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ŌŌ€,ŌŅ  ŅŅ „ ŅÓ  ÓŃ\R AŲ'\ŃÓÓŌ€ŌŻ  ŻŅ ° ŅŅ „ ŅŅ ° ŅŅ ģ ŅÓÓŌ€,ŌŃ7€œŠXdšdČ7ŃŃ  ћŽ ŽĢą@ ąņ ņIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢą@ ąWESTERN€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEĢĢLOJUNE€WILLIAMS€SNEED€FORD,€€€ą ą)ą ąó óFrom€the€Chancery€Courtņ ņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ą€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ą€ą ą)ą ąó ófor€Maury€County,€Tennessee€€€ņ ņĢą ąPlaintiff/Appellee,ą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óThe€Honorable€William€B.€Cain,€Chancellorņ ņĢą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąĢvs.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óMaury€Chancery€No.€91„709€ņ ņĢLARRY€WAYNE€SNEED,€€€€€ą ąą ą)ą ąó óAppeal€No.€01A01„9612„CH„00542ņ ņ€€€Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ą)ą ąĢą ąDefendant/Appellant.ą ąą ą)ą ąAFFIRMEDĢœŁ€!ŁßR€/1.A1-j|Õė‡` ą. `€€@’Rߛą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óLarry€Sneed,€Pro€Seņ ņĢą ąą ąą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ąą ą)ą ąó óColumbia,€TennesseeĢņ ņą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óJames€T.€DuBois€€€ņ ņ€ó 󀀀€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óColumbia,Tennessee€€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óAttorney€for€Plaintiff/Appelleeņ ņĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢœĢ›ą@ ąóóRULE€10€œORDER›Ģņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œóóó óÓÓĢ›ą ąThis€matter€appears€appropriate€for€consideration€pursuant€to€Rule€10(a)€of€the€Rules€ofĻthe€Court€of€Appeals€of€Tennessee.× ƒ2 ××  ×Ō€ŌĢŌ€,Ōą ąIn€this€case,€the€appellee,€Lojune€Sneed€Ford€(š šFordšš),€petitioned€for€divorce€against€theĻappellant,€Larry€Wayne€Sneed€(š šSneedšš),€in€1991.€€On€February€4,€1992,€Ford€was€awarded€aĻdefault€judgment€and€a€divorce.€€This€judgment€and€divorce,€however,€were€later€set€aside€inĻApril,€1992€for€Sneedššs€excusable€neglect€to€hire€an€attorney.€€On€June€25,€1992,€both€parties,Ļrepresented€by€counsel,€signed€an€Agreed€Order€of€Settlement,€which€was€approved€by€the€trialĻcourt.Ģą ąSubsequently,€Ford€filed€a€petition€for€contempt,€alleging€Sneed€had€failed€to€pay€required€Ķchild€support€and€alimony.€€On€July€23,€1993,€after€holding€hearings,€the€trial€court€grantedĻFordššs€petition€and€sentenced€Sneed€to€six€months€in€the€county€jail.Ģą ąOn€July€30,€1993,€Sneed€filed€a€petition€for€reduction€in€child€support.€€Subsequently,€ĻFord€filed€œan€answer€and€counter„petition›€to€hold€Sneed€in€contempt€of€court€for€attempting€to€payĻhis€child€support€obligation€with€a€stolen€check.€€Both€motions€were€heard€on€January€7,€1994.€ĻThe€€trial€court€dismissed€Sneedššs€petition,€held€Sneed€in€contempt€for€attempting€to€pay€childĻsupport€by€means€of€a€stolen€check,€and€reduced€Sneedššs€œarrearages›€to€judgment.€€Sneed€wasĻrepresented€by€counsel€at€this€hearing.Ģą ąOn€July€24,€1995,€Sneed€filed€another€motion,€seeking€a€hearing€and€a€temporaryĻsuspension€of€his€support€obligations.€€Ford€then€filed€a€counter„petition€for€contempt€for€SneedššsĻalleged€continued€failure€to€pay€child€support€and€alimony.€€On€October€6,€1995,€the€trial€courtĻterminated€alimony€payments€due€to€Fordššs€remarriage€and€reduced€Sneedššs€child€supportĻobligations.€€Sneed,€however,€was€found€to€be€in€œarrears€in€the€amount€of€›€$28,000.00€in€childĻsupport€and€$6,450.00€in€alimony.€€œThe€trial›€court€continued€the€hearing€until€January€of€1996,€toĻenable€Sneed€to€consult€counsel€concerning€whether€Sneed€was€entitled€to€a€credit€in€his€arrearageĻfor€the€period€of€time€during€which€he€was€incarcerated.Ģą ąOn€January€5,€1996,€the€hearing€was€held.€€Sneed€was€not€represented€by€counsel.€€TheĻœtrial€court›€found€that€no€evidence€existed€that€would€entitle€Sneed€to€a€credit€for€his€arrearage.€ĻHowever,€€the€œtrial€court›€gave€Sneed€š šone€final€opportunityšš€to€consult€with€counsel€on€this€issue€ĻœThe€trial›€court€also€modified€Sneedššs€child€support€obligations.€€The€order€of€modificationĻrequired€Sneed€to€periodically€file€a€report€of€his€income€with€the€trial€court.€€This€order€was€filedĻon€February€9,€1996.Ģą ąOn€March€8,€1996,€Sneed€filed€a€Notice€of€Appeal.€€This€œnotice›€was€withdrawn€on€JuneĻœ14,›€1996.€€œOn›€June€11,€1996,€Sneed€filed€a€pro€se€œmotion›€œto€vacate€the›€judgments€œentered›€onĻFebruary€4,€1992;€June€25,€1992;€January€21,€1994;€and€February€9,€1996,€pursuant€to€RuleĻ60.02(3)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€On€July€26,€1996,€the€trial€court€dismissedĶthis€œmotion›€and€awarded€attorneyššs€fees€to€Ford.€€On€August€19,€1996,€Ford€filed€this€appeal.Ģą ąOn€appeal,€Sneed€contends€that€the€trial€court€denied€him€due€process€of€law€byĻdismissing€his€Rule€60€motion.€€Sneed€also€asserts€that€the€judgments€of€the€trial€court€datedĻFebruary€4,€1992,€June€25,€1992,€January€21,€1994€and€February€9,€1996,€are€š švoid€as€contraryĻto€the€law,€against€public€policy,€and€a€denial€of€due€process€of€law.šš€€Sneed€further€contends€thatĻthe€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€awarding€attorneyššs€fees€to€Ford.€€ĢœĒ›ą ąFord€seeks€affirmance€of€the€trial€courtššs€ruling€and€œan›€œaward›€of€œattorneyššs›€fees€on€appeal.€Ģą ąThe€trial€court€retains€š šsound€discretionšš€in€addressing€a€Rule€60.02€motion,€and€theĻstandard€of€review€for€the€appellate€court€is€to€determine€whether€the€trial€court€abused€thatĻdiscretion.€€ņ ņņņUnderwood€v.€Zurich€Ins.€Co.,€ó óóó854€S.W.2d€94,€97€(Tenn.€1993);€ņ ņņņDay€v.ĻDayó óóó,€931€S.W.2d€936,€939€(Tenn.€App.€1996).Ģą ąOur€examination€of€the€record€indicates€no€abuse€of€discretion€by€the€trial€court.€€Indeed,Ļthe€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€afforded€œSneed›€great€leeway€as€a€pro€se€œlitigant.€€Sneed›€wasĻrepresented€by€counsel€with€regard€to€two€of€the€judgments€at€issue,€and€€was€granted€ampleĻopportunity€to€consult€with€counsel€since€his€release€from€incarceration.€€€We€find€no€error€in€theĻtrial€courtššs€denial€of€œSneedššs€Rule€60.02›€motion.Ģą ąThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€œis›€affirmed.€€œAttorneyššs›€fees€are€assessed€against€theĻœAppellant.›€€The€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€to€determine€the€appropriate€amount€ofĻœattorneyššs›€fees€for€œAppelleeššs€defense€of›€this€appeal.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€theĻœAppellant,›€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€ĢĢÓÓĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņņą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņóóą ąHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢņņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ĢĢņņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.ó ó