Edje v. Holmes

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1663

Syllabus

DIVORCE — DIVISION OF PROPERTY — SPOUSAL SUPPORT — ATTORNEY FEES – R.C. 3105.171 — R.C. 3105.18(C)(1) – R.C. 3105.73: In a divorce case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it awarded wife the entire equity of real property purchased during the marriage where the court considered husband's financial contribution to the down payment and costs but found that husband financially abandoned wife and unfairly burdened her with financial obligations related to the real property. In a divorce case where the husband failed to file transcripts with his objections to the magistrate's decision, the trial court did not fail to consider husband's legal arguments when his objections were primarily fact-based and he failed to cite any law in support of his claims. The trial court's award of attorney fees to wife was reasonable where the magistrate found that husband failed to comply with discovery requests and mandatory disclosures in a timely manner.