Barrow v. Brown

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 7926

Syllabus

The appellant has failed to obtain and file a transcript of the trial court's full hearing on the appellee's petition for a protection order. Without a transcript, we must presume regularity in the proceedings below. In addition, contrary to appellant's argument, the expiration of an ex parte protection order prior to the full hearing did not deprive the trial court of jurisdiction to proceed with a full hearing. The trial court also did not err in holding the full hearing without the presence of the appellant, who was incarcerated. The appellant had no absolute right to be present at the civil hearing, and the record does not reflect that he filed a motion to be transported from jail or that he requested a continuance. Judgment affirmed.