WPC9 waaAҾ-٭}>p|UR M4!$C0 j[h‘"U5_;H5%j{I PmPbgVK^WSWQ5ף5(Ru6M{4\T}2t[5ν-QP?ih}|"%ވjX:7Xw3&G),y*ŃdGͽ Tn޹X,  ;NB&^Ս}CwGeɼ~7W2vx<,4Wl*,sxZ9r#EٷWՆcoVaO魁 ԧֈbu8@p'WNvLvP7@a|EԄN4{êx>4T&GpLE+9ڱ]NUNE  0 0 0 0H 0 0 0= 0 myDd 1u 72          bO O W W W W W W W W 0:"""""""""""" 06?"?"?"?"?" 1eu"u"u"u"u"u"u"P "" 0 *0*0*0*0 B11 021 D31 D- 2 0K6262 AS22 03 0D>4 A4-5-5-5666S78HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0G-s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular,-01s02 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|x U(#$  0  Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5\  `&Times New Roman(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular7422-5*AA (_17  5+ ` hp x 523  Ԁ5+ ` hp x 5  *GG (_16   /%` ` hp x /23  Ԁ/%` ` hp x /   *88 (_15  ," hp x ,23  Ԁ," hp x ,  *55 (_14 ` ) hp x )23  Ԁ) hp x ) ` *22 (_13  &hhp x &23  Ԁ&hhp x &  *// (_12  #p x #23  Ԁ#p x #  *,, (_11 h  p x 23  Ԁ p x h *)) (_10  pp x 23  Ԁpp x     Rw$      2    _Thetrialcourtsfinalorderincludedthefollowingfinding:  8  Thatbyagreementthehusbandagreedtopay32%ofhisnetincomeaschildsupport...whichthe 8 partiesrecognized...[asmeeting]orexceed[ing]theTennesseeChildSupportGuidelines.Said L divorcedecreeprovidedthatasHusbandsincomeincreasedsowouldhischildsupportobligationto  32%ofhisnetincome. Thesemattersaregovernedbypurecontractlaw .(Emphasisadded.)     NotwithstandingtheprovisioncontainedintheFinalDecreeofDivorcethat Husbandshallpaychildsupport  ^ baseduponTennesseeDepartmentofHumanServicesGuidelines....thepropositionthatthismatterisonegoverned  " bycontractlawisincorrect,for [w]henthehusbandandwifecontractwithrespecttothelegaldutyofchildsupport,    uponapprovalofthatcontract,theagreementofthepartiesbecomesmergedintothedecreeandlosesitscontractual Z   nature. Penlandv.Penland ,521S.W.2d222,224(Tenn.1975).Moreover, [t]hefactthatanagreementbytheparties  n  wasincorporatedinthedecree,doesnotdivesttheCourtofitsstatutorypowerstomakesubsequentorderswhere  4  circumstanceswarrant. Stateexrel.Wrzesniewskiv.Miller ,77S.W.3d195,197(Tenn.Ct.App.2001)(citing Doty   v.Doty ,260S.W.2d411,413(Tenn.Ct.App.1952)).  Rw$      3    _ [Tenn.Code.Ann.365101]providesthattheguidelinespromulgatedherein shallbeapplied asa  rebuttablepresumptioninchildsupportcases....Tenn.Comp.R.&Regs.ch.124024.01(3)(2002)(emphasis v added).#I# : Rw$      9    _ԀThetrialcourtreachedthisconclusionafterstatingthat theCourtisunabletospecificallycalculatethechild  supportobligationfortheyear2002....3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)#i)- - Catalano COA P.J. W.S.HighersPrograisu]pon Regsexceed[ingw]hen t]heWrzesniewski Doty BAQ JahnHerreraHerrerraobligor t]o ren i]nGarrettPenlandviolative42Emphasis0.Strong  35;AGMSY_11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. F Rw$      1    _ThetrialcourtspecificallyfoundthattheHusbandhadunderpaidhischildsupportobligationsince1998based  onthe Husbandstestimony#(#thathisincomewasasfollows: t   1998 L    `  GrossIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$5,100.00h(#h(#   TaxesWithheld0 0 (# (#$4,358.00(#(#   NetIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$4,358.00H h(#h(#   ChildSupportPaid0  0h(#(#$1,267.00 \h(#h(#   ChildSupportOwed0  0h(#(#$1,390.00 h(#h(#   1999 X     GrossIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$5,534.26 l h(#h(#   NetIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$4,792.00 0 h(#h(#   ChildSupportPaid0  0h(#(#$1,319.80 h(#h(#   ChildSupportOwed0  0h(#(#$1,534.00h h(#h(#   Differencepermonth0  0h(#(#$214.20,| h(#h(#   2000     GrossIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$[noamountshown]x h(#h(#   NetIncome0 0 (# (#0h(#(#$4,976.00<h(#h(#   ChildSupportPaid0  0h(#(#$1,267.00for6monthsPh(#h(#    `     h $1,330.00for6months    ChildSupportOwed0  0h(#(#$1,590.00h(#h(#   Differencepermonth0  0h(#(#$323.00for6monthsLh(#h(#    `     h $260.00for6months `   2001    (Grossannualearningwillbe$72,659.04) \   Netmonthlyincomewillbe0 h $5,313.51 ph(#h(#   ChildSupportPaid0  0h(#(#$1,364.004h(#h(#   ChildSupportOwed0  0h(#(#$1,703.00h(#h(#   Differencepermonth0  0h(#(#$339.00#lh(#h(#  #Ї  Therecorddoesnotreflecthowthesupportnumbersweredetermined.Ourcalculations,basedon32%ofthe  Appellantsnetincome,resultinthefollowingobligation:1998,$1,394.56;1999,$1,533.44;2000,$1,592.32;2001, t $1,700.32.WefinditinterestingthatwhileAppelleecontendsthatAppellantsobligation,pertheMDA,istobeexactly 8 32%ofhisnetincome,noneofthesenumbersmeetthatcriteria.(|G2w$ !.8ImdXXd8         0   d(|3IY$ !.8ImdXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3IY$ !.8ImdXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK Rw$      4    _FormerlyreferredtoasBasicAllowanceforQuarters(BAQ),andreferredtoassuchintheGuidelines. Rw$      5    _BasicAllowanceforSubsistence. Rw$      6    _ԀBAQ(BasicAllowanceforQuarters)isnowreferredtoasBAH(BasicAllowanceforHousing). I Rw$      7    _ThesecalculationsarebasedontheGuidelinefiguresapplicablefortheyear2001. See W.Walton  Garrett,Divorce,AlimonyandChildCustody,AppII(2002). Rw$      8    _Thisisdoneonlytoaidincalculation,andshouldnotbeconstruedasprohibitinginterpolation. !.8Imdd8     _  Im8!XXdd8  @ VLImINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#ImVL #Ԉ &   November5,2002Session L X!XIm #ImXX!#LISAH.WADEv.WILLIAMHOWELLWADE,IIX!XIm  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheChanceryCourtforMontgomeryCounty  J @@No.97100166CarolCatalano,Chancellor  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200200555COAR3CVFiledDecember31,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     X!XXX!Thisappealarisesfromachangeinchildsupport,increasingtheAppellantsmonthlysupport x  obligationandawardingAppelleeonehalfofallunreimbursedmedicalanddentalexpenseswhile d Appellantisinthemilitary.Concerningchildsupport,weaffirminpart,withmodification,and P reverseandremandinpart.Concerningunreimbursedmedicalanddentalexpenses,weaffirm.#X!XXX!#X!XXX! < #X!XXX!##ImXX!n#X!XIm Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmedinpart d asModified;Reversedinpart;andRemanded  P   #ImX!&#X!X.ImDavidR.Farmer,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichW.FrankCrawford,P.J.,W.S., ( andAlanE.Highers,J.,joined.  GregoryD.Smith,Clarksville,Tennessee,fortheappellant,WilliamHowellWade,II.  DebraA.Wall,Clarksville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,LisaH.Wade. t   OPINION #ImXX!:#X!XIm L  #ImXX! #X!XImX!XXX!    #X!XXX! #X!XXX!PartiesweremarriedonDecember18,1982.Twochildrenwerebornofthemarriage. $"t! ThepartiesweregrantedadivorceonthegroundsofirreconcilabledifferencesonFebruary24, #`" 1998.#X!XXX! #X!XXX!TheMaritalDissolutionAgreement(MDA)providedforjointcustody,withMother #L# designatedasprimarycustodialparent.#X!XXX! #X!XXX!Fatherschildsupportwassetat$1,267.03,anamount $8 $  equaltoorexceedingtheTennesseeGuidelineamount.#X!XXX! #X!XXX!TheMDAprovidedthat when %$!% HusbandsincomechangesWifeshallreceiveachangedamountofchildsupport,withthe &"& provisionthatthetotalpaymentsofchildsupportshallequaltothirtytwopercent(32%)#X!XXX! #X!XXX!Ԁof '"' Husbandsincome.#X!XXX!#X!XXX! (#(   TheMDAacknowledgedthatFatherwasactivedutymilitary.#X!XXX!f#X!XXX!TheMDAprovidedthat p*%* Fatherwastokeepthechildrenenrolledformilitaryhealthcarebenefitsandprovidedforthe \+&+ equaldivisionofuninsuredmedicalbenefitsonceFatherleftthemilitary.#X!XXX!#X!XXX!TheMDAwassilent H,', astothetreatmentofuninsuredmedicalexpenseswhileFatherremainedinthemilitary.  4-(- _ԇ  MothersoughtarrearageinchildsupportinearlyDecember,2000.#X!XXX!3#X!XXX!Shealsosought  paymentofonehalfthecostofthechildrensextracurricularactivitiesandonehalfthecostof  thechildrensuninsuredmedicalexpenses.#X!XXX!z#X!XXX!Fatheranswered,admittinghehadagreedtopayone  halfofthecostofextracurricularactivities,butdenyinghehadagreedtopayonehalfofun t reimbursedmedicalanddentalexpenseswhileinthemilitary.#X!XXX!#X!XXX!Fathercounterclaimedforacredit ` foroverpaymentofchildsupport,andalsosoughtadownwarddeviationinhisobligationbased L  ontimespentwiththechildren.#X!XXX!#X!XXX! 8    Attrial,Fathersmilitaryleaveandearningsstatement(LES)wasintroducedwhich  ` showedthatfor2001hegrossed$6,054.92permonth,paidfederaltaxesof$474.22permonth,  L  socialsecuritywithholdingsof$267.19permonth,andmedicarewithholdingsof$62.49per  8  month.NotwithstandingtheadmissionoftheLESintoevidence,thetrialcourtapparentlybased $  itsawardof$1,703.00permonthchildsupport#X!XXX!#X!XXX!for2001ontheFatherstestimonythathisnet   monthlyincomeforthatyearwas$5,313.51.P  #  1      ׀#X!XXX!)#X!XXX!     TheMDAspecificallyprovidesthatuninsuredmedicalanddentalcostswillbesplit  betweenthepartiesuponFatherleavingthemilitary.#X!XXX!1#X!XXX!TheMDAmakesnoreferencetothe  treatmentofsuchcostsbeforetheoccurrenceofFatherleavingtheservice.Thecourtfoundthat,  despitethisomission,Fatherwasresponsibleforhalfofuninsuredmedicalanddentalexpenses t whilehewasinthemilitary.  `    Appellantsubmitstwo(2)issuesforreview,whichwerestateasfollows: 8  8  1.0`   DidtheTrialCourterrinitscalculationofAppellantschildsupport  ` obligationbybasingsuchcalculationonAppellantsactualnetincome,in  L  ordertoaccountforthetaxfreenatureofaportionofAppellantsincome,  8  asopposedtoapplyingthecalculationcontainedintheTennesseeChild $  SupportGuidelines? ` `  8  2.0`   Didthetrialcourterrinorderingthatuninsuredmedicalanddental   expensesbesplitpriortotheoccurrenceofMr.Wadeleavingthemilitary?#X!XXX!3#X!XXX! ` `   #X!XXX!#X!XXX!  StandardofReview  \ ^  Ourreviewofatrialcourtsfindingsoffactis denovo#X!XXX!?#X!XXX!Ԁ upontherecordofthetrialcourt. 0 Suchreviewisaccompaniedbyapresumptionofcorrectness,unlesstheevidencepreponderates l againstsuchfindings.Tenn.R.App.P.13(d); Brooksv.Brooks ,992S.W.2d403,404(Tenn. X 1999).Questionsoflawarereviewed denovo ,withnopresumptionofcorrectness. Nelsonv. D WalMartStores,Inc. ,8S.W.3d625,628(Tenn.1999). 0   #X!XXX! #X!XXX! ModificationofChildSupport       Parentshaveanobligationtosupporttheirminorchildren.Tenn.CodeAnn.341102.  Itiswellestablishedthatthisdutydoesnotterminatewiththedivorceoftheparents. Brooksv. x Brooks ,61S.W.2d654(Tenn.1933).Theextentofthisdutyofsupportisthedutytosupportin d amannercommensuratewiththemeansandstationinthelifeoftheparents. Stateexrel.Grant P  v.Prograis ,979S.W.2d594,601(Tenn.Ct.App.1997)(citing Brooks ,61S.W.2dat654).