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i ng f our i s s ue s : 1. D i d t he t r i a l c our t e r r i n t he a m ount a nd t e r m

of a l i m ony gr a nt e d t o D

e f e nda nt . 2. D i d t he t r i a l c our t e r r i n t he a w a r di ng of j oi nt c us t ody of t he pa r t i e s m i nor c hi l dr e n r a t he r t ha n2

a l l ow i ng D e f e nda nt s ol e c us t ody a nd/ or t he f r e e dom t o r e l o c a t e w

ithth e c hildr e ntoa n o t h e r s t a t e w ith lib e r a l e x t e n d e dv i s ita tio na w a r d e dtoPl a i ntif f . 3. D i dth e tr i a l c o ur t e r r inth e di v i di n gm a r ita l a s s e t s i n s uc h a m a nne r t ha t D

e f e nda nt ha d l i t t l e or no l i qui d a s s e t s t o pa y bi l l s or a t t or ne y f e e s . 4. D i d t he t r i a l c our t e r r i n r e f us i ng t o gr a nt a t t o r n e yf ees t oD e f e n d a nt . A p p e lle e M

a r kS c o tt Sm

ithinhi s r e p l yb r i e f a l s o r a i s e s a ni ssu e : D i d t he t r i a l c our t e r r i n r e f us i ng t o m odi f y t he R e f e r e e ' s O

pi ni on t o r e duc e t he t e m por a r y s uppor t pa i d t o D e f e nda nt . O ur r e a di ng of t he r e c or d a nd t he C ha nc e l l or ' s f i ndi ng of f a c t a nd c onc l us i ons of l a w pe r s ua de us t hi s i s a n a ppr opr i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r m

a nc e unde r R

ul e 10( a ) of t hi s C our t . Be f or e c onc l udi ng, w e not e t ha t t he t r i a l c our t i s accor d e dw

i d e di s c r e t i o nas t ot h e m a t t e r s r a i s e db yM r s . Sm i t h i n i s s ue s one , t hr e e a nd f our .

W e r e c o g ni z e th a t a s toth e f i r s t p o i nt r a i s e dinis s u e t w o, j oi nt c us t ody ha s be e n c r i t i c i z e d by a num be r of our c a s e s , i.e ., M

a l one v. M

a l one , 842 S . W

. 2d 621 ( Te nn. A

pp. 1992) ; D

odd v. D odd , 737 S . W

. 2d 286 ( Te nn. A

pp. 1987) . H

ow e ve r , w

e be l i e ve unde r t he uni que c i r c um s t a nc e s of t hi s c a s e , w hi c h a r e poi nt e d out i n t he C ha nc e l l or ' s m

e m or a ndum

opi ni on, s uc h a n a r r a nge m e nt i s a ppr opr i a t e . A

s t o t he s e c ond poi nt r a i s e d i n i s s ue t w o, w e a l s o3

be l i e ve , a s m

a y be i nf e r r e d by our a f f i r m a nc e unde r R

ul e 10( a ) , t ha t t he e vi de nc e doe s not pr e ponde r a t e a ga i ns t t he C ha nc e l l or ' s f i ndi ng r e l a t i ve t o r e l oc a t i ng t he c hi l dr e n.

A s toth e is s u e r a i s e db yM r . S m ithr e l a tiv e to pe nde nt e lite a l i m ony pa ym

e nt s , i t w

oul d a ppe a r hi s c om pl a i nt i s t ha t M r s . Sm i t h ove r e s t i m

a t e d he r e xpe ns e s a t t he he a r i ng be f or e t he R e f e r e e , a s s how

n by he r t e s t i m

ony gi ve n a t t r i a l . W e a r e di s i nc l i ne d t o di s t ur b t he R e f e r e e ' s de t e r m

i na t i on i n l i ght of t h e f a c t th a t th e tr a n s c r i p t o f th e te s tim o nya t th a t h e a r i n gis not pa r t of t he r e c or d a nd t he f ur t he r f a c t t ha t M r . Sm i t h a gr e e d f or t he m

os t pa r t t o t he a m ount a w

a r de d. For t he f or e goi ng r e a s ons t he j udgm e nt of t he Tr i a l C our t i s a f f i r m

e d a nd t he c a us e r e m a nde d f or c ol l e c t i on of c os t s be l ow . C os t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d one - ha l f t o t he A ppe l l a nt Fa i t h H

or ne Sm

i t h a nd one - ha l f t o t he A ppe l l e e M

a r k S c ot t Sm

i t h.

_______________________________ H ous t on M

. G odda r d, P. J . CONC UR:

________________________________ H e r s c h e l P. Fr a nk s , J .

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c M ur r a y, J .