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Ðfrom€earlier€marriages.€€A€daughter,€ò òó óKieara€Renee€Shelbourne,€was€born€to€the€parties€on€FebruaryÐ #`" Ð4,€1991.€€Their€marriage€was€not€a€happy€one.€€Mr.€Shelbourne€apparently€had€a€drinking€problem,Ð ü#L# Ðand€the€parties€engaged€in€violent€arguments€in€which€they€called€each€other€vile€names,€threwÐ è$8 $ Ðthings,€and€struck€each€other.€€€The€items€mentioned€as€having€been€thrown€included€a€glass,€aÐ Ô%$!% Ðskillet,€a€pot,€and€a€radio.€€Although€the€husband€claimed€that€his€wife€usually€initiated€physicalÐ À&"& Ðcontact,€she€suffered€the€worst€injuries,€including€two€black€eyes€and€having€her€front€teeth€knockedÐ ¬'ü"' Ðout.€€€€€Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌà  àIn€March€of€1998,€ò òó óNathaniel€Shelbourne€left€the€marital€home€and€moved€in€with€his€brother.Ð p*À%* ÐOn€June€23,€1998,€he€filed€a€complaint€for€absolute€divorce.€€The€wife€filed€an€answer€and€a€counter„Ð \+¬&+ Ðcomplaint€for€absolute€divorce€on€July€8,€1998.€€The€parties€were€the€only€witnesses€to€testify€at€theÐ H,˜', Ðhearing€of€the€case,€which€was€conducted€on€July€6,€1999.Ð 4-„(-ý Їà  àThe€trial€court€found€both€parties€to€be€at€fault,€but€determined€the€fault€of€Mr.€ShelbourneÐ ° Ðto€be€greater€than€that€of€his€wife,€and€accordingly€awarded€the€divorce€to€the€Mrs.€Shelbourne€onÐ œì Ðthe€ground€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„4„129(b).€€The€court€alsoÐ ˆØ Ðawarded€her€custody€of€Kieara,€with€reasonable€visitation€for€the€father.€€He€was€ordered€to€pay€childÐ tÄ Ðsupport€of€$138.60€per€week.Ð `° Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð L œ Ðà  àThe€marital€estate€had€included€three€pieces€of€real€property€located€in€Nashville.€€The€wifeÐ 8 ˆ Ðwas€awarded€the€marital€home,€located€at€2626€Ô_ÔBethwoodÔ_Ô€Terrace.€€A€duplex€at€Highland€TerraceÐ $ t Ðthat€Mr.€Shelbourne€had€purchased€during€the€marriage€was€ordered€to€be€sold,€with€the€proceedsÐ  ` Ðto€be€divided€equally€between€the€parties.€€The€husband€had€also€bought€a€house€on€North€FifthÐ ü L  ÐStreet€during€the€marriage,€and€sold€it€while€the€divorce€was€pending.€€He€put€net€proceeds€ofÐ è 8  Ð$30,000€into€a€safety€deposit€box.€€The€court€awarded€this€entire€amount€to€the€husband.€Ð Ô$  Ðà  àÌà  àThe€court€also€awarded€the€wife€one„half€of€the€thrift€savings€plan€that€the€husband€hadÐ ¬ü  Ðaccumulated€during€the€marriage,€and€one„half€of€the€military€pension€that€he€had€earned€during€theÐ ˜è  Ðsame€period.€€Finally,€the€court€ordered€Mr.€Shelbourne€to€pay€his€wife€€rehabilitative€alimony€ofÐ „Ô  Ð$250€per€month€for€two€years,€and€attorney€fees€of€$3,150.€€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà@$$ìàò òII.€€òòThe€Question€of€Faultóóó óˆÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€emphasis€in€this€appeal€is€primarily€on€the€property€division.€€However,€Mr.€ShelbourneÐ  p Ðalso€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€finding€that€his€fault€was€greater€than€that€of€his€wifeððs€andÐ  \ Ðin€using€this€finding€as€the€basis€for€awarding€the€divorce€to€Mrs.€Shelbourne,€and€for€granting€herÐ øH Ðsole€custody€over€their€daughter.€€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àFindings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€are€entitled€to€a€presumption€of€correctness,€and€will€notÐ ¼  Ðbe€reversed€by€this€court€unless€the€evidence€predominates€otherwise.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€13(d).€€TheÐ ¨ø Ðcourtððs€finding€that€Mr.€Shelbourneððs€fault€was€greater€than€that€of€his€wife€is€supported€by€graphicÐ ”ä Ðevidence€of€the€injuries€he€inflicted€on€her,€by€his€guilty€pleas€and€convictions€on€two€charges€ofÐ €Ð Ðassault€against€her,€and€by€her€testimony€as€to€his€drinking€problems.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àMr.€Shelbourne€argues€that€Mrs.€Shelbourne€initiated€their€fights€by€throwing€things€at€him,Ð D!” Ðand€implies€that€he€was€just€€responding€to€provocation,€or€that€she€was€injured€when€he€was€merelyÐ 0"€  Ðtrying€to€defend€himself.€€For€example,€in€the€incident€in€which€her€front€teeth€were€knocked€out,Ð #l! Ðhe€claims€that€she€was€trying€to€pick€up€a€radio€to€throw€at€him,€and€that€ð ðwhen€I€grabbed€the€radioÐ $X" Ðthe€radio€hit€her€in€the€mouth.ððÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àWe€do€not€wish€to€minimize€the€damage€Mrs.€Shelbourne€has€caused€to€herself€and€to€theÐ Ì&"% Ðmarriage€by€her€lack€of€self„control€when€she€became€angry,€and€by€the€violence€she€offered€to€herÐ ¸'#& Ðhusband€by€throwing€things.€€The€evidence€shows€however,€that€Mr.€Shelbourne€also€called€his€wifeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðnames€and€threw€things€at€her,€and€that€his€violent€actions,€whether€in€response€to€provocation€orÐ )à$( Ðâ âotherwise,€resulted€in€physical€injuries€to€Mrs.€Ô_ÔShelbourneÔ_Ô.€€It€is€apparent€to€us€that€as€the€bigger€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðstronger€party,€Mr.€Ô_ÔShelbourneÔ_Ô€had€the€greater€obligation€to€show€restraint€in€order€to€avoid€causingÐ ° Ðinjuries.€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àFurther,€although€the€testimony€of€the€parties€differs€somewhat€on€this€matter,€it€also€appearsÐ tÄ Ðthat€Mr.€Shelbourne€had€a€drinking€problem,€and€often€stayed€out€all€night€after€work€instead€ofÐ `° Ðcoming€home,€and€that€this€was€what€enraged€Mrs.€Shelbourne.€€After€considering€all€the€evidence,Ð L œ Ðwe€do€not€find€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€of€fault.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWhen€both€parties€are€at€fault€for€the€failure€of€a€marriage,€the€trial€court€may€either€declareÐ  ` Ðthe€parties€to€be€divorced,€or€may€grant€the€divorce€to€the€party€who€was€less€at€fault.€Tenn.€Code.Ð ü L  ÐAnn.€ðð€36„4„129(b).€€Such€a€choice€is€in€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€We€do€not€find€thatÐ è 8  Ðthe€court€abused€its€discretion€in€granting€the€divorce€to€the€wife.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà@oo!ìàò òIII.€€òòChild€Custodyóóó óˆÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àMr.€Shelbourne€asked€in€his€complaint€that€the€parties€be€granted€joint€custody€of€Kieara,Ð „Ô  Ðwith€Mrs.€Shelbourne€to€receive€physical€custody.€€He€argues€on€appeal€that€this€would€have€beenÐ pÀ Ðthe€better€disposition€of€the€custody€question,€because€despite€any€deficiencies€he€may€have€had€asÐ \¬ Ða€husband,€Mrs.€Shelbourne€admitted€that€he€was€a€good€father.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àAwards€of€joint€custody€are€authorized€by€statute,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„5„101,€but€theyÐ  p Ðare€generally€disfavored€by€the€courts,€in€part€because€individuals€who€are€unable€to€remain€marriedÐ  \ Ðusually€find€it€difficult€to€agree€upon€the€child„rearing€decisions€that€parents€must€inevitably€make.Ð øH ÐòòSeeóó€òòDodd€v.€Doddóó,€737€S.W.2d€286,€289€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1987)òòóó,€òòMalone€v.€Maloneóó,€842€S.W.2d€621Ð ä4 Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).€€€€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€the€present€case,€neither€party€challenged€the€otherððs€€fitness€for€parental€responsibilities,Ð ¨ø Ðand€they€both€apparently€agreed€that€primary€custody€was€to€remain€with€the€mother.€€It€wasÐ ”ä Ðtherefore€a€matter€for€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€to€determine€whether€to€decree€that€the€motherððsÐ €Ð Ðcustody€be€sole,€with€reasonable€visitation€by€the€father,€or€primary,€with€joint€responsibilityÐ l¼ Ðexercised€by€the€father.€€As€a€practical€matter,€these€can€be€almost€identical,€except€that€with€jointÐ X ¨ Ðcustody€there€is€a€greater€opportunity€for€the€father€to€participate€in€(or€interfere€with)€child„rearingÐ D!” Ðdecisions.€€We€do€not€believe€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€giving€sole€custody€to€theÐ 0"€  Ðmother.€€Ð #l! ÐÌà@ýýìàò òIV.€€òòThe€Marital€Propertyóóó óˆÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àMr.€Shelbourne€objects€strenuously€to€the€manner€in€which€the€trial€court€divided€the€maritalÐ Ì&"% Ðproperty.€€Rather€than€attacking€the€actual€division€directly,€however,€the€appellant€argues€that€theÐ ¸'#& Ðtrial€court€erred€in€failing€to€make€explicit€findings€of€fact€in€regard€to€the€value€of€the€real€property.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐHe€thus€contends€that€there€is€no€basis€upon€which€we€can€determine€whether€the€division€wasÐ )à$( Ðequitable,€and€he€urges€us€to€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€further€factual€findings.€€WhileÐ |*Ì%) Ðthis€court€acknowledges€the€usefulness€of€such€explicit€findings€when€we€review€decrees€orderingÐ h+¸&* Ðproperty€division,€it€€appears€to€us€that€in€this€case€we€can€adequately€review€the€trial€courtððs€orderÐ ° Ðwithout€such€findings.Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€is€charged€with€reaching€an€equitable€division€of€the€marital€property€withoutÐ tÄ Ðregard€to€fault.€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€€36„4„121(a).€€An€equitable€division€is€not€necessarily€an€equalÐ `° Ðone.€òò€Ô_ÔBarnhillÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔBarnhillÔ_Ôóó,€826€S.W.2d€443€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1991).€€However€in€this€case,€becauseÐ L œ Ðof€the€duration€of€the€marriage,€the€size€of€the€marital€estate,€the€contribution€of€both€parties€to€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðacquisition,€preservation€and€appreciation€of€the€property€at€issue,€and€the€relative€inequality€in€theirÐ $ t Ðearning€capacities,€the€equities€require€a€division€of€the€property€that€is€at€least€roughly€equal.€€òòSeeóóÐ  ` ÐTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121(c).€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€awarded€the€wife€exactly€half€of€the€savings€and€military€retirement€benefitsÐ Ô$  Ðacquired€by€the€husband€during€the€marriage€(the€wife€had€no€savings€or€retirement€benefits€of€herÐ À  Ðown).€€The€proof€in€the€record€also€indicates€that€the€trial€court€made€an€equitable€and€roughly€equalÐ ¬ü  Ðdivision€of€the€real€property.€€That€proof€includes€the€testimony€of€both€parties,€as€well€as€Multi„Ð ˜è  ÐListing€Service€(MLS)€sheets€prepared€by€Ô_ÔrealtorsÔ_Ô€in€1998€when€Mr.€Shelbourne€put€all€threeÐ „Ô  Ðproperties€up€for€sale.€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€proof€showed€that€the€marital€home€had€been€acquired€by€Mr.€Shelbourne€in€1986,€priorÐ H˜ Ðto€his€marriage,€but€that€he€and€Mrs.€Shelbourne€both€worked€long€hours€to€improve€it,€and€hadÐ 4„ Ðadded€a€two„car€garage,€a€central€air„conditioning€system,€a€paved€driveway€and€gas€logs.€€Mr.Ð  p ÐShelbourne€paid€about€$43,000€for€the€house€in€1986.€€He€acknowledged€that€the€improvementsÐ  \ Ðmade€by€both€parties€had€increased€its€value,€which€he€testified€to€be€around€$55,000€(The€MLS€hadÐ øH Ðmarked€it€for€sale€at€$79,900).€€At€the€time€of€divorce,€the€balance€on€the€mortgage€was€$41,000.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àAlthough€property€acquired€prior€to€marriage€is€considered€to€be€the€separate€property€of€theÐ ¼  Ðacquiring€party,€any€increase€in€the€value€of€the€separate€property€that€occurs€during€the€course€ofÐ ¨ø Ðthe€marriage€is€considered€marital€property€if€ð ðeach€party€substantially€contributed€to€its€preservationÐ ”ä Ðand€appreciation€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„4„121(b).€€In€this€case,€it€appears€that€most€of€theÐ €Ð Ðequity€presently€existing€in€the€marital€home€was€created€by€both€parties€during€the€course€of€theirÐ l¼ Ðmarriage,€and€that€the€trial€court€was€entitled€to€treat€it€as€marital€property.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àThe€other€properties€were€acquired€during€the€partiesðð€marriage,€and€the€evidence€shows€thatÐ 0"€  Ðthey€both€worked€hard€at€renovating€and€repairing€them.€€Mr.€Shelbourne€testified€that€the€value€ofÐ #l! Ðthe€duplex€at€Highland€Terrace€was€between€$50,000€and€$55,000.€€The€MLS€listing€recites€a€priceÐ $X" Ðof€$59,900,€and€a€mortgage€balance€of€$23,000.€€Since€the€trial€court€ordered€the€property€sold,€andÐ ô$D # Ðthe€net€proceeds€divided€equally€between€the€parties,€the€exact€value€of€the€property€is€not€reallyÐ à%0!$ Ðnecessary€to€our€inquiry.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àAs€we€stated€earlier,€Mr.€Shelbourne€sold€the€property€on€North€Fifth€Street€while€the€divorceÐ ¤(ô#' Ðwas€pending.€€After€paying€off€the€mortgage€and€other€costs,€he€netted€$38,000.€€He€used€aboutÐ )à$( Ð$8,000€to€pay€taxes,€and€placed€the€remainder€in€a€safety€deposit€box.€€The€trial€court€awarded€thisÐ |*Ì%) Ðsum€to€him.€€Thus,€of€the€three€properties€the€parties€owned€and€worked€on€during€their€marriage,Ð h+¸&* Ðthe€wife€got€the€benefit€of€one,€the€husband€of€another,€and€the€benefit€of€the€third€was€equallyÐ ° Ðdivided€between€them.€€We€can€find€no€fault€in€the€trial€courtððs€division€of€the€marital€property.€Ð œì ÐÌà@ÄÄ%ìàò òV.€òò€Alimonyó óóóˆÐ tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€awarded€Mrs.€Shelbourne€rehabilitative€alimony€of€$250€per€month,€to€be€paidÐ L œ Ðfor€two€years.€€Mr.€Shelbourne€points€out€on€appeal€that€neither€party€mentioned€alimony€during€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðtrial€of€the€case,€and€argues€that€there€is€an€insufficient€foundation€in€the€record€for€the€court€toÐ $ t Ðevaluate€the€numerous€factors€that€go€into€an€alimony€determination.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€36„5„Ð  ` Ð101(d).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àHowever,€Mrs.€Shelbourne€did€ask€for€alimony€of€$500€per€month€in€her€counter„complaintÐ Ô$  Ðfor€divorce,€and€as€this€court€has€stated€on€numerous€occasions,€the€dominant€factors€in€determiningÐ À  ÐÔ_ÔspousalÔ_Ô€support€are€the€needs€of€the€spouse€to€whom€support€is€awarded,€and€the€ability€of€the€otherÐ ¬ü  Ðspouse€to€pay.€òò€Hazard€v.€Hazardóó,€833€S.W.2d€911€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1991);€òòLancaster€v.€Lancasteróó,Ð ˜è  Ð671€S.W.2d€501€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1984);€òòÔ_ÔAleshireÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔAleshireÔ_Ôóó,€642€S.W.2d€729€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1981).€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àThe€proof€showed€that€Mr.€Shelbourne€was€a€postal€employee€with€wages€from€his€job€ofÐ \¬ Ðalmost€$45,000€annually.€€Mrs.€Shelbourne€works€nearly€full„time€at€Ô_ÔGenescoÔ_Ô,€and€earns€$7.45€anÐ H˜ Ðhour.€€The€monthly€income€and€expense€statements€of€both€parties€are€in€the€record.€€They€indicateÐ 4„ Ðthat€Mr.€Shelbourne€does€have€the€capacity€to€pay€a€moderate€amount€of€alimony€out€of€his€income,Ð  p Ðand€that€Mrs.€Shelbourneððs€expenses€exceed€her€income.€€It€does€not€appear€to€us€that€the€trial€courtÐ  \ Ðabused€its€discretion€by€ordering€Mr.€Shelbourne€to€pay€alimony.Ð øH ÐÌà@dd)ìàò òVI.ó óˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Remand€this€cause€to€the€Circuit€Court€ofÐ ¨ø ÐDavidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€toÐ ”ä Ðthe€appellant.Ð €Ð ÐÔ#†¼Q»XX #ÔÔ€XX»¼QÔÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________€Ð 0"€  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.