E.A.K.M. v. M.A.M.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 967

Syllabus

Final appealable order R.C. 2505.02 dismissal without prejudice divorce GAL fees newly filed action jurisdiction. Judgment is vacated. The domestic relations court's judgment in the newly filed, underlying action awarding the GAL fees incurred in the dismissed 2019 case is a final and appealable order because this order, if not immediately appealable, would not afford appropriate relief to the parties in the future. Furthermore, the domestic relations court was without jurisdiction to order the GAL fees in the underlying action because the 2019 case was dismissed without prejudice and is treated as though it never commenced.