Bohannon v. Lewis

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2398

Syllabus

DIVORCE – CHILD CUSTODY – R.C. 3109.04 — PARENTING TIME – R.C. 3109.051 – CHILD SUPPORT – R.C. 3119.231 – CONTEMPT: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying father's motion to reallocate custody because the court's decision that it was in the children's best interest for mother to retain legal custody is well-supported in the record. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting father additional parenting time because the record, including the summary and recommendation of the social worker, supported the court's best-interest determination pursuant to R.C. 3109.051. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in reducing father's child-support obligation by 100 percent, a deviation from the recommended guidelines, when father's parenting time had been modified to exceed 147 overnights per year, pursuant to R.C. 3119.231, and the trial court entry's set forth the necessary findings to support the deviation. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying father's motion to show cause (contempt) because the trial court is empowered to \determine the kind and character of conduct that constitutes contempt.\ Fisher v. Fisher, 7th Dist. Harrison No. 17 HA 0008, 2018-Ohio-2477, ¶ 25.