FI FTH DI VI SI ON

REESE, P. J.

, M A RKLE and COLVI N, JJ.

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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A2 0 A1 93 8 . DANIEL v . DANIEL.

M A R K LE

, J ud g e.

J am i e D a n i e l ap p eal s fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s fi n al d i v o rce decree an d o rd er o n

reco n s i d erat i on i n t h e d i v o rce act i o n ag ai n s t Trav i s Dan i el

, ch al l en g in g t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s d i s t ri b u t i o n o f t h e m ari t al p ro p ert y an d i t s cal cu l at i o n s o f ch i l d s u p p o rt an d

o t h er ex p en s es rel at ed t o t he ch i l d ren i n fav o r o f Trav i s

. On ap p eal

, sh e co n t en d s t h at

(1 ) t h e t ri al co u rt erred b y (a) n o t at t ach in g t o t h e ch il d s u p p o rt a d d e n du m cert ai n

d o cu m en t s req u ired b y s t at u te, (b ) m i s cal cu l at i n g ch il d s u p p ort b as ed o n t h e ev i d en ce

s u b m i t t ed

, an d (c) n o t req u i ri n g T r a v i s t o p ay fo r cert ai n u n co v ered m ed i cal

ex p en s es ; (2 ) i n eq u i t ab l y di vi d i n g t h e m ari t al an d pers o n al p ro pert y ; (3 ) no t o rd eri n g

Trav i s to rei m

bu rs e h er fo r ex p en d i t u res p ai d o n b eh al f o f t h e c h i l d r en an d fo r t h e

m ari t al h o m e p ri o r t o t h e p art i es ’ co n s en t t em p o rary o rd er an d b y fai li n g t o cl ari fy t h ed at e t h ro u g h wh i ch Trav i s was req u i red t o pay h i s p o rt i o n o f t h e ch i l d ren ’ s u n co v ered

m ed i cal ex p en s es u n d er t h e co n t em p t p r o v is io n s o f th e d ecree; an d (4 ) d en y i n g

p o rt i on s o f h er m o t io n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n

.

Fo r t h e reas on s th at fo l l o w, we affi rm t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d ecree as t o i t s

d et erm i n at i o n o f ch i l d su p p ort an d p ay m en t of u n c o v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es n ot

d eem ed m ed i cal l y n eces s ary

. W e al s o affi rm t h e t ri al c o u rt ’ s d ecree as t o t h e

d i s t ri b u t i o n o f t h e m ari tal p ro p ert y

. Ho wev er, we rem an d t h e c a s e t o th e tri al co u rt

wi t h d i rect io n to cl ari fy i t s award o f t wo s p eci fi c it em s o f p ro p ert y

. W e al s o rem an d

t h e cas e t o t h e t ri al co u rt t o d et erm i n e t h e d at e t h ro u g h wh i c h T rav i s i s req u i red to

p ay m ed i cal ex p en s es as o rd ered u nd er t h e co nt em p t p ro v i s io n s o f t he d iv o rce d ecree.

Fi n al l y

, we rev e r s e t he t ri al co u rt ’ s det erm i n at i on th at i t l ack ed au t h o ri t y t o o rd er

Trav i s t o rei m

b u rs e J am ie fo r ex p en d i t u res p ai d o n b eh al f o f t he ch i l d ren an d fo r t h e

m ari t al h o m e p ri o r to t h e p art i es ’ co n s en t tem p o rary o rd er, an d rem an d t h e cas e t o t h e

t ri al co u rt wi t h d i rect i o n t o m ak e fu rt h er fi n d i n g s i n t h is reg ard

.

“ In t h e ap p el lat e rev i ew o f a b en ch tri al

, we wi l l n o t s et as i d e t he t ri al co urt ’ s

fact ual fi n d i n g s u nl es s t h ey are cl earl y erro n eo u s

, an d t h i s Co u rt p ro perl y gi v es d u e

d eferen ce t o t h e op p o rt u n i t y o f th e tri al co u rt t o ju dg e t h e cred i b il i t y o f th e wi t n es s es

.

Bu t wh en a q u es t i o n o f l aw is at i s s u e, we rev iew t h e tri al co u rt ’ s d eci si on d e n o v o.”

2(Ci t at i o n s a n d p u n c t u at i o n o m it t ed .) S ed eh i v. Ch a mb er l i n

, 3 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 1 2

, 5 1 6

(8 1 1 SE2 d 2 4 ) (2 0 1 8 ).

So v i ewed

, t h e reco rd s h o ws t h at J am i e an d Trav i s m arri ed i n J u n e 2 0 0 2 an d

h a v e t h r e e m i n o r ch i l dren

. Aft er 1 5 y ears o f m arri ag e, t hey s ep arat ed

, an d Trav i s

s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed fo r d i v orce o n gro u n ds t h e m arri ag e was i rret ri ev ab l y b ro k en

. At

t h e t i m e o f d i v o rce, b o th p art i es were g ai n fu ll y em pl o ye d ; T rav is wo rk ed at

M cKen n y ’ s

, In c., an d J am i e was t he s o l e m em b er o f t wo b us i n es s es

, Jam ie M

. Dan i el

& A s s o c i a t e s

, In c., wh i ch s h e ran fro m t h e m ari t al h o m e, an d M i d dl e Geo rg i a

Pro p ert y M an ag em en t Co m

p an y , LLC.

In h is co m

pl ai n t fo r d i v o rce, Trav is s o u g h t jo i n t l eg al cu s t od y o f th e ch i l d ren

wi t h v i si t at i o n ri g h ts ; eq u it ab l e d i s t ri b u t io n o f m ari t al p ro p ert y

, as set s

, an d d eb t s ; to

k eep h i s s ep arat e pro p e r t y ; an d at to rn ey fees an d co s ts

. J am i e co u n tercl ai m ed

,

al l eg in g Trav i s h ad been u nfai t h fu l

. Sh e fu rt h er s o u g h t t em po rary an d p erm an en t

jo i n t l eg al cu s t o d y an d p ri m ary p h y s i cal cu st o d y o f t h e ch i l d ren ; ch i l d s u p p o rt ; l i fe

an d h e a l t h i n s u ran ce wi t h t h e ch i l d ren as b en efi ci ari es ; eq u i t ab l e d i v i s io n o f as s et s

an d li ab i l i t i es ; t em

p o rary a n d p erm an en t ex cl u s i ve u s e o f t h e m ari t al h o m e an d

s u rro u n d i n g p ro p ert y

, as wel l as t wo o th er p ro p ert i es o wn ed b y t h e p a rt i es ; t h e

3b u s i n es s s h e ru n s fro m t h e m ari t al h o m e, an d al l as s et s o wn ed b y t he b u s i n es s ; fo u r

v eh icl es ; an d al im o n y

an d at t o rn ey

fees an d co s t s

.

Al t h ou g h th i s w as a co n ten t i o u s d i vo rce, i n v o l v in g n u m ero u s co u rt

p ro ceed in g s

, t he p art i es were ab l e t o reach s o m e ag reem en t s, i n cl u di n g a t em p o rary

co n sen t ag reem en t to t he s al e o f an RV, an d a t em p o rary o rd er reg ard i n g cu s t o d y o f

t h e ch i ld ren

, vi si t at i o n

, an d o n e o f Trav i s’ s l i fe i n s uran ce p o l i ci es

. 1 In an o t h er

t em p o rary co n sen t o rd er, th e p art i es ag reed

, am o n g o th er t h in g s

, t o p l ace t wo o f t h ei r

p ro p ert i e s i n Fo rs y t h u p fo r sal e, o n e l o cat ed on W es t b ro o k s Ro ad an d an o t h er o n

W el d o n Ro ad

, an d t h at J am i e wo u l d co n t i n ue t o p ay t h e m ort g ag e o n t h e W es t b ro ok s

Ro ad p ro p ert y u n t i l fu rt he r o rd er o f t h e co u rt

. Th ey al s o ag reed t hat J am i e wo u ld

recei v e t he ren t al p ay m en t s fo r t h e p ro p ert y l o cat ed at Bl o u n t Ro ad in Fo rs y t h , an d

t h at t h e p ro ceed s fro m t h e W es t b ro o k s Ro ad s al e wo u l d b e u s ed to ward s t h e

o u t s t an d i n g W el l s Farg o eq u i t y l i n e o f cred it

, wi t h t he rem ai n i n g b al an ce t o b e p l aced

i n J am ie’ s at to rn ey ’ s t ru s t acco u n t

. As t o ch i l d s up p o rt

, th ey ag reed th at Trav i s wo u ld

p ay J am ie $ 2 ,0 3 7 p er m o n t h

, w h i ch i n cl u d ed p ay m en t of t he ch i ld ren ’ s p ri v at e s ch o ol

t u i t i o n

, an d an ad di t i o n al $5 0 0 p er m o nt h i n ch i l d s up p ort

. T hey fu rt h er ag reed t h at

1 Th e p art ies al s o co n sen t ed t o a p aren t i n g pl an

, wh i ch th e t ri al co u rt accep t ed

, i n wh i ch t h ey ag reed t o h av e jo i n t l eg al cu s t o d y o f t h e ch i l d ren wi t h J am i e h av i n g

p ri m ary p h y s i cal cu s t o d y an d Trav i s h av i ng v i si t at io n ri gh t s.

4Trav i s wo u l d co n t i n u e t o co v er t h e ch i l d ren u n d er hi s h eal t h i n s uran ce, an d t h e

p art i es wo u l d eq ual l y d i v i d e an y m ed i cal ex p en s es n o t co v ered b y i n s u ran ce,

i n cl u d i n g “ m ed ical

, d en tal

, o rt h o d o n t i c, o p h t h am o l o g y ex p en s es

, p s y ch o l o g i cal

,

hospita liz a ti on

, co -p ay s o r d ru g ex p en s es ” w i t hi n 3 0 day s o f recei v i n g d o cu m en t a tion

o f s am e.

Des p i t e t hei r ag reem en t s, t h ere rem ai ned s ev eral un res o l ved i s s u es

, i n cl u d i n g

fu t u re ch i l d s up p o rt ; d i v is i o n o f pers o n al pro p ert y an d t h ree jo i n t ly o wn ed real

p ro p ert i es ; J am i e’ s co n t em p t cl ai m s ag ai n s t Travis fo r fai l u re t o p ay ch il d s up p o rt an d

h i s p o rt i o n o f u n r e co v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es fo r t h e ch i l d ren u n d er t he p art i es ’

co n sen t t em

p o rary o rd er; 2 J am i e’ s req u es t fo r r e i m b u r s em en t o f cert ai n ex p en s es

m ad e o n b eh al f o f th e ch i l d ren an d t h e h ou s eh ol d ; an d J am i e’ s req u es t fo r al i m o ny

an d at t o rn ey

fees . As t o t h es e i s s u es , t h e cas e p ro ceed ed t o a t h ree-d ay b en ch t ri al

.

Fo l l owi n g t ri al

, t he t ri al co u rt g ran t ed Trav i s ’ s pet i t i o n fo r d iv o rce, award i n g

t h e p art i es jo i n t l eg al cu s t od y o f t h e ch i l d ren wi t h p ri m ary ph y s i cal cu s t o d y t o J am i e,

an d i t i s s u ed a ch i l d s u p po rt ad d en d u m

, refl ect i n g cal cu l at i o n s o f t h e p art i es ’ i n co m e

fo r p u rp os es o f ch il d s u p p ort

. Rel ev an t to t h is ap p eal

, t h e t ri al co u rt s peci fi cal l y

fo u n d t h at : (1 ) Trav i s ’ s gro ss m o n t hl y i n co m e w as $ 6

, 0 7 3 .8 4

, an d J a m i e ’ s was

2 J am i e fi l ed h er co n tem

pt m ot i on s i n t h i s reg ard i n M ay an d J u ne 2 0 1 8

.

5$ 1 0 ,4 1 6 .6 7

, an d i t o rd ered Trav i s t o p ay $ 99 6 .0 0 m o nt h l y i n s u p p ort ; (2 ) t h e p art i es

were each res p on s i b l e fo r 5 0 p ercen t o f t h e ch i l d ren s ’ m ed i cal ex p en s es th at are n ot

c o v e r ed b y in s u ran ce, b ut n o t i ncl u d in g o v er-t h e-co u nt er m ed i cat i o n s a n d

ch i ro p ract i c v i si t s u n les s t h ey were m ed i cal l y n eces s ary an d o rd ered b y th e ch i l d ren s ’

d o ct o r; (3 ) Trav i s recei v ed s o l e an d ex cl u s i v e p os s es si o n o f t wo d i rt b i k es

, an d a

u t i l i t y t rai l er, an d J am i e r e cei v ed a car h au l er t rai l er; (4 ) t h e m ari t al h o m e was

award ed t o t h e p art i es as jo i n t ten an t s i n co m m on

, wi t h J am i e h av i n g ex cl us i v e ri g ht

an d p o s s es si o n o f i t u n t il t h e y o u n g es t ch i l d t u rn ed 18

, an d t hat th e p art i es were to

eq u al l y pay t h e m o rt g ag e, tax es

, an d i ns u ran ce, wi t h J am i e p ay i n g al l u t i li t i es an d

m ai n t en an ce; 3 (5 ) t h e p art i e s w e r e t o eq u al ly di v i d e t h e m on t h l y p ay m en t s

, t ax es

,

i n s u ran ce, an d ex pen s es fo r t h e i r p r o p ert y l o cat ed o n H i g h Fal l s Ro ad i n J ack so n

u n t i l t h e p r o p e r t y s o l d

, an d t h en t h ey wo ul d eq u al ly d i v i de t h e p ro ceed s ; (6 ) t h e

p art i es were t o eq ual l y d iv i d e t h e m o n t h l y p ro ceed s fro m t h e sal e o f t h ei r p ro p ert y o n

Bl o un t Ro ad

, wh i ch w as s o l d d u ri n g t h e p en d en cy o f t h e d iv o rce, un t il t h e co n t ract

i s p ai d i n fu l l; (7 ) Trav i s ret ai n ed o wn ers h i p o f an d was p erm i t ted to ret ri ev e fro m t h e

m ari t al res i d en ce h i s p ers o n al jewel ry an d al l o t h er p ers o n al p ro p ert y ; an d (8 ) n ei t h er

3 Th e t ri al co u rt fu rt h er o rd ered t hat o nce t h e y ou n ges t c h i l d t u rn ed 1 8

, t h e

p art i es were t o s el l t h e m ari t al h o m e an d s pl i t t h e p ro ce e d s

, an d each ret ai n ed t h e

ri gh t t o b u y

t h e o th er p art y

o u t i f t hey

ch o s e.

6p art y was t o p ay al i m o n y

, an d each was res p o n s i b l e fo r p ay i n g th ei r o w n at t o rn ey

fees

. W i t h res pect t o J am i e’ s co n t em p t cl ai m

, t he t ri al co u r t o rd ered Trav is t o p ay

J am i e $ 9 ,0 3 7.4 8

, wi t h i n 9 0 d ay s

, p er t h e part i es ’ t em p o rary o rd er, rep res en t i n g h al f

t h e ch i l d ren ’ s u n p ai d m ed i cal ex p en s es no t co v ered b y i n s u ran ce o wed s i nce J an u ary

2 0 1 8

, “ t o d at e.” Ho w e v e r, b ecau s e t h ere was n o co u rt o rd er en t ered p ri o r t o t h e

p art i es ’ tem

p o rary o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt fo u n d t h at it co u l d no t o r d e r Trav i s to

rei m b u rs e J am i e fo r an y ex p en d i t u res o n t h e m ari t al h o m e o r t h e ch il d ren p ri or t o t h at

t em p o rary o rd er.

J am i e m o ved t h e t ri al co u rt t o reco n s i d er t h e d i v o rce d ecree, seek i n g to ch an g e

t h e cal cu l at i o n of her m o nt hl y in co m e; t o req ui re Trav i s to p ay fo r o v er-t h e-co u n t er

m ed i cat i o n s an d ch i ro p ract i c v i s i t s ; t o cl ari fy t he ti m e fram e i n wh ich Trav i s s h o u ld

p ay h er fo r u n co vered m ed i cal ex p en s es ; t o al t er t h e eq u i t ab l e di s t ri b u ti o n o f m ari t al

p ro p ert y ; t o ch an g e i ts co n t em p t ru l i n g an d ho l d Trav i s in co n tem p t fo r n o n -p ay m en t

o f t h e ch i l d ren ’ s ex p en s es p ri o r t o t h e p art i es ’ t e m p o r a r y o rd er, an d t o cl ari fy t h e

d at es in cl u d ed i n Trav is ’ s arrearag e fo r th e ch il d ren ’ s u n p ai d m ed ical ex p en s es p ri o r

t o J an u ary 2 0 1 8 ; an d t o reco n s i d er i t s d en i al o f h er req u es t fo r al i m o n y an d at t o rn ey

fees

.

7Up o n reco n s i d erat i o n

, an d fo l l o wi n g a heari ng

, t h e tri al co u rt cl ari fi e d t h a t

Trav i s s ho u l d pay J am i e fo r u n co v ered m ed i cal ex p en ses wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s of recei v i n g

d o c u m en t at i on o f t he ex p en s es

, an d d en i ed th e m o t i o n as t o t he rem ai n i n g i s s u e s

.

W i th res pect t o p ay m en t o f o v er-t h e-co un t er m ed i cat i o n s an d ch iro p ract i c v i s i t s

, t h e

t ri al co u rt fo u n d t h at J am i e freq u en t l y t oo k t h e m i n o r ch i l d ren to t h e d o ct o r, an d t hu s

i t wo u l d n o t d el et e th i s lan g u ag e fro m t h e d i v o rce d ecree. J am i e fi l ed an ap p l i cat i o n

fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal , wh i ch we g ran ted , an d t h i s ap p eal fo l lo wed

. 4

4 Ou r rev i ew i s o f t h e d i vo rce d ecree an d t h e d en i al o f t h e m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on

. W e h av e ju ri s d i ct i o n t o en t ert ai n t h e i ss u es o n ap p eal b ecau s e t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er den y in g reco n s i d erat i o n co n s t i t u t ed a fi n al o rd er, an d J am i e t i m el y

fi led an ap p l i cat i o n f

o r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en try of t h e o rd er,

al l o wi n g h er t o as s ert erro r as t o t h e o ri gi n al d i vo rce d ecree. See Mo r to n v. Ma ca t ee

, 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p . 7 5 3 , 7 5 6 (1 ), n . 1 (8 1 5 SE2 d 1 1 7 ) (2 0 1 8 ). At t h e t i m e J am i e fi l ed h er

ap p eal

, i t ap p ears fro m t h e reco rd t h at b o t h p art i es had m o ti o ns fo r co n t em p t p en d i n g

b efo re t h e t ri al co u rt

. In a “ p art i al fi n al o rd er,” t h e t ri al co u rt res erv ed al l co n t em pt

m at t ers fo r a fu t ure h eari ng an d d et erm i n at i o n

. No t ab l y

, t h at o rd er an d th e ru l e n i s i

s h o w t h e co n t em

p t m o t i o n s were d o ck et ed u n d er t ri al co u rt cas e n u m b ers d i fferen t

t h an th at o f t h e fi n al d i vo rce d ecree an d m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i on

. Nev ert h el es s

, we

co n cl u d e t h a t t he l an g u ag e o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s fi n al d i v o rce d ecree s h o w s i t was

i n t en d ed t o be fi n al as t o al l p en d i n g m o t i o ns

, an d t h e l an gu a g e o f t h e o r d er fo r

reco n s i d erat i on was fu rt h er in t en d ed as a p ro v i s i o n fo r ad d res s i n g an y f ut u re m o t i on s

fo r co n tem

p t. A l s o

, J am i e’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal d i v es t s t h e t ri al co u rt of j u ri s d i ct i o n

wh i le t h e ap p eal o f t h e d i v o rce d ecree i s p en d i n g

. See M u g h n i v

. Beyo n d Mg mt

. Gr o up

, In c.

, 3 49 Ga. Ap p

. 3 9 8

, 4 0 2 (3 ) (8 2 5 SE2 d 8 29 ) (2 0 1 9 ). Acco rd i n g l y

, we h av e

ju ri s d i ct i o n t o res o l v e t h i s ap p eal

.

81

. J am i e fi rs t arg u es t hat t h e t r i al co u rt erred i n en fo rci n g t h e ch i ld s u p p o rt

ad d en d u m b ecau s e: (a) t h e ch i l d s u p p o rt wo rk s h eet was n o t at t ach ed

, as req u i red by

s t at u te; (b ) t here was i n s u ffi ci en t ev id en ce t o s up p o rt t h e tri al co urt ’ s cal cu l at i o n o f

h er in co m e fo r p u rp o s es o f d et erm i n i n g ch i ld s u p po rt

, al i m o n y an d at t o rn ey fees ; an d

(c) t he tri al co ur t e x c e e ded i ts au t h o ri t y i n d et erm i ni n g wh at ex pen s es q u al i fi ed as

u n co vered m ed i cal ex p en s es

. W e ev al u at e each co n t en t i o n i n t urn

, fi nd i n g n o m eri t

t o an y o f t h em

.

(a) Fa i l u r e t o a t t a ch wo r

ks h eet

.

Gen eral ly

, O CGA § 1 9 -6 -1 5 (m ) (1 ) req u i res th e t ri al co u rt t o at t ach t o t h e fi n al

o rd er th e “ ch i l d s u p p o r t w o r k s h eet s an d an y s ch ed u l e t hat was p rep ared fo r t h e

p u rp os e o f cal cu l at in g t h e am o u n t o f c h i l d s up p ort [.] ” In ad d i t io n to i n cl u d i n g t h e

req u i s i t e fi n d i n g s o f fact

, “ t h e t ri al co u rt m u s t at t ach a co m

p l et ed ch i l d s u p p o rt

wo rk s h eet an d Sch e d u l e E to t he ch i ld s u p p o rt o rd er, i n co r po r a t e th o s e d

ocu men t s

b y r ef er en ce in t o t h e o r d

er

, o r en t er t h e p ert i n en t in fo rm at io n fro m t ho s e d o cu m en t s

d i rect l y i n t o t he o rd er i ts el f.” (Ci t at i o n s om i t ted ; em ph as i s s u pp l i ed .) Bl a ck v.

Fer l i n g er e

, 3 33 Ga. Ap p

. 78 9

, 7 9 1 (2 ) (7 7 7 SE2 d 2 6 8 ) (2 0 1 5); s ee al s o O CGA § 1 9

-

6 -1 5 (m ) (1 ); Pa r

k-Po a p s v. Po ap s

, 3 51 Ga. Ap p

. 85 6

, 86 7 (6 ) (8 33 SE2 d 5 5 4 ) (2 0 1 9 )

(rei t erat in g th at g en eral l y t h e t r i al co u rt m u s t ei t her at t ach t he ch i l d s u p p o rt

9wo rk s h eet an d Sch ed ul e E t o t h e ord er o r i n co rp orat e t h e d o cu m en t s b y referen ce in

i t s o rd er).

Trav i s co nced es t h at t h e ch i l d s u p po rt wo rk s h eet was n o t at t ach ed t o t h e ch i ld

s u p p ort ad den d u m as th e st at u te req ui res

. Ho wev er, t h e t ri al co urt ’ s fai l u re t o at t ach

t h e ch il d s u pp o rt wo rk s h eet h ere i s no t fat al b ecau s e th e reco rd refl ect s t h at t h e

wo rk s h eet w as p ro ffered an d ad m i t t ed d u ri n g tri al

, an d t h e t ri al co u rt referen ced t h e

ch i l d s u p p o rt w o r k s h e e t i n t h e ch il d s u p p ort o rd er ad d en d u m

. As su ch

, wh ere t h e

rel ev an t i n fo rm at i o n was referen ced in th e a d d e n d um

, t h e t ri al co u rt d i d n o t err in

fai l i n g t o at t ach t h e ch i l d s up p o rt wo rk sh eet

. Bl a ck , 3 33 Ga. Ap p . at 7 91 (2 ). 5

5 W e ack n o w l ed g e OCGA § 1 9 -6 -1 5 (m ) (1 ) i n d i c a t e s t h at t h e “ ch il d s u p p o rt

wo rk s h eet s an d an y s ch ed u l e t h at was p rep a r e d fo r th e p u rp o s e o f cal cu l at i n g t h e

am ou n t o f ch i l d s u pp o rt s h a ll b e at t ach ed to t h e fi n al co urt o rd er o r ju d g m e n t [.] ”

(Em p h as i s s u p p l i ed ). Ho wev er, t h e Su p rem e Co u rt ’ s i nt erp ret at i o n o f t he m an d at o ry

l an g u ag e o f t h e s t at u te i s n o t s o s t ri ct

. See Demmo n s v. W il s on -Demmo n s

, 2 9 3 Ga.

3 4 9

, 3 4 9 -3 5 0 ( 1 ) (7 4 5 SE2 d 6 45 ) (2 0 1 3 ) (“ m erel y i n co rp o rat i n g t he g ro s s m o n t h l y

i n co m e in fo rm at i o n fro m t h e ch i l d s u p p o rt wo rk s h eet i n to t h e Fi n al O rd er (t h ro u g h

a tta c h m e n t o r t h r o u g h o t h er mea n s ) wo u l d h av e m ad e a rem an d u n neces s ary h ere[.] ”)

(em p h as i s s u pp l i ed ). An d we are b o u nd b y ou r Su p rem e Co u rt p reced en t

. See Ga

. Lo t t er y Co rp

. v. Pa t el

, 3 53 G a. Ap p. 3 2 0

, 3 2 4

, n

. 8 (8 3 6 SE2 d 6 3 4 ) (2 0 1 9 ) (“ Bu t we

h av e n o au t h o ri t y t o rev i ew o r ab an d o n t h e p reced en t fro m ou r Su p rem e Co u rt

, an d

we are b o u n d b y t hat p reced en t u n t i l t h at Co u rt m ak es a d i fferen t p ro n o u n cem en t .”)

(ci t at i o n s o m i t t ed ). Here, t h e tri al co u rt m ad e n o d ev i at i on s fro m t h e p res u m p t i v e

c h i l d s u p p o rt am ou n t

, an d t h u s Sch ed u l e E was n o t req u ired

. An d

, al t h o u g h n o t

at t ach ed t o th e ch i l d s u p p o rt ad d en d um o rd er, t h e ch i l d s u p p o rt wo rk s h eet was

ad m i t t ed i n t o ev i den ce an d m ad e a p art o f t h e ap pel l at e reco rd fo r ou r rev iew, an d i t

was i n co rp o rat ed b y referen ce i n t h e tri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. Th us

, u n d er the ci rcu m s t an ces

10(b ) Ca lcu l a t i o n o f ch i l d s u pp o r t

.

J am i e co n ten d s t h e tri al co u rt di d no t red uce t h e gro s s s al es fro m h er

b u s i n es s es b y t h e reas o n ab l e ex p en ses req u i red fo r s el f-em p l o y m en t o r b u s i n es s

o p erat i o n s

. Ho wev er, t h e ch i l d s u p p o rt ad d en d u m co n t ai n s t h e req u i s it e fi n d i n g s by

t h e t ri al co urt i n cal cu lat i n g t h e p art i es ’ i n co m e an d Trav i s’ s m o n t hl y ch i l d s u p p o rt

o b l i g at i o ns

.

Th e In t ern al Rev en u e C o d e d efi n es g ro s s i n co m e as “ al l i n co m e fro m

wh at ev er s o u rce d eri v ed ,” i n cl ud i n g b u t n ot l i m i t e d t o g ro s s i n co m e

d eri v ed fro m b u s i n es s

. Det erm i n i n g each p aren t’ s m onthly gro s s i n co m e

i s t h e fi rs t s t ep t h at a co u rt m us t t ak e i n cal cu l at i n g ch i l d s u p p o rt u nd er

Geo rg i a’ s ch i l d s u p p o rt g u i d el i n es

. Un d er t h e g ui d el i n es

, g ro s s i n co m e

i n cl u d es in co m e fro m s el f-em pl o y m en t

. OCGA § 1 9 -6 -1 5 (f)(1 )(B) l is t s

t h e s o ur c e s o f in co m e t hat are co n s i dered t o b e s el f-em p lo y m en t in co m e.

Th i s s ect i o n a l s o d irect s : In g en eral

, i n co m e an d ex p en ses fro m

s el f-em ploy m e nt or o p erat i o n o f a b u s i n es s s h o u l d b e carefu ll y rev i ewed

b y t h e co u rt

. . . t o d et erm i n e an ap p ro p ri at e l ev el o f g r o s s i n c o m e

av ai lab le t o t he p aren t t o s at i s fy a ch i l d s u p p o rt o b l i g at i on

.

(Ci t at i o n s an d pu n ct u at i o n om i t t ed .) Ap p l i n g v. Ta t u m

, 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p

. 7 8

, 80 (2 ) (6 7 0

SE2 d 7 9 5 ) (2 0 0 8 ). Fu rt her, i t w as fo r th e t ri al co u rt t o d et erm i n e wh et h er a p art y ’ s

o f t h i s cas e, we d o n o t fi n d t h at th e fai l u re t o at tach t h e ch i ld s u p po rt wo rk sh eet t o t h e

ch i l d s u p p o rt ad d en d u m

req ui res rem an d

.

11o wn rep res en t at i o n s reg ard in g h er i n co m e were cred i bl e, an d we wi l l no t d i s t u rb t h e

t ri al co urt ’ s fact u al fi n d in g s i n t h i s reg ard if th ere i s an y ev i d en ce t o s u p p o rt t h em

.

Au t r ey v. A u t r e

y

, 2 8 8 G a. 2 8 3

, 2 8 4 -2 8 5 (2 ) (7 02 SE2 d 8 7 8 ) (2 01 0 ); s ee al s o

C a l l o wa y-S p en cer v. S

p en cer

, 3 5 5 Ga. Ap p

, 7 4 3

, 7 4 6 (3 ) (8 4 5 SE2 d 7 15 ) (2 0 2 0 )

(“ W e wi l l n o t d i s t u rb a t ri al co u rt ’ s fact u al fi n d i n g s reg ard i n g a p art y ’ s i n co m e u n l es s

cl earl y erro n eo u s .Th e st an d ard b y wh i ch fi n di n g s o f fact are rev i e w e d i s t h e ‘ an y

ev i d en ce’ ru l e, un d er w h i ch a fi n d i n g b y th e t ri al co u rt s u p p o r t ed b y an y ev i d en ce

m u st b e u p h el d .”) (ci tat i o n an d p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ).

At t ri al

, J am i e t es t i fi ed t h at h er m o n t h ly i n co m e was $ 1 0 ,6 5 7 fo r t ax y ear 2 0 1 6,

an d $ 1 6 ,4 1 0 fo r tax y ear 2 0 17

. Th e t ri al co u rt al s o co n s i d ered ev i d en ce reg ard i n g h er

t wo b u s i n es s es in t he fo rm o f pay s t u b s an d t ax fo rm s . Th e t ri al co u rt rev i ewed h er

fi nan ci al affi d av i t an d ch il d s u p p o r t w o rk s h eet

, i n wh i ch s h e es t i m at ed h er i n co m e

at $ 3

, 0 00 p er m o n t h

, as wel l as h er cred i t card s a n d b us i n es s p ro fi t an d l o ss

s t at em en t s wh ich s h o wed g ro s s s al es o f $ 1 1 7 ,2 0 6.6 5 fo r 2 0 1 7

, an d $ 5 3 ,1 2 1 fo r 2 0 1 8,

b u t t hat h er n et i n co m e fo r 2 0 1 8 was a l o s s o f $ 6,0 0 0

. No t ab ly

, th e t r i a l c o u rt al s o

co n si d er e d the possible c om m in g l i n g o f her p ers o n al an d b u s in es s acco un t s an d cred i t

card s

, an d t h at h er cred i t card s s h o wed s pen d i n g h ab i t s i nco n si s t en t wi t h h er cl ai m s

o f l o wer i n co m e as wel l as l eg al ex p en s es p ai d i n an u n rel at ed act i o n

.

12Th e t ri al co u rt fu rt h er co n s i d e r e d T rav i s ’ s t es t i m o n y at t ri al

. Trav is d i s p u t ed

J am i e’ s cl ai m t h at s h e m ad e o n l y $ 3 ,0 0 0 a m o n th an d s ub m i t ted hi s o w n fi n an ci al

affi d av i t an d ch i l d s u p p o rt wo rk s h eet

, s ho wi ng t h at h e earn s ap p ro x im at el y $ 3 3 an

h o u r an d $ 7 7 ,0 0 0 a y ear, an d h e a g r e e d t h a t hi s p ay s t ub s sh o w h i s g ro s s m o n t h l y

i n co m e as $ 6,4 1 8.3 5

.

Co n si d eri ng th i s ev id en ce, an d ap p l y i n g t h e s t at u t ory req u i rem en t s o f OCGA

§ 1 9-6 -1 5

, t h e t ri al co u rt fo u n d J am i e’ s t es t i m o n y reg ard i n g h er i n co m e n ot cred i b l e.

An d i t sp eci fi cal l y fo u nd t h at th e fi g u res s u b m i t t ed b y Trav i s were m o re accu rat e. It

t h erefo re d et erm i n ed t h at Jam i e’ s g ro s s m o n t h ly i n co m e was $1 0 ,4 1 6.6 7 p er m o n t h,

an d t h at n o Sch ed u le E d ev i at io n s ap p li ed

. It was fo r th e t ri al co urt to s i ft th ro u g h t h e

ev i d en ce, res o l v e an y co n fl i ct s

, an d wei g h t h e cred i b i li t y of t he w i t n e s s e s

. Au t r ey

,

2 8 8 Ga. at 2 8 4 -2 8 5 (2 ); S ed eh i

, 3 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. at 5 1 6

. Bas ed o n th e reco rd ev i d en ce,

an d i n g i v i n g d eferen ce t o t he t ri al co u rt ’ s fact u al f i n d i n g s an d w it nes s cred i b i l i t y

d et erm i n a t i o n s, we fi n d n o cl ear erro r i n t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d et erm i n at i o n o f ch i ld

s u p p ort

. Au t r ey , 2 8 8 Ga. at 2 8 4 -2 8 5 (2 ).

(c) Un co ver ed

med i ca l exp en s es

.

13J a m i e a r gu es t h e t ri al co u rt erred i n ex cl u d i n g rei m b u rs em en t s fo r t h e

ch i l d ren ’ s o v er-t h e-co u n t er m ed i cat ions a nd c hir opr a c tic v i s i ts

. Th e t ri al co u rt d i d n ot

ex ceed i t s au t ho ri t y

i n t h i s reg ard

.

“ Un i n s u red h eal t h care ex p en s es ” m ean s a ch il d ’ s u ni n s ur e d m e d i cal

ex p en s es i n cl u d i n g

, bu t n o t l i m i t ed t o

, h eal t h i n s uran c e c o p ay m en t s

,

d ed u ct i b l es

, an d s u ch o t h er co s ts a s a re r ea s o na b l y n eces s a r

y fo r

o rt h od on t i a, d en t al t reat m en t

, as th m a t reat m en t s

, p h y s ical t h erap y

,

v i s i o n care, an d an y acu t e o r ch ro n ic m ed i cal o r h eal t h p ro b l em o r

m en t al h eal t h il l nes s, i n cl u di n g co u n s el i n g an d o t h er m ed ical o r m en t al

h eal th ex p en s es , t hat are n o t co v ered b y i n s u ran ce.

(Em p h as i s s up p l i ed .) S t o ker v. S ever i n

, 2 9 2 Ga. Ap p

. 8 7 0

, 8 7 3 (1 ) (b ), n

. 7 (6 6 5 SE2 d

9 1 3) (2 0 0 8 ); OCGA § 1 9-6 -1 5 (a) (2 3 ). OCGA § 19 -6 -1 5 (h ) (3 ) (A) al s o p ro v i d e s

t h at a ch i ld ’ s u ni ns u red m ed i cal ex pen s es are t h e s hared res p o n s i b i li t y of b o t h p aren t s

an d s hal l b e d i vi d ed p ro rat a, u n l es s o t h er wi se s p eci f ica l l y o r d er ed b y t h e co u r t

.

Here, t h e t ri al co u rt h eard ev i d en ce th at at l eas t o n e o f t h e c h i ld ren s u ffered

fro m al l erg i es an d req u i red an i n h al er, an o t h er req u i red a h eari n g ai d

, an d t h at al l t h e

ch i l d r en recei v ed p eri od i c ch i ro p ract i c t reat m en t s t o p rev en t ai l m en t s su ch as ear

i n fect i o n s

. W i t h res p ect to pas t m ed i cal ex p en s es fo r t h e ch i ld ren

, J am i e t es t i fi ed to

ex p en s es fro m A u gu s t 2 01 7 t o Sep t em ber 20 1 8

, s u b m i t ted in t o ev i d en ce v ol u m i n ou s

14p ag es o f m ed i cal d o cu m en t s rel at i n g t o b i l l s an d recei p t s

, an d as sert ed th at t he p art i es

ag reed i n t he co n s en t t em p o rary o rd er t o s p l i t t h es e co s t s

.

Trav i s ack n o wl ed g ed t h at h e o wed J am i e fo r cert ai n m ed i cal ex pen s es fo r t h e

ch i l d ren

, b u t t es t i fi ed t h at h e refu s ed to p ay fo r ch i ro pract ic v i si t s no t reco m m en d ed

b y a d o ct or, an d al l erg y m ed i cat i o n s t h at J am i e o bt ai n ed t h ro u gh p res cri pt i o n s rat h er

t h an o v er-t h e-co u n ter. He cl ai m ed t h at m o s t o f t h e co u n s e l i n g ch arg es were as a

res u l t o f t h e way J a m i e t reat ed t h e ch il d ren

. He ex p l ai n ed th at J am i e s en t an

o v erwh el m i ng n um

b er o f em ai l s reg ard i n g t he m ed i cal ex p en s es

, b u t d i d no t i n cl u d e

recei p t s fo r t h e ch arg es

, m ak i n g i t d iffi cu l t fo r h i m t o d et erm i n e t h e am ou n t h e o wed

.

Th e t ri al co u rt o rd ered t h at each p aren t i s eq u al l y res p on s i b l e fo r an y reas o n ab l e

m ed i c a l e x p en s es n o t co v ered b y h eal t h i n su ran ce, b u t ex cl u d ed o v er-t h e-co u n t er

m ed i cat i o n s an d ch i ro p ract i c vi s i t s u nl es s a d o ct o r deem ed t hem t o b e m ed i cal l y

n eces s ary

.

Th e t ri al co u r t i s n o t r e q u i red t o o rd er a part y t o p ay fo r u n co v ered m ed i cal

ex p en s es n o t d eem ed t o b e m ed i cal l y n eces s ary

. OCG A § 1 9 -6 -1 5 (a) (2 3 ); OCGA

§ 1 9 -6 -1 5 (h ) (3 ) (A). In d ecl i n i n g t o m o di fy t h is po rt i o n o f it s ru l in g u p o n

reco n s i d erat i on

, t h e tri al co urt s p eci fi cal l y fo u n d th at t h e “ ev i d en ce at t ri al s h o wed

t h at [J am i e] freq u en t l y b ro u g ht t h e ch il d ren t o th e d oct o r,” refl ect i n g t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

15b el i ef t h at m an y o f t h e u n co v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es were no t reas o nab l y n eces s ary

.

Ag ai n

, i t was fo r t he tri al co u rt t o si ft t h ro u g h t he ev i d en ce an d wei g h t h e cred i b i l i t y

o f t h e w i t n es s es an d

, in do in g s o

, i t d i d n ot fi n d Jam i e’ s ev i d en ce reg ard i n g t h es e

u n co vered m ed i cal ex p en s es t o b e cred i b l e. S ed eh i

, 3 4 4 Ga. A p p

. at 5 1 6. As s u ch

, we

can n ot s ay

t h at t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s fact u al fi n d i n g i n t h i s reg ard was cl earl y erro n eo u s

.

See S to ker

, 2 9 2 Ga. Ap p

. at 8 7 3 (1 ) (b ), n

. 7 ; see al s o OCGA §§ 1 9 -6 -1 5 (a) (2 3 ); 1 9

-

6 -1 5 (h ) (3 ) (A).

2

. Jam i e n e x t arg u es t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred i n d i v i di n g t h e p art i es ’ m ari t al

as s et s an d i m

p ro p erl y d i s t ri bu t i n g th ei r p ers o n al as s et s becau s e i t (a) d id n ot i n cl u d e

t h e W es t b ro o k s Ro ad pro p ert y i n t h e d i v o rce decree; (b ) award ed t h e W el d o n Ro ad

m ari t al res i d en ce t o bo t h p art i es a s j o i n t t en an t s i n co m m o n

, wh i l e req ui ri ng J am i e

t o b e fi n an ci al l y res p on s i b le fo r u t i l i t i es

, m ai n t en an ce, an d u p keep

, an d t h e

req u i rem en t t h at th e p ro p ert y be s o l d at a lat er dat e was am b i gu o us ; (c) fai l ed to

es t ab l i s h a t i m e l i n e an d p ro ced u res fo r h an dl i n g ex p en s es rel at ed t o t h e Hi g h Fal l s

Ro ad p ro p ert y ; (d ) ex ceed ed i t s au t h o ri t y i n rel at i o n t o t h e Bl o u nt Ro ad p ro p ert y by

req u i ri n g a t h i rd p art y t o m ak e eq ual ren t al p ay m en ts t o each o f t he p art i es u n t i l t h e

co n tract w as p ai d i n fu l l ; an d (e) d i d no t eq u al l y d i v i d e t h e m ari t al p ro p ert y

, award ed

t h e s am e t rai l er t o b o t h p art i es

, award ed T rav i s pers o n al p ro p ert y t h at J am i e d i d n ot

16h av e i n h e r p o s s e s s i on

, an d erro n eo u s l y award ed t o Trav i s p ers o n al p ro p ert y t h at

b el o n g ed s ep ar at el y t o Jam i e. W e co n cl ud e t h e t ri al co u rt d i d n o t err in it s d i v i s i o n

an d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t he p art i es ’ as set s

, b u t t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred wi t h reg ard to

wh i ch t rai l er was t o b e gi v en t o each p art y

. W e, t h erefo re, rem an d t h e cas e t o t h e t ri al

co u rt t o cl ari fy

t h e l an g uag e i n t h e d ecree.

To b eg i n , we n o t e t h at

an eq u i t ab l e di v i s io n o f m ari t al pro p ert y d o es n o t n eces sari l y m ean an

eq u al di vi s io n

. Th e p u rp o s e b eh i n d t h e d o ct ri ne o f eq u i t ab le d i v i s io n o f

m ari t al p ro p ert y i s t o as s u re t h at p ro p ert y accu m u l at ed d u ri n g th e

m arri ag e b e fai rl y d i st ri b u t ed b et w een th e p art i es

. Each s p o u se i s

en t i t l e d t o a n al l o cat io n o f t h e m ari t al pro p ert y b as ed u p o n h i s o r h er

res p ect i v e eq u i t ab l e in t eres t th erei n

. Th u s

, an award i s n o t erro n eo u s

s i m p l y b e cau s e o n e p art y recei v es a s eem i ng l y g reat er s h are o f th e

m ari t al p ro p ert y

. In s t ead

, t h e t ri al co u rt h as b ro ad d is cret i o n t o eq u i t ab l y

d i v i de t he m ari t al p ro p ert y

.

(Ci t at i o n s an d p un ct u at i o n o m i t t ed .) Du p r ee v. Du

p r ee

, 2 8 7 Ga. 3 1 9, 3 2 1 (3 ) ( 6 9 5

SE2 d 6 2 8 ) (2 0 10 ). W i t h t h es e g u i d i n g p ri n ci pl es i n m i n d

, we t u rn t o Jam ie’ s s p eci fi c

arg u m en t s reg ard i n g t h e m ari t al p ro p ert y

.

17(a) W i t h res p ect t o t h e W es t b ro o k s p r o p e rt y

, J am i e co n ten d s t h e t ri al co u rt

erred b y n o t in cl u di n g t h i s p ro p ert y i n t h e d i v o rce d ecree, an d t h u s creat ed am b i g u i t y

as t o wh i ch p art y

was fi n an ci al l y

res p o ns i b le fo r t h e p ro p ert y . W e d i scern n o erro r.

It ap p ears th ere were t wo s ep arat e ren t al p ro p ert i es l o cat ed o n We s t b r o ok s

Ro ad : o n e o f wh i ch t h e p art ies ag reed t o s el l

, an d t he o t her w h i ch ad jo in s t h e m ari t al

res i den ce an d wh i ch J am i e t es t i fi ed s h e u s es as p art o f t h e m ari t al h o m e. J am i e

t es t i fi ed t h at s h e p ay s t h e i n s u ran ce o n t h i s p ro p ert y

. Trav i s t es t i fi ed t h e p ro p ert y was

wo rt h ab o u t $ 4 0 ,0 0 0

. In i t s o rd er, i t ap p ears t h at t h e t ri al co u rt award ed t he m ari t al

res i den ce o n W el d o n Ro ad

, as wel l as t h e t wo ad jo i n i n g l an d lo ts ad

jacen t t o t h e

p r o p ert y

, t o b ot h Trav is an d J am i e as jo i n t t en an t s i n co m m o n, b u t i t d i d n o t

o t h erwi s e s p eci fy b et ween t he t w o W es t b ro ok s p ro pert i es

. Nev ert h el es s

, t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o m is s i o n i n t h e d i vo rce d ecree reg ard i n g s am e d o es n o t co n s t it u t e erro r.

It h as l o n g b een t h e ru l e t h at t i t l e t o pro p ert y n ot d es cri b ed i n a v erd i ct

o r ju d gm en t i s u naffect ed b y t h e d ecree an d rem ai n s t i t l ed i n t h e n am e

o f t h e o wn ers as b efo re th e d ecree w as en tered

. Th e ru l e o f l aw i s cl ear

t h at a d i v orce decree m

u s t s p eci fi cal l y d es cri b e an d d i s p o s e of pro p ert y

i n w h i ch b o t h p art i es h av e an i n t eres t o r t h e d ecree wi ll no t d i v es t ei t h er

p art y o f t h ei r i n t eres t in t h e p ro p ert y

. . . Becau s e t h e p ro p ert y at i s s ue

was no t s p eci fi cal ly d es cri b ed i n t h e d i v o rce decree, t it l e t o t h e pro p ert y

was u naffect ed b y th e decre e a n d rem ai n ed t i t l ed i n t h e n am es o f b o t h

18p art i es [.] Acco rd i ng l y

, t h e o m i s s i o n fro m t h e j u d g m e n t o f an ex p l i ci t

award o f . . . t h e p ro p ert y . . . i s n o t rev ers i b l e erro r.

(Ci t at i o n an d p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed .) Mes s a ad i v. Mes s a a d i

, 2 8 2 Ga. 12 6

, 12 7 (1 ) (6 4 6

SE2 d 2 3 0 ) (2 0 0 7); s ee al so Da vi s v. Da vi s

, 2 8 7 Ga. 8 9 7, 89 8 (7 0 0 SE2 d 4 0 4 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

Acco rd in g ly

, wh ere th e t ri al co u rt ’ s d i v o rce d ecree d i d n o t o t h erwi s e p ro vi d e, t h e

p ro p ert y rem ai n s t i t l ed as i t was b efo re t h e d i v o rce d ecree was en t ered

. Th erefo re, t h e

t ri al co u rt d i d n o t err i n t h i s res p ect

.

(b ) J am i e arg ues t h at th e tri al co u rt erred i n award i n g th e W el d o n Ro ad m ari t al

res i den ce t o b o th p art ies

, m ak i n g t h em jo i nt t en an t s i n co m m o n wh i l e req u i ri n g J am i e

t o be fi n an ci al ly res p o n si b le fo r u t i l i t i es

, m ai n t en an ce, an d u p k eep

. Sh e al s o arg u es

t h at m ak i n g t h e p art i es j o i n t t en an t s i n co m m o n was am

b i g u o u s b ecau s e i t al l o ws

Trav i s t h e ri g h t t o en t er t h e h o m e wh en ev er h e wan t s. Ag ai n , we d i s cern n o erro r.

Geo rg i a l a w reco g n i zes t h e creat i o n o f a t en an cy i n co m m o n as a res u l t o f a

d i v o rce d ecree, wi t h each o f th e p a r t i e s h av in g a o ne-h al f u n d i v i d ed in t eres t i n t h e

p ro p ert y

. See Ha r vey v. S es s o ms

, 2 8 4 G a. 7 5 (6 63 S E2 d 2 1 0 ) (2 0 0 8 ) (reg ard i n g a

p et i t i o n fo r p art i t i o n o f m ari t al h o m e, b u t reco g n i z i n g t he creat i on of t en an cy in

co m m o n wi t h reg ard t o t h e m ari t al ho m e as a res u l t of t h e d i v o rce d ecree). M o reo v er,

wi t h reg ard t o t h e m ar i t a l h o m e, t h e t ri al co u rt h as b ro ad d is cret i o n t o fas h i o n a

19rem ed y s u i t ab l e t o t h e p art i es in v o l v ed

. See Du p r ee

, 2 8 7 Ga. at 3 2 1-3 2 2 (4 ) (t ri al

co u rt has b ro ad di s cret io n t o d i v i d e m ari t al p r o p e r t y fai rl y

, w h i ch i n cl u d es t h e

au t h o ri t y t o o rd er t h e fu t u re s al e o f t h e p art i es ’ res i d en ce an d t o acco u n t fo r h o w t h e

ex i s t in g m o rt g ag e wi l l b e p ai d u n t i l t h e s al e).

Here, t h e tri al co u rt h eard an d co n s i d ered ev i d en ce t h at J am i e wan ted t o rem ai n

i n t h e m ari t al pro p e r t y b ecau s e i t was t h e on l y h o m e t h e m i n o r ch il d ren h ad ev er

k n o wn

. Trav i s t es ti fi ed he wan t ed t h e m ari t al h o m e, b u t

, i f i t was award ed t o J am i e,

h e wo u l d l i k e ri g h t o f fi rs t refu s al i f s h e d e c i d e d t o s el l i t

. Bas ed o n t h e ev i d en ce

b efo re i t

, t h e t ri al co urt award ed t h e m ari t al pro p ert y t o t h e p art i es as jo i n t t en an t s in

co m m o n

, wi t h J am i e h av in g e x c l u s i v e ri g h t an d p os s es s i o n o f i t u nt i l th e y o u n g es t

ch i l d t urn ed 1 8

, at wh i ch t i m e t h e p art i es wo u l d s el l t h e h o m e an d s pl i t t h e p ro ceed s

.

Th e t ri al co u rt fu rt her ord ered t h e p art i es t o each p ay h al f t h e m o rt g ag e, tax es

, an d

i n s u ran ce, wi t h J a m i e p a y i n g al l u t i l i ti es an d m ai n t en an ce, as s he was t h e p art y

g ran t ed t h e ri g h t t o l i v e i n t h e h o m e wi t h t he ch i l d ren

. In t h i s reg ard , t h e t ri al co u rt

fas h i on ed a rem ed y

, b y award i n g t h e m ari tal h om e as t en an t s i n co m m o n

, su i t ab l e to

b o t h p art i es an d t h ei r res p ect iv e i n t eres t i n t he h o m e, an d we co n cl u d e t h e t ri al co u rt

d i d no t ab u s e i t s d i s c r et io n i n t h i s reg ard

. H a r vey v. Ses s o m s

, 2 84 Ga. 7 5 ; Du p r ee

,

2 8 7 Ga. at 3 2 1 -3 2 2 (4 ).

20(c) As fo r t h e H i g h Fal l s Ro ad p ro p ert y

, J am i e arg u es t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred

i n fai l i n g t o p ro v i d e a p ro ced u re t o en s u re p ay m en t of t h e m o rt g ag e, t ax es

, i n s u ran ce,

an d o t h er ex p en s es fo r th e pro p ert y

. W e co n cl u d e t h a t

, u n d er th e ci rcu m s t an ces o f

t h i s cas e, t h e t ri al co u r t was n o t req u ired t o fu rt h er d el i n eat e i n t h e d i v o rce d ecree

s p eci fi c d et ai l s g o v ern i n g h o w t h e p art i es were t o m an ag e t h i s p ro p ert y

.

J am i e t es t i fi ed t h at s h e wo u l d co n t in u e t o p ay t h e m o rt gag e if award ed t h e

p ro p ert y i n t he d i vo rce, as t h e p art i es ag reed i n th e t em p o rary co n sen t o rd er. Trav i s

t es t i fi ed th at h e h ad a d is cu s s i o n wi t h J am i e an d t h e t en an t ab o u t t he ren tal co s t b ei n g

i n creas ed

, an d t h at J am i e was t o u s e t h e m o ney h el d i n h er at t o rn ey’s t r u s t acco u nt

fro m t h e s al e o f t h e o t h er W es t b ro o k s pro p ert y t o pay ex p en s es o n t h i s p ro p ert y u n t i l

i t co u ld b e s o l d

. An d t h e t ri al co u rt ag reed t h at t h e m on ey s h o u l d b e t ak en fro m t h e

t ru s t acco u n t t o p ay fo r t h e ex p en s es l es t t h e H i g h Fal l s Ro ad p ro pert y g o i n to

fo recl o s ure. 6 Ul t i m at el y

, t h e t r i al co urt ru led t h at t h e p art i es were t o eq u al l y d i v i d e

t h e m o nt h l y p ay m en t s

, t ax es

, i n s u ran ce, an d ex pen s es fo r t he p ro p ert y un t i l t h e

p ro p ert y s el l s , at wh i ch t i m e t h ey

are t o eq u al l y d i v i d e t h e p ro ceed s

.

6 At t h e co n cl u s i o n o f t ri al

, t h e t ri al co u rt o rd ered co u n s el t o wri te a ch eck fro m

t h e cl i en t t ru s t acco u n t t o s at i s fy t h e p ay m en t s o n t h e Hi g h Fal l s Ro ad p ro pert y

.

21Th e d eg ree o f det ai l t o b e s et fo rt h in fi n d i ng s o f fact i n a fi nal ju d g m en t

award i n g eq ui tab l e d i v i s i o n o f m ari t al p ro p ert y s h o u l d

, as a p ract i cal

m at t er, d ep en d u p o n t h e d eg ree o f co m p l ex i t y o f th e is s ues p res en t ed

.

In a cas e s u ch as t h i s o n e, wh e r e t h e eq u i t ab l e d iv i s i o n o f th e m ari t al

es t at e i s s im

p l e an d s t rai g h t fo rward , l es s d et ai l i s req u ired

.

(Ci t at i o n o m i t t ed .) A r t hu r v. Ar t h u r

, 29 3 Ga. 6 3, 6 6 (2 ) (a) (7 4 3 SE2 d 4 20 ) (2 0 1 3 );

s ee al s o Du

p r ee

, 28 7 Ga. at 3 2 2 (4 ) (“ A d i v o rce d ecree m us t fi n al i ze t h e pro ces s by

wh i ch m ari t al p ro p ert y wi l l b e eq u i t ab l y d i v i d ed

, b u t t h at p ro ces s need n o t an d o ft en

can n ot feas i b l y b e co m

p l et ed u n t i l aft er t h e d ecree i s e n t e r e d.”). Th e t ri al co urt ’ s

o rd er ad eq u at el y s et s o u t t h e p art i es ’ o b l i g at io n s wi t h res p ect t o t h i s p ro p ert y

.

Acco rd in g ly , we fi n d n o erro r i n t h i s reg ard

.

(d ) J am i e arg ues t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred i n reg ard t o t h e Bl o u n t Ro ad p ro p ert y

b ecau s e i t l ack ed ju ri sd i ct io n to req u i re th e t hi rd p art y t o wh o m t h e p ro pert y was s o ld

t o p ay Trav i s an d J am i e eq u al l y o n a m o n t h l y b as i s. W e co ncl u d e t h at t he tri al co u rt

co m m i t t ed n o erro r h ere as i t p l aced n o s uch req u i rem en t o n t h e t h i rd p art y

.

As t o t h i s p ro p ert y

, J am i e t es t i fi ed t h at th e Bl o u n t Ro ad p ro pert y was u n d er a

p u rch as e ag reem en t b y a t h i rd part y

, wh o w as res p o n si bl e fo r t h e p ro p ert y t ax es an d

i n s u ran ce, an d t h at t h e m o n t h l y ren t al p ay m en t o f $ 5 0 0 was p ai d d i rect l y t o h er.

Trav i s tes t ifi e d t h a t t h e ren t p ai d b y t h e t h ird p art y fo r t h e Bl o u n t Ro ad p ro p ert y

22s h o u ld b e d i v id ed eq u al l y b et ween h i m s el f an d J am i e. Th e t ri al co u rt o rd ered t h e

p art i es t o eq u al l y d i v i d e t h e m o n t h l y p ro ceed s fro m t h e ren t u n t i l t h e co n tract i s p ai d

i n fu l l. Th u s

, un d er t h e p l ai n l an g u ag e o f t h e d ecree, t h e t ri al co u rt n ev er req u i red t h e

t h i rd part y t o pay Trav i s a n d Jam i e i n d i v i d u al l y an d eq u al l y fo r t h i s p ro p ert y

, an d

t h u s we d i s cern n o erro r.

(e) J am i e al s o arg ues t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred i n i m p ro p erl y award i n g t h e s am e

t rai l er t o b o t h p art i es an d b y erro n eo u s l y award i n g t o Trav is p ro p ert y bel o n g i n g to

J am i e as wel l as p ro p ert y Jam i e cl ai m s s he di d no t h av e i n h er p o s ses s i o n

. W e ag ree

t h at i t ap p ears t h e t ri al co urt award ed th e wro n g trai l er i n t h e d i v o rce d ecree, b u t we

fi nd n o erro r as t o t h e award o f t h e rem ai n i n g i t em s

.

W i t h res p ect t o th e trai l ers

, t h e ev i d en ce s ho wed th at t h ere were t wo d i fferen t

t rai l ers at i s s u e i n t hi s cas e: a b o x t rai l er an d an ei gh t feet by s i x t een feet o p en -en d ed

t rai l er th at was a g i ft to Jam i e fro m h er u n cl e. J am i e t es ti fi ed t h at t h e b o x t rai l er

s h o u ld n o t b e i n cl ud ed i n t he di s t ri b u t i o n of as s et s becau s e s h e u s ed i t t o t ran s p o rt t h e

k i d s ’ fo u r-wh eel ers an d di rt b i k es d u ri n g fam i ly tri p s. T rav i s t es t i fi ed t h at he wan t ed

t o k eep t h e b o x t rai l er, b u t a c k n o wl ed g ed t hat t he ei g ht feet b y s i x teen feet t rai l er

b el o n g ed t o J am i e b ecau s e i t was g i v en t o h er b y h er u n cl e.

23In t h e d i v o rce d ecree, th e t ri al co u rt award ed t o Trav i s t h e “ 1 6 ’ u t i l it y t rai l er”

an d award ed to J am i e th e “ 2 4 ’ 2 0 15 Car H au l er Trai l er.” J am i e m o v ed th e t ri al co u rt

t o reco n s i d er t h e d iv orce d e cree t o t h e ex ten t i t award ed th e s am e i t em

, wh i ch s h e

d es cri b ed as t h e “ 2 0 1 5 Car Hau l er Trai l er,” t o b o t h p art i es

, b u t t he t ri al co u rt d ecl i n ed

t o d o s o

. Becau s e th e part i es co n ced e o n ap p eal t h at t h e t ri al co u rt award ed t he p art i es

t h e w ro n g trai l er, an d b ecau s e it i s u n cl ear fro m t h e d i v o rce decree wh i ch t rai l er t h e

t ri al co urt i n t en d ed fo r each part y t o h av e, we v acat e an d rem an d t h e cas e t o t h e t ri al

co u rt t o cl ari fy t h i s p o r t i o n of t he d i v o rce d ecree t o p ro v i d e a m ore accu rat e

d es cri p t io n o f wh i ch t rai l er i s award ed t o each p art y

.

As fo r t h e rem ai n d er o f t h e pers on al pro p ert y J am i e cl ai m s wa s im p ro p erl y

d i s t ri b u t ed

, t h e t ri al co u rt award ed Trav i s a g o l d n u gg et wat ch

, g o l d ri n g

, n u g g et ri n g,

an d m as o n ri ng

, an d al l o t h er p ers o n al p os s es si o n s, an d i t al l o tt ed h i m 9 0 d ay s fro m

t h e d at e o f t h e award t o ret ri ev e t h es e i t em s fro m t h e m ari t al ho m e. In t h is reg ard

, t h e

reco rd refl e c t s t h a t t h e t ri al co u rt co n s i d ered t h e pers o n al pro p ert y o f b o th s i d es in

m ak i n g i t s d i st ri b u t i o n

. A n d wh i l e J am i e was i n p o s s es s i on o f t h e h o m e wh ere t h es e

i t em s were l o cat ed

, t he t ri al co u rt n ev er s peci fi ed wh et h er o r n o t it fo u n d J am i e t o in

fact b e i n p o s s es s i o n o f t h es e i t em s

. W e co n cl u de t h e t ri al co u rt d i d n o t ab u s e i t s

d i s cret i o n i n award in g t hes e i t em s t o Trav i s

. Du pr ee , 2 8 7 Ga. at 3 2 1 (3 ).

24Nex t

, wi t h res p ect t o th e Po l ari s Razo r ATV, J am i e cl ai m s t h e t ri al co u rt erred

i n award in g Trav i s t h e b i k e b ecau s e i t was h er s ep arat e p ro p ert y

. H o w e v e r

, t h i s

co n ten t i o n i s b el i ed b y h er o wn t es t i m o ny th at s h e an d T rav i s b o u g h t th e b i k e fo r t h e

ch i l d ren

. Bas ed o n th i s ev id en ce, t h e t ri al co u rt was aware o f an d co n s i d ered t h e fact

t h at t h e p ro p ert y was p u rch as ed fo r u s e by th ei r c h i l d r en

, an d t h us was no t J am i e’ s

p ers o n al p ro p ert y

, b u t was m ari t al p ro p ert y s u bject t o eq u i t ab l e d i st ri b u t i o n

. As s u ch

,

we can n o t s ay t h at t h e t ri al co u rt ab u s ed i t s d i s cret i o n o r act ed i n eq u i t ab l y i n d eci d i n g

t o award t h i s i tem

t o Trav i s

. D u

p r ee , 2 8 7 Ga. at 3 2 1 (3 ).

Fi n al l y

, t o t h e ex ten t t h at J am i e g en eral l y co n t en ds t h at Trav i s recei v ed a

g reat er p ercen t ag e of t h e m ari t al p ro pert y t h an d i d s he, w e rei t erat e t h at “ an award i s

n o t erro n eo u s s i m

p l y b ecau s e o n e p a r t y recei v es a s eem i n g l y g reat er s h are o f t h e

m ari t al p ro p ert y . In s tead , t h e t ri al co u rt h as b ro ad di s cret io n t o eq u i t ab l y d i v i d e t h e

m ari t al p ro p ert y .” (Ci t at io n s o m i t ted .) Du p r ee

, 2 8 7 Ga. at 3 2 1 (3 ). Th e reco rd refl ect s

t h at t h e t ri al co u rt co n si d ered al l o f t h e m ari t al p ro p ert y i n m ak i n g i t s d i st ri b u t i o n,

an d J am i e h as n o t s h o wn h o w t h e t ri al co urt ab u s ed i t s d is cret i o n i n d i v i d i n g t h e

m ari t al p ro p ert y

.

3

. W i t h res p ect t o t h e co n t em p t p ro v is i on s o f t h e d i v o rce d ecree, J am i e arg u es

t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred in d et erm i n i n g i t co ul d n o t o rd er T rav i s t o rei m b u rs e h er fo r

25ex p en d i tu res s h e p ai d fo r t he m i n o r c h i l d ren an d t h e m ari t al res id en ce p ri o r t o t h e

p art i es co n s en t t em

p o rary o rd er. 7 Sh e fu rt h er arg u es t h at th e co n t em p t p ro v i s i o n s in

t h e d i v orce decree are am b i g u ou s i n t h at t he t ri al co u rt req u i red T rav i s t o pay o n l y

h i s h al f p ort i on o f th e ch i l d ren ’ s u n co v ered m ed ical ex p en s es up t o a cert ai n d at e, b ut

n o t t h ro u g h t h e d at e o f t he fi n al d i v o rce d ecree. W e ex am i n e each i s s ue i n t u rn

, an d

co n cl u d e t h at we m

u s t rev ers e t h e tri al co u rt ’ s o rd er an d rem an d t h i s cas e fo r fu rt h er

p ro ceed in g s

.

On t he i s su e o f pay m en t fo r ex pen ses n o t co v ered b y t h e p art i es ’ t em p o rary

co n sen t o rd er, t h e l aw p ro v i d es t h at a p art y can n o t b e h el d i n co n t em p t fo r vi o l at i o n

o f a co u rt o rd er t h at fai l s t o i nfo rm h i m i n d e f i n i t e term s as to t h e d u t i es i m p o s ed

u p o n h i m

. See Mo rg a n v. Mo r g a n

, 2 8 8 Ga. 4 1 7

, 4 19 (1 ) (7 0 4 SE2 d 7 6 4 ) (2 0 1 1 ).

Ho wev er, w h ere a d i v o rce act i o n i s p en d i n g, an d a s po u s e s u b s eq u en t l y s eek s

t em p o rary s u p p ort f

o r a m i n o r ch i l d

, t he t ri al co u rt m ay co n s i d er an d award s u ch

s u p p ort co v eri ng t h e p eri o d fro m t h e t im e t h e d iv o rce i s fi led u n t i l a t em p o rary o rd er

7 Trav i s arg u es t h i s i s s u e i s m o ot b ecau se J am i e d i d n o t ch al l en g e t h e

t em p o rary ord er o n ap p eal

. H ow e ver, th i s arg u m en t i s m eri t l es s b ecau s e t h e t ri al co u rt

d et erm i n ed t h at i t l ack ed au t ho ri t y t o o rd er Trav i s to rei m b u rs e J am ie fo r th es e p ret em p o rary o rd er ex p en s es i n t h e d i v o rce d ecree an d i n i t s d en ial o f t h e m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on as t o s am e. See Mo r t o n

, 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p

. at 7 5 6 (1 ), n. 1. T h u s

, J am i e’ s

ap p eal o n t h i s i s s u e i s p ro p erl y b efo re t h e co u rt

.

26o r fi n al heari ng i s h el d

, an d i t m ay ex erci s e i ts d i scret i o n i n d et erm i ni n g t h e am o u nt

o f t h at su p po rt

, wh i ch wi l l n o t b e d i s t u rb ed ab s en t an ab u s e of t hat d is cret i o n

. See

Mu r r a y v. Mu r r ay , 2 0 6 Ga. 7 0 2, 7 0 4 (1 ) (5 8 SE2 d 4 2 0 ) (1 9 5 0).

P r i o r to t ri al

, t h e p art ies en t ered a co n s en t t em p o rary o rd er wh erei n Trav i s

ag reed t o p ay Jam ie $ 2,0 3 7 per m on t h in ch i l d s u p p o rt

. Th e co n s en t o r d e r fu rt h er

p ro v id ed t h at t h e p art i es ag reed t o eq u al l y d i v i d e an y u n co v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es fo r

t h e ch i l d ren wi t hi n 3 0 d ay s o f recei p t o f t h e b i l l fro m t he o t h er p art y

. Th e co n s en t

o rd er, h o wev er, m ad e no p ro v is i o n s fo r ex p en s es J am i e i n cu rred p ri o r t o th e p art i es ’

ag reem en t

. Th ereaft er, J am i e fi l ed a co n t e m p t m o ti o n ag ai n s t T rav is b as ed o n h i s

fai l u re t o p ay h i s p o rt i o n o f u n co v ered m ed i cal ex p en ses

. . Ho w ev er, t hat m o t i o n d id

n o t s p eci fi cal l y referen ce p ay m en t o f an y u n co v ered m ed i cal ex pen s es p ri o r t o en t ry

o f t h e co n s en t t em

p o rary o rd er.

At t ri al

, J am i e t es t i fi ed t h at Trav i s “ pro v i d ed zero fi n an ci al s u pp o rt ” fro m t h e

t i m e t he p art i es s ep arat ed u p t o t h e en t ry o f t h ei r co n s en t t em p o rary o rd er, an d t h at

h e o wed h er $ 4 ,6 1 2 .5 0 i n ch i l d s u p p o rt fo r wh i ch s h e s o u g h t t o b e rei m bu rs ed

. Sh e

al s o s u b m i t t ed ev i den ce s h o wi n g ex p en s es s he p ai d fo r t h e m i n or ch i l d ren p ri o r t o t h e

t em p o rary co n sen t o rd er.

27In t h e co n t em p t p ro v i s i o n s o f t h e fi n al d i v o rce d e c r ee, t h e t ri al co u rt fo u n d

t h at

, b ecau s e t here was n o co u rt o rd er i n p l ace p ri or t o t h e p art i es t em p o rary co n s en t

o rd er, i t co u l d n o t o rd er Trav i s t o rei m b u rs e J am i e fo r an y ex p en d it u res o n t h e m ari t al

h o m e o r t h e m i n o r ch i ld ren p ri o r t o t h e co ns en t t em p orary ord er. W e ag ree t h at t h e

t ri al co u rt l ack ed au t h o ri t y t o h o l d Trav i s i n co n t emp t fo r fai l u re t o p ay am o u n t s t h at

t h e t ri al co u rt h ad n o t p rev i o u s l y o rd ered h i m t o p ay

. See M o r g a n

, 2 88 Ga. at 4 1 9 (1 ).

Nev ert h el es s , t h e t ri al co u rt was p erm i t t ed t o co ns i d er ev i d en ce an d ex erci s e

i t s d i s cret i o n t o req ui re T rav i s t o rei m bu rs e Jam i e fo r s uch ex p en s es i n cu rred p ri o r

t o t h e co n s en t tem

p o rary o rd er. Mu r ra

y

, 2 0 6 Ga. at 7 0 4 (1 ). A s s u ch

, we rev ers e t h i s

p o rt i on o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s fi n al d i v o rce d ecree an d rem an d th i s cas e t o t h e t ri al co u rt

wi t h d irect i o n t o ev al u at e J am i e’ s cl ai m as t o t h es e ex p en s es

.

J am i e n ex t arg u es t h at th e co n t em p t p r o v i s i o n req ui ri ng Trav i s t o p ay o n l y

t h o s e ex p en s es fro m “ J an u ary 20 1 8 t o d at e” i s am b i gu o us

. W e ag ree t h at t h i s p o rt i o n

o f t h e d i v o rce d ecree i s u ncl ear.

I n t h e fi nal d ecree, t he t ri al co u rt fo u n d Trav i s t o b e i n w i ll fu l co n tem p t a n d

o rd ered h i m t o p ay al l m o ni es o wed t o J am i e s i n ce J an uary 1

, 2 0 1 8 an d gav e h i m 9 0

d ay s t o p ay J am ie $ 9 ,0 3 7 .4 8 t o co v er h i s p o rt i o n o f t he ch il d ren ’ s m ed ical ex p en s es

n o t co vered b y i n su ran ce. In d en y i n g t h e m o t io n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n

, th e tri al co u rt

28d ecl i ned t o cl ari fy i t s award

, bu t i t d id s p eci fy t h a t T r a v i s wa s to p ay J am i e fo r

u n co vered m e d i cal ex p en s es wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f recei v i ng d o cu m en t at i o n o f t h e

ex p en s es

.

On ap p eal

, Trav is co n t en d s

, an d J am i e co n ced es

, t h at s he s ub m i t t ed ev i d en ce

at t ri al o f ex pen s es s he p ai d fro m J an u ary 2 0 1 8 t o No v em ber 20 1 8

, b u t n o t t h ro u g h

t h e d at e o f t h e fi nal d i v orce d ecree. Ho wev er, J am i e co n t en ds t h at s h e p ai d ad d i t i o n al

u n co vered m ed i cal ex p en s es fro m Decem ber 1

, 2 0 18 t h ro u g h t h e d at e o f t h e fi n al

d ecree an d t h at Trav i s h as n o t p ai d h i s p o r t i o n o f th es e ad d i t i o n al ex p en s es

. J am i e

t es t i fi ed at t ri al th at s h e p ai d m ed i cal ex p en s es fo r t h e ch i l d ren fro m Jan u ary 2 0 1 8 “ to

p res en t ,” o f wh i ch T rav i s o wes $ 1 ,5 2 5 .2 7 an d wh i c h J a m i e cl ai m ed Trav i s refu s ed

t o p ay

. An d al th o u g h J am i e co n t en d s s h e s u b m i t t ed ev i den ce o f m ed i cal ex p en s es

t h ro u g h No v em

b er 2 01 8

, i t ap p ears t he ev id en ce s h e s u b m i tt ed at t ri al s h o ws

u n co vered m ed i cal ex p en ses fo r t h e ch i l d ren fro m J an u ary 1 6

, 2 01 8 th ro u gh J u n e 1 8,

2 0 1 8

. J am i e d i d n o t su b m i t ev id en ce o f m ed i cal ex p en ses s h e i ncu rred u p t h ro u g h t h e

d at e t h e d i vo rce d ecree was en t ered

.

Gi v en t h es e d i s p ari t i es

, t h e tri al co urt ’ s o rd er i s u n cl ear as to wh at i s m ean t by

“ t o d at e,” an d wh et her i t m ean s t h ro u g h t h e dat e fo r wh i ch J am i e s ub m i t ted ev i d en ce

29at t ri al o r t h r o u g h t h e d a t e t h e fi n al di v o rce d ecree was i s s u ed

. A s Jam i e co n ced es

,

s h e o n l y s u b m i t t ed ev i d en ce at t ri a l o f u n co v ered m ed ical ex p en s es t h ro u g h

No v em b er 2 0 1 8

. Ho wev er, b ecau s e t h e tri al co u rt ’ s or d er i s u n cl ear in t erm s o f

p ro v id i n g a sp eci fi c d at e wi t h reg ard t o t h e m ed i cal ex p en s es

, we rem an d th e cas e to

t h e tri al co urt t o m ak e fu rt h er d et erm in at i on s as t o t h es e m ed i cal ex p en s es an d t h e

d at e t h ro u g h wh i ch Trav i s i s req u i red t o p ay

.

4

. Fi n al l y

, J am ie arg u es t h at t h e t ri al co u rt ab u s ed i t s d i s cret i o n b y d en y i n g h er

m o ti o n fo r reco n s id erat i o n w i t h res p ect t o : (1 ) t h e cal cu l at i o n o f i n co m e; (2 ) p ay m en t

o f u n c o v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es ; (3 ) t h e d i v i si o n o f m ari t al p ro p ert y ; an d (4 )

rei m b u rs em en t fo r ex p en di tu res

. 8

“ A t ri al ju d ge h as t h e i nh eren t p ower d u ri n g t he s am e t erm of co urt i n wh i ch

t h e ju d g m en t was ren d ered t o rev i s e, co rrect

, rev o k e

, m o d i fy

, or v acat e t h e

ju d g m en t .” (Ci t at io n o m i t t ed .) To d d v. To d d

, 2 8 7 Ga. 2 50

, 25 3 (2 ) (7 0 3 SE2 d 5 9 7 )

(2 0 1 0) ; see al s o OCGA § 1 5 -1 -3 (6 ) (i n h eren t p o wer o f th e t ri al co u rt t o am en d i t s

o rd ers ).

8 J am i e al s o co n t en d s t h e t ri al co u rt ab u s ed i t s d i s cret i o n b y d en y in g h er m o t i o n

fo r reco n s i derat i o n wi t h res p ect t o al i m on y an d at t o rn ey fees

. Ho wev er, s he ci t es n o

arg u m en t o r au t ho ri t y i n s u p p o rt o f th i s en u m erat i on

, an d we t h e r e f o r e d eem t h i s

cl ai m ab an d o n ed

. Mo r to n , 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p . at 7 5 7 (1 ) (a), n . 2 ; Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e

2 5 (c) (2 ).

30W e h av e co n cl u ded t h at th e t ri al co u rt erred i n co n fu s i n g th e t wo t rai l ers i n t h e

fi nal d i vo rce d ecree an d in erro n eo u s l y co n cl u d i n g t h at i t co u l d n o t o rd er Trav i s to

p ay fo r cert ai n ex p en d it u r e s ab s en t a p ri o r co u rt ord er. Ho wev er, we co n cl u d e t h at

t h e t ri al co urt d i d n ot err i n d en y i n g t he m o ti o n t o reco n s i d er t h e rem ai ni n g p o rt i on s

o f t h e d i v o rce d ecree.

In s u m

, we affi rm t he t ri al co u rt ’ s det erm in at i o n o f ch i l d s u p p o r t

, i t s fi n d i n g

t h at Trav i s i s n o t req u i red to p ay u nco v ered m ed i cal ex p en s es n o t deem ed m ed i cal l y

n eces s ary

, an d i t s d i s t ri b u t i o n o f t h e m ari t a l p r o p ert y

. Becau s e i t ap p ears t h e t ri al

co u rt erred i n it s award o f t h e t rai l ers i n t h e d i v o rce d ecree, we rem an d th e cas e t o t h e

t ri al co u rt wi t h d i rect i o n t o cl ari fy t h i s p ort i on o f t h e d ecree. W e fu rt h er rem an d t h e

cas e t o t h e t ri al co u rt t o d et erm i n e t h e d at e t h ro u gh wh ich Trav i s i s req ui red t o p ay

m ed i cal ex p en ses as o rd ered u n d er t h e co n t em p t p ro v is i on s o f t h e d i v orce d ecree. W e

rev ers e t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s fi n d i n g t h at i t l ack ed au th ori t y t o ord er Trav i s t o rei m

b u rs e

J am i e fo r ex p en di t u res p ai d o n b eh al f o f t h e ch i l d ren an d fo r th e m ari t al h o m e p ri o r

t o t h e p art i es co n s en t t em p orary o rd er, an d rem an d th e cas e t o t he tri al co u rt wi th

d i rect i o n t o m ak e fu rt h er d et erm i n at i o n s i n t h is reg ard

.

J udgm e n t a ff i r m ed i n p ar t ; r ever

sed i n p a r t ; a nd ca s e r ema n d ed wi th dire c tion.

Rees e, P. J., a n d

Co l vi n

, J., co n cu r

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