D.C. v. J.C.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 3275

Syllabus

Divorce; pro se; counsel; parenting agreement; divorce decree; parenting time; residential parent; void; motion; R.C. 3109.051(A); Civ.R. 7(B)(1); reunification counselor; GAL. In a divorce action, the trial court's adoption of the parenting agreement and issuance of the divorce decree were upheld. The court did not abuse its discretion in denying Father's request for a continuance to obtain new counsel, because he had three months to do so but made no effort until one week before trial. Father offered no evidence of a lack of mutual agreement regarding the parenting agreement, which he had signed and affirmed on the record. Thus, there was no basis to invalidate the agreement. The court properly incorporated the agreement's terms into the decree, including reunification counseling as a condition of Father's parenting time and allowing the counselor to determine parenting time. The court also acted within its discretion in limiting Father's testimony to the unresolved issues at trial.