris€Mae€Parks€Sanders€and€Samuel€Boone€Sanders,€Jr.€were€married€in€1964.€€TheirÐ \+¬&+ Ðmarriage€ended€in€1987€when€Ms.€Sanders€filed€a€complaint€for€a€bed€and€board€divorce€in€theÐ H,˜', ÐProbate€Court€for€Davidson€County.€€Mr.€Sanders€thereafter€filed€a€counterclaim€for€an€absoluteÐ 4-„(- Ðdivorce€on€the€ground€of€irreconcilable€differences.€€Thereafter,€on€January€16,€1989,€the€partiesÐ  .p). Ðexecuted€a€marital€dissolution€agreement€in€which€they€agreed€that€Mr.€Sanders€would€obtain€aÐ  /\*/ý ÐÔ_Ôdivorce€on€the€ground€of€irreconcilable€differences.€€Pertinent€to€this€case,€they€also€agreed€that€Mr.Ð ° ÐSanders€would€pay€Ms.€Sanders€$60,000€in€alimony€in€solido€ð ð[w]ithin€ten€days€of€the€date€of€theÐ œì ÐFinal€Decree€of€Divorce.ðð€€The€parties€also€agreed€that€Mr.€Sanders€would€pay€Ms.€Sanders€$2,000Ð ˆØ Ðper€month€in€periodic€alimony€for€ten€years.€€On€January€20,€1989,€the€trial€court€entered€a€finalÐ tÄ Ðdivorce€decree€approving€and€incorporating€the€partiesðð€marital€dissolution€agreement.Ð `° ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders€did€not€pay€the€$60,000€in€alimony€in€solido€to€Ms.€Sanders€by€January€30,Ð 8 ˆ Ð1989.€€In€fact,€by€October€1989,€he€had€only€paid€Ms.€Sanders€$10,000.€€On€October€27,€1989,€theÐ $ t Ðparties€entered€an€agreed€order€in€which€Mr.€Sanders€agreed€to€pay€Ms.€Sanders€$10,000Ð  ` Ðimmediately€and€the€remaining€$40,000€of€the€alimony€in€solido€by€February€15,€1990.€€Ms.€SandersÐ ü L  Ðalso€received€$5,000€in€post„judgment€interest€on€the€$50,000€balance€of€unpaid€alimony€in€solido.€Ð è 8  ÐMr.€Sanders€paid€Ms.€Sanders€the€$10,000€and€eventually€paid€her€the€$5,000€in€post„judgmentÐ Ô$  Ðinterest.€€However,€February€15,€1990€came€and€went€without€the€payment€of€the€remaining€$40,000.Ð À  ÐÌà  àOn€October€29,€1990,€Ms.€Sanders€filed€a€petition€seeking€to€hold€Mr.€Sanders€in€contemptÐ ˜è  Ðfor€paying€her€only€$4,000€of€the€remaining€$40,000€balance€of€the€alimony€in€solido€award.€€ThisÐ „Ô  Ðpetition€prompted€Mr.€Sanders€to€pay€Ms.€Sanders€another€$20,000,€leaving€$16,000€in€alimony€inÐ pÀ Ðsolido€outstanding.€€Mr.€Sanders€also€requested€the€trial€court€to€relieve€him€of€any€further€supportÐ \¬ Ðobligations.€€The€trial€court€referred€the€dispute€to€a€special€master€who€concluded€that€Mr.€SandersÐ H˜ Ðstill€owed€Ms.€Sanders€$16,000€in€alimony€in€solido€and€that€Mr.€Sanders€was€$42,000€in€arrears€onÐ 4„ Ðhis€periodic€alimony€obligation.€€On€December€4,€1992,€the€trial€court€confirmed€the€special€masterððsÐ  p Ðreport€but,€at€least€as€far€as€this€record€shows,€did€not€enter€any€orders€regarding€the€arrearage€in€bothÐ  \ Ðalimony€in€solido€and€periodic€alimony.€€Thus,€Ms.€Sandersððs€October€1990€contempt€petitionÐ øH Ðremained€unresolved.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€parties€continued€to€joust€over€the€division€of€their€marital€property,€Mr.€SandersððsÐ ¼  Ðrefusal€to€pay€his€periodic€alimony€on€time,€and€the€post„judgment€interest€on€the€unpaid€alimonyÐ ¨ø Ðin€solido,€periodic€alimony,€and€funds€due€as€part€of€the€division€of€marital€property.€€On€July€25,Ð ”ä Ð1996,€after€Mr.€Sanders€paid€part€of€these€obligations,€including€the€$16,000€outstanding€balance€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€alimony€in€solido,€Ms.€Sanders€filed€a€motion€requesting€the€trial€court€€to€award€her€post„Ð l¼ Ðjudgment€interest€on€the€unpaid€alimony€in€solido,€periodic€alimony,€and€marital€property.€€She€alsoÐ X ¨ Ðrequested€that€the€trial€court€order€Mr.€Sanders€to€file€a€cash€bond€to€secure€his€future€periodicÐ D!” Ðalimony€payments.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€conducted€a€hearing€in€August€1996,€and€on€September€9,€1996,€filed€an€orderÐ $X" Ðdirecting€Mr.€Sanders€to€pay€off€his€current€periodic€alimony€arrearage€and€to€pay€Ms.€Sanders€$500Ð ô$D # Ðfor€her€legal€expenses.€€After€finding€that€the€post„judgment€interest€on€the€unpaid€alimony€in€solidoÐ à%0!$ Ðwas€$9,847.68,€the€trial€court€declined€to€order€Mr.€Sanders€to€pay€this€interest.€€Instead,€the€courtÐ Ì&"% Ðordered€that€ð ðif€Mr.€Sanders€fails€to€make€a€periodic€alimony€payment€in€the€future€by€the€fifth€(5th)Ð ¸'#& Ðday€of€the€month€in€which€it€is€due,€then€a€judgment€in€the€amount€of€$9,847.68€shall€be€enteredÐ ¤(ô#' Ðagainst€Mr.€Sanders€in€favor€of€Ms.€Sanders,€for€which€immediate€execution€shall€issue.ðð€€The€trialÐ )à$( Ðcourt€also€expressly€reserved€ordering€Mr.€Sanders€to€post€a€cash€bond€to€secure€his€future€periodicÐ |*Ì%) Ðalimony€payments.Ð h+¸&* Ðâ âÐ T,¤'+ Ðà  àIn€June€1998,€Ms.€Sanders€filed€yet€another€motion€seeking€payment€of€the€post€judgmentÐ ° Ðâ âinterest€on€the€alimony€in€solido€because€Mr.€Sanders€had€not€made€three€of€his€periodic€alimonyÐ œì Ðpayments€by€the€fifth€day€of€the€month€in€which€they€were€due.€€€Mr.€Sanders€responded€attributingÐ ˆØ Ðthe€timing€of€the€disputed€payments€to€ð ðconfusionðð€stemming€from€the€fact€that€he€and€Ms.€SandersÐ tÄ Ðcould€only€communicate€using€their€adult€daughters€as€intermediaries.€€He€also€asserted€that€theÐ `° ÐSeptember€9,€1996€order€was€a€ð ðtrap€.€.€.€that€was€easily€manipulated€by€the€plaintiff.ðð€€FollowingÐ L œ Ða€hearing€on€July€31,€1998,€the€trial€court€directed€Mr.€Sanders€to€deposit€his€periodic€supportÐ 8 ˆ Ðpayments€directly€into€Ms.€Sandersððs€bank€account€by€the€first€day€of€each€month€and€took€the€matterÐ $ t Ðof€the€post„judgment€interest€under€advisement.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àOn€October€15,€1998,€Ms.€Sanders€renewed€her€unresolved€motion€for€an€order€directing€Mr.Ð è 8  ÐSanders€to€pay€her€the€$9,847.68€in€post„judgment€interest€that€had€accrued€on€the€alimony€in€solidoÐ Ô$  Ðbefore€it€was€eventually€paid.€€Rather€than€awarding€the€post„judgment€interest,€the€trial€courtÐ À  Ðdecided€to€use€it€to€induce€Mr.€Sanders€to€pre„pay€the€remainder€of€his€periodic€alimony€obligation.€Ð ¬ü  ÐAccordingly,€in€its€November€17,€1998€order,€the€trial€court€stated:Ð ˜è  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àif€Mr.€Sanders€prepaid€all€the€periodic€alimony€due€under€the€finalÐ pÀ Ðdecree,€then€the€Court€would€not€require€Mr.€Sanders€to€make€theÐ \¬ Ðinterest€payments€on€the€alimony€òòin€solidoóó€award€which€wereÐ H˜ Ðpreviously€set€out€in€the€Masters€[sic]€report€.€.€.€which€was€confirmedÐ 4„ Ðby€court€order€on€December€4,€1992;€the€Court€further€found€thatÐ  p Ðbecause€Mr.€Sanders€did€not€make€the€periodic€alimony€payments€inÐ  \ Ða€timely€manner€as€previously€ordered€by€the€Court,€that€Mr.€SandersÐ øH Ðshould€pay€the€attorney€fees€incurred€by€Ms.€Sanders€in€this€matter€asÐ ä4 Ðset€out€in€the€affidavit€tendered€by€her€counsel.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌMs.€Sanders€has€appealed€from€the€trial€courtððs€refusal€to€award€her€the€post„judgment€interest€thatÐ ¨ø Ðhad€accrued€on€the€alimony€in€solido€award€before€Mr.€Sanders€finally€paid€it.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Before€we€addressÐ ”ä Ðthis€issue,€we€must€first€take€up€two€preliminary€matters.Ð €Ð ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ó óˆÐ X ¨ Ðà@Ê Ê ìàòòò òThe€Timeliness€of€Ms.€Sandersððs€Notice€of€Appealó óóóˆÐ D!” Ðà  àÌà  àMr.€Sanders€insists€that€Ms.€Sanders€filed€her€notice€of€appeal€too€late€because€she€did€notÐ #l! Ðfile€it€within€thirty€days€after€the€entry€of€the€trial€courtððs€September€9,€1996€order.€€We€haveÐ $X" Ðdetermined€that€the€entry€of€the€September€9,€1996€order€did€not€trigger€the€running€of€time€for€filingÐ ô$D # Ða€notice€of€appeal€because€it€did€not€resolve€all€the€claims€between€all€the€parties€and,€therefore,€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðnot€a€final,€appealable€judgment€for€the€purpose€of€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€4(a).Ð Ì&"% Ðâ âÐ ¸'#& Ðà  àWith€several€exceptions€not€applicable€here,€parties€are€entitled€to€an€appeal€as€of€right€to€thisÐ ° Ðâ âcourt€only€from€a€final€judgment.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(a).€€A€final€judgment€is€a€judgment€that€fullyÐ œì Ðadjudicates€all€the€claims€between€all€the€parties.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(a);€òòAetna€Cas.€&€Sur.€Co.€v.Ð ˆØ ÐMilleróó,€491€S.W.2d€85,€86€(Tenn.€1973);€òòWilson€v.€Wilsonóó,€58€S.W.3d€718,€725€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð tÄ Ð2001);€òòGaskill€v.€Gaskillóó,€936€S.W.2d€626,€630€n.4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).€€It€leaves€nothing€else€forÐ `° Ðthe€trial€court€to€resolve.€€òòHoalcraft€v.€Smithsonóó,€19€S.W.3d€822,€827€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999);€Ð L œ ÐòòVineyard€v.€Vineyardóó,€26€Tenn.€App.€232,€241,€170€S.W.2d€917,€920€(1942).€€Until€a€judgmentÐ 8 ˆ Ðbecomes€final,€it€remains€within€the€trial€courtððs€control€and€may€be€modified€any€time€prior€to€theÐ $ t Ðentry€of€a€final€judgment.€€òòStidham€v.€Fickle€Heirsóó,€643€S.W.2d€324,€328€(Tenn.€1982);€òòState€ex€rel.Ð  ` ÐMcAllister€v.€Goodeóó,€968€S.W.2d€834,€840€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€September€9,€1996€order,€by€its€own€language,€did€not€resolve€all€of€the€issues€betweenÐ Ô$  Ðthe€parties.€€It€specifically€reserved€Ms.€Sandersððs€request€for€post„judgment€interest€and€a€bond€toÐ À  Ðassure€Mr.€Sandersððs€timely€payment€of€the€periodic€alimony.€€Because€the€order€was€not€final€andÐ ¬ü  Ðappealable,€Ms.€Sanders€was€under€no€obligation€to€file€a€notice€of€appeal.€€Ms.€Sandersððs€obligationÐ ˜è  Ðto€file€a€notice€of€appeal€did€not€arise€until€the€entry€of€the€November€17,€1998€judgment€that€finallyÐ „Ô  Ðand€fully€resolved€all€the€claims€between€all€the€parties.€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€noticeÐ pÀ Ðof€appeal€that€Ms.€Sanders€filed€on€December€17,€1998€was€timely.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà@^^(ìàò òIII.ˆÐ 4„ Ðà@  ìàòòSufficiency€of€the€Record€on€Appealóóó óˆÐ  p ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders€also€complains€about€the€adequacy€of€the€appellate€record.€€He€asserts€that€Ms.Ð øH ÐSandersððs€decision€not€to€file€verbatim€transcripts€of€the€proceedings€in€the€trial€court€renders€theÐ ä4 Ðrecord€inadequate€with€regard€to€the€issues€being€raised€on€this€appeal.€€However,€Mr.€Sanders€didÐ Ð  Ðnot€take€advantage€of€any€of€his€prerogatives€to€supplement€the€record.€€Accordingly,€he€must€shareÐ ¼  Ðthe€responsibility€with€Ms.€Sanders€for€the€shortcomings€in€the€record,€if€indeed€there€are€any.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€require€the€parties,€not€the€appellate€courts,€toÐ €Ð Ðprovide€a€record€on€appeal€that€contains€a€ð ðfair,€accurate,€and€complete€account€of€what€transpiredÐ l¼ Ðwith€respect€to€those€issues€that€are€the€bases€of€the€appeal.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(a);€òòRealty€Shop,Ð X ¨ ÐInc.€v.€RR€Westminster€Holding,€Inc.óó,€7€S.W.3d€581,€607€(Tenn.€1999).€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(a)Ð D!” Ðplaces€the€initial€responsibility€for€selecting€the€contents€of€the€appellate€record€on€the€appellant;Ð 0"€  Ðhowever,€it€permits€the€appellant€to€designate€less€than€a€complete€record€if€a€complete€record€willÐ #l! Ðnot€be€needed€to€consider€the€issues€the€appellant€intends€to€raise€on€appeal.€€If€the€appellantÐ $X" Ðdesignates€less€than€a€complete€record,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(a)€permits€the€appellee€to€designate€otherÐ ô$D # Ðparts€of€the€record€for€inclusion€in€the€record€on€appeal€if€the€appellee€decides€that€the€recordÐ à%0!$ Ðdesignated€by€the€appellant€is€incomplete.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àOn€March€15,€1999,€Ms.€Sanders€filed€a€notice€stating€that€she€did€not€intend€to€file€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðtranscript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€and€designating€the€motions,€orders,€and€other€documents€forÐ )à$( Ðinclusion€in€the€appellate€record.€€The€record€contains€no€indication€that€Mr.€Sanders€ever€exercisedÐ |*Ì%) Ðhis€prerogative€under€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(a),€(b),€or€(c)€to€designate€other€portions€of€the€record€orÐ h+¸&* Ðto€provide€a€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence.€€Instead,€he€struck€at€Ms.€Sandersððs€jugular€byÐ T,¤'+ Ðrequesting€this€court€to€dismiss€her€appeal€because€she€had€not€filed€these€designations€within€fifteenÐ @-(, Ðdays€of€the€filing€of€her€notice€of€appeal.€€After€this€court€denied€his€motion,€Mr.€Sanders€still€madeÐ ° Ðno€effort€to€have€included€in€the€record€any€of€the€materials€he€had€been€protesting€should€have€beenÐ œì Ðincluded€in€the€record.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders€renews€his€complaints€about€the€inadequacy€of€the€record€in€his€brief.€€We€haveÐ `° Ðlittle€sympathy€with€his€arguments€for€two€reasons.€€First,€he€could€have€cured€any€perceivedÐ L œ Ðinadequacy€in€the€record€simply€by€requesting€the€trial€court€clerk€to€include€in€the€appellate€recordÐ 8 ˆ Ðany€other€portions€of€the€record€that€had€not€been€designated€by€Ms.€Sanders€or€by€providing€theÐ $ t Ðtranscripts€or€statements€of€the€evidence€he€deemed€so€important.€€Because€Mr.€Sanders€failed€to€takeÐ  ` Ðthe€actions€reasonably€available€to€him€to€complete€the€record€to€his€satisfaction,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.Ð ü L  Ð36(a)€prevents€him€from€now€taking€issue€with€the€completeness€of€the€record.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€second€reason€why€we€are€not€swayed€by€Mr.€Sandersððs€complaints€is€that€a€transcriptÐ À  Ðor€statement€of€the€evidence€is€unnecessary€in€this€case.€€The€question€of€whether€a€party€is€entitledÐ ¬ü  Ðto€post„judgment€interest€is€a€question€of€law.€€òòVooys€v.€Turneróó,€49€S.W.3d€318,€321€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð ˜è  Ð2001).€€The€pleadings€and€other€papers€included€in€the€existing€record€contain€the€informationÐ „Ô  Ðnecessary€to€address€Ms.€Sandersððs€claim€that€she€is€entitled€to€post„judgment€interest€on€Mr.Ð pÀ ÐSandersððs€unpaid€alimony€in€solido.€€Accordingly,€a€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€is€entirelyÐ \¬ Ðunnecessary€in€this€case.Ð H˜ ÐÌà@dd)ìàò òIV.ó óˆÐ  p Ðà@+ + ìàòòò òMs.€Sandersððs€Right€to€Post„judgment€InterestˆÐ  \ ÐÌóóó óà  àWe€now€turn€to€Ms.€Sandersððs€assertion€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€declining€to€award€herÐ ä4 Ðpost„judgement€interest.€€Other€than€his€complaints€regarding€the€adequacy€of€the€record,€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐSanders€argues€that€Ms.€Sanders€is€not€entitled€to€post„judgment€interest€because€the€condition€inÐ ¼  Ðthe€trial€courtððs€September€9,€1996€order€triggering€his€obligation€to€pay€the€accrued€post„judgmentÐ ¨ø Ðinterest€never€occurred,€and€because€the€parties€agreed€to€forego€the€payment€of€prejudgment€interestÐ ”ä Ðon€May€31,€1995.€€We€have€determined€(1)€that€Ms.€Sanders€was€entitled€to€post„judgment€interestÐ €Ð Ðon€the€unpaid€alimony€in€solido€as€a€matter€of€law,€(2)€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€undertaking€to€useÐ l¼ ÐMr.€Sandersððs€accrued€post„judgment€interest€obligation€as€leverage€to€assure€his€compliance€withÐ X ¨ Ðother€parts€of€the€marital€dissolution€agreement,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€(3)€that€Mr.€Sanders€cannot€now€assert€that€Ms.Ð D!” ÐSanders€excused€him€from€paying€post„judgment€interest€because€he€did€not€raise€this€defense€in€theÐ 0"€  Ðtrial€court.Ð #l! ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òA.ó óˆÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àA€partyððs€right€to€post„judgment€interest€is€based€on€its€entitlement€to€the€use€of€the€proceedsÐ Ì&"% Ðof€a€judgment.€€òòWest€Am.€Ins.€Co.€v.€Montgomeryóó,€861€S.W.2d€230,€232€(Tenn.€1993);€òòVooys€v.Ð ¸'#& ÐTurneróó,€49€S.W.3d€at€322.€€The€purpose€of€post„judgment€interest€is€to€compensate€a€successfulÐ ¤(ô#' Ðplaintiff€for€being€deprived€of€the€compensation€for€its€loss€between€the€time€of€the€entry€of€theÐ )à$( Ðjudgment€awarding€the€compensation€until€the€payment€of€the€judgment€by€the€defendant.€€òòKaiserÐ |*Ì%) ÐAluminum€&€Chem.€Corp.€v.€Bonjornoóó,€494€U.S.€827,€835„36,€110€S.€Ct.€1570,€1576€(1990).€Ð ° ÐAccordingly,€a€party€who€enjoys€the€use€of€funds€that€should€have€been€paid€over€to€another€partyÐ œì Ðshould€pay€interest€on€the€retained€funds.€òòLucius€v.€City€of€Memphisóó,€925€S.W.2d€522,€526€(Tenn.Ð ˆØ Ð1996);€òòStinnett€v.€Stinnettóó,€No.€E2000„00121„COA„R3„CV,€2000€WL€1273880,€at€*4€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð tÄ ÐApp.€Sept.€7,€2000)€(No€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€right€to€post„judgment€interest€is€entirely€statutory.€€òòOwens€v.€Stateóó,€710€S.W.2d€518,Ð 8 ˆ Ð518„19€(Tenn.€1986);€òòBedwell€v.€Bedwellóó,€774€S.W.2d€953,€956€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989).€€Tenn.€CodeÐ $ t ÐAnn.€ðð€47„14„122€(2001)€succinctly€provides:€ð ðInterest€shall€be€computed€on€every€judgment€fromÐ  ` Ðthe€day€on€which€the€jury€or€the€court,€sitting€without€a€jury,€returned€the€verdict€without€regard€toÐ ü L  Ða€motion€for€a€new€trial.ðð€€Because€this€statute€is€plainly€mandatory,€òòVooys€v.€Turneróó,€49€S.W.3d€atÐ è 8  Ð322;€òòInman€v.€Inmanóó,€840€S.W.2d€927,€932€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992);€òòBedwell€v.€Bedwellóó,€774€S.W.2dÐ Ô$  Ðat€956,€we€have€held€that€trial€courts€are€not€free€to€ignore€it.òò€€Stinnett€v.€Stinnettóó,€2000€WL€1273880,Ð À  Ðat€*4.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àPost„judgment€interest€begins€to€accrue€from€the€date€of€the€entry€of€the€judgment.€€òòPertewÐ „Ô  Ðv.€Pertewóó,€No.€03A01„9711„CH„00505,€1999€WL€486917,€at€*10€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€July€13,€1999)€(NoÐ pÀ ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed);€òòInman€v.€Inmanóó,€840€S.W.2d€at€932.€€The€obligation€to€payÐ \¬ Ðpost„judgment€interest€applies€to€spousal€support€obligations,€but€when€a€decree€provides€for€theÐ H˜ Ðperiodic€payment€of€spousal€support,€post„judgment€interest€does€not€begin€to€accrue€until€eachÐ 4„ Ðobligation€to€pay€support€actually€matures.€€òòPrice€v.€Priceóó,€225€Tenn.€539,€544„45,€472€S.W.2d€732,Ð  p Ð734€(1971).€€The€failure€of€a€judgment€or€decree€to€specify€post„judgment€interest€does€not€abrogateÐ  \ Ðthe€obligation€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€47„14„122€to€pay€post„judgment€interest.€€òòInman€v.€Inmanóó,€840Ð øH ÐS.W.2d€at€932.Ð ä4 ÐÌà@)ìàò òB.ó óˆÐ ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€partiesðð€final€divorce€decree€entered€on€January€20,€1989€required€Mr.€Sanders€to€payÐ ”ä ÐMs.€Sanders€$60,000€in€alimony€in€solido€by€January€30,€1989.€€When€January€30,€1989€came€andÐ €Ð Ðwent,€Mr.€Sandersððs€obligation€to€pay€ten€percent€post„judgment€interest€to€Ms.€Sanders€on€the€fullÐ l¼ Ð$60,000€judgment€matured.€€The€total€amount€of€the€matured€obligation€was€reduced€to€$50,000€onÐ X ¨ ÐApril€10,€1989,€when€Mr.€Sanders€paid€Ms.€Sanders€$10,000;€however,€from€and€after€that€date,Ð D!” Ðpost„judgment€continued€to€accrue€on€the€remaining€$50,000.€€Mr.€Sanders€paid€another€$10,000€onÐ 0"€  ÐOctober€27,€1989,€thereby€reducing€the€balance€to€$40,000.€€On€September€29,€1990,€Mr.€SandersÐ #l! Ðpaid€another€$4,000€which€was€followed€by€a€$20,000€payment€on€November€20,€1990.€€Thus,€asÐ $X" Ðof€November€20,€1990,€Mr.€Sanders€still€owed€Ms.€Sanders€$16,000€of€the€alimony€in€solido€he€hadÐ ô$D # Ðagreed€to€pay€by€no€later€than€January€30,€1989.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders€continued€to€refuse€to€pay€the€balance€of€the€alimony€in€solido.€€On€NovemberÐ ¸'#& Ð19,€1992,€almost€four€years€after€the€original€deadline€for€paying€the€alimony€in€solido,€a€specialÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmaster€concluded€that€Mr.€Sanders€owed€$7,193.40€in€post„judgment€interest.€€With€the€partiesððÐ )à$( Ðapproval,€the€trial€court€confirmed€the€special€masterððs€report€but,€for€some€reason,€declined€to€orderÐ |*Ì%) Ðâ âMr.€Sanders€to€pay€this€accrued€post„judgment€interest€to€Ms.€Sanders.€€Sometime€in€mid„1995,€Mr.Ð h+¸&* ÐSanders€paid€the€remaining€$16,000€balance€on€his€alimony€in€solido€obligation€but€declined€to€payÐ ° Ðthe€$9,847.68€in€post„judgment€interest€that€had€accrued€by€that€time.׃5×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€$9,847.68€in€post„judgment€interest€was€a€mandatory€obligation€of€Mr.€Sanders€barringÐ tÄ Ðsome€other€agreement€between€the€parties€or€some€sort€of€accord€and€satisfaction€whereby€Ms.Ð `° ÐSanders€accepted€some€other€amount€to€completely€discharge€the€debt.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðerred€in€both€its€September€9,€1996€order€and€its€November€17,€1998€order€by€undertaking€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðthreaten€the€enforcement€of€this€debt€to€induce€Mr.€Sanders€to€pay€his€periodic€alimony€on€time€orÐ $ t Ðto€prepay€the€balance€of€his€periodic€alimony.€€In€its€September€9,€1996€order,€the€trial€court€shouldÐ  ` Ðhave€simply€given€Ms.€Sanders€a€judgment€for€the€$9,847.68€in€accrued€post„judgment€interest€alongÐ ü L  Ðwith€the€right€to€execute€on€this€judgment.׃6(×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð è 8  ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òC.ó óˆÐ À  ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders€argues€that€the€record€supports€a€conclusion€that€on€May€31,€1995,€he€and€Ms.Ð ˜è  ÐSanders€agreed€to€release€him€from€his€obligation€to€pay€the€$9,847.68€in€accrued€post„judgmentÐ „Ô  Ðinterest.€€Mr.€Sanders€is€not€the€first€delinquent€spouse€to€assert€this€sort€of€defense.€€He€is€also€notÐ pÀ Ðthe€first€delinquent€spouse€to€fail€to€carry€his€burden€of€proof.€€òòSee€Stinnett€v.€Stinnettóó,€2000€WLÐ \¬ Ð1273880,€at€*5„6.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€defense€of€accord€and€satisfaction€is€an€affirmative€defense,€and€the€burden€of€provingÐ  p Ðthis€defense€rests€squarely€on€the€party€asserting€it.€€òòInland€Equip.€Co.€v.€Tennessee€Foundry€&Ð  \ ÐMach.€Co.óó,€192€Tenn.€548,€551,€241€S.W.2d€564,€565€(1951);€òòR.J.€Betterton€Mgt.€Servs.,€Inc.€v.Ð øH ÐWhittemore,€óó733€S.W.2d€880,€882€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1987).€€To€make€out€an€accord€and€satisfactionÐ ä4 Ðdefense,€the€party€asserting€it€must€demonstrate€that€a€creditor€has€agreed€to€accept€a€compromiseÐ Ð  Ðamount,€in€complete€satisfaction€of€a€claim.òò€€Stuermer€v.€City€of€Chattanoogaóó,€914€S.W.2d€917,€921Ð ¼  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995).€€To€constitute€an€enforceable€accord€and€satisfaction,€it€is€essential€(1)€thatÐ ¨ø Ðthe€tendered€consideration€be€offered€to€extinguish€the€original€obligation,€(2)€that€the€debtor€intendÐ ”ä Ðthe€tendered€consideration€as€complete€satisfaction€for€the€original€obligation,€(3)€that€the€debtorððsÐ €Ð Ðintent€be€made€known€to€the€creditor,€and€(4)€that€the€creditor€accepts€the€tendered€considerationÐ l¼ Ðwith€the€understanding€that€it€completely€satisfies€the€original€obligation.€€òòLindsey€v.€Lindseyóó,€930Ð X ¨ ÐS.W.2d€553,€556„57€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).Ð D!” Їà  àThe€record€before€us€does€not€indicate€that€Mr.€Sanders€ever€asserted€an€accord€andÐ ° Ðsatisfaction€defense€in€the€trial€court.€€This€alone€is€sufficient€to€undermine€this€theory€on€appealÐ œì Ðbecause€we€do€not€permit€parties€to€raises€defenses€on€appeal€that€were€not€first€raised€in€the€trialÐ ˆØ Ðcourt.€€òòNorton€v.€McCaskillóó,€12€S.W.3d€789,€795€(Tenn.€2000);€òòSimpson€v.€Frontier€Cmty.€CreditÐ tÄ ÐUnionóó,€810€S.W.2d€147,€153€(Tenn.€1991);€òòDevorak€v.€Pattersonóó,€907€S.W.2d€815,€818€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð `° ÐApp.€1995).Ð L œ ÐÌà  àHowever,€even€if€Mr.€Sandersððs€failure€to€assert€this€defense€in€the€trial€court€was€not€hisÐ $ t Ðundoing,€his€accord€and€satisfaction€defense€would€fail€because€he€has€not€made€out€all€the€elementsÐ  ` Ðof€the€defense€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€The€slender€thread€by€which€his€argument€hangsÐ ü L  Ðconsists€of€a€statement€in€a€motion€Ms.€Sanders€filed€on€July€25,€1996€that€ð ða€Petition€for€ContemptÐ è 8  Ðis€pending€herein€in€that€the€parties€negotiated€a€partial€settlement€through€their€attorneys€on€MayÐ Ô$  Ð31,€1995,€at€which€time€the€case€was€continued.ðð€€Mr.€Sanders€now€posits€that€this€ð ðpartialÐ À  Ðsettlementðð€might€have€included€the€partiesðð€agreement€that€Ms.€Sanders€agreed€to€forego€any€claimsÐ ¬ü  Ðfor€post„judgment€interest€in€return€for€his€agreement€to€pay€other€disputed€amounts.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àMr.€Sanders,€as€the€party€asserting€the€accord€and€satisfaction€defense,€was€obligated€toÐ pÀ Ðprovide€this€court€with€a€record€containing€evidence€substantiating€this€defense.€€The€mere€allusionÐ \¬ Ðto€a€ð ðpartial€settlementðð€in€one€of€Ms.€Sandersððs€motions€hardly€supplies€this€evidence.€€We€haveÐ H˜ Ðexamined€the€remainder€of€the€record€and€find€no€other€evidence€that€could€support€a€claim€that€thereÐ 4„ Ðwas€some€sort€of€accord€and€satisfaction€between€the€parties€on€May€31,€1995.€€Accordingly,€Mr.Ð  p ÐSandersððs€belated€accord€and€satisfaction€defense€fails€for€the€additional€reason€that€there€is€noÐ  \ Ðevidence€to€support€it.Ð øH ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òV.ó óˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€reverse€the€order€denying€Ms.€Sandersððs€motion€for€post„judgment€interest€and€remandÐ ¨ø Ðthe€case€to€the€trial€court€with€directions€to€enter€a€judgment€awarding€Ms.€Sanders€$9,847.68€forÐ ”ä Ðpost„judgment€interest€plus€an€amount€for€the€legal€expenses€she€incurred€on€this€appeal.€€ThisÐ €Ð Ðjudgment€should€require€Mr.€Sanders€to€pay€the€judgment€within€thirty€days€after€its€entry€and€shouldÐ l¼ Ðprovide€Ms.€Sanders€with€the€right€of€execution€if€Mr.€Sanders€does€not€pay€the€judgment€in€a€timelyÐ X ¨ Ðmanner.€€We€also€tax€the€costs€of€this€appeal€to€Samuel€Boone€Sanders,€Jr.€for€which€execution,€ifÐ D!” Ðnecessary,€may€issue.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ€ÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_____________________________Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE