Head v. Head

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 276

Syllabus

The trial court did not abuse its discretion by: (1) failing to award appellant a particular automobile (2) failing to find appellee in contempt and liable for financial misconduct in connection with damage to the marital residence (3) failing to let appellant question appellee about discrepancies in her income tax returns after she had asserted Fifth Amendment rights (4) awarding sole custody of the parties' children to appellee or (5) awarding appellee the tax exemptions for the parties' two minor children. The court did abuse its discretion by finding that appellee was not liable for one-half of a marital debt to the Internal Revenue Service. Contrary to the court's finding, an eviction judgment appellee paid was not a premarital debt and was instead owed by both parties. Judgment affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded to the trial court for recalculation of the amounts each party will be credited against the IRS debt and the eviction judgment, with an order for reimbursement as needed.