In re J.L.C.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4081

Syllabus

Opinion testimony from a lay witness that is not offered as expert testimony or considered by the court as expert testimony is not inadmissible solely because the witness was not qualified as an expert to testify about the matter. A court need not permit testimony from rebuttal witnesses where the court considered the proffered rebuttal testimony and the testimony does not offer rebuttal on a pertinent matter. A court need not order a retroactive increase in a child-support obligation where there is no evidentiary support for the increase. A court may, in its discretion, determine that certain witnesses are more credible than others. Merely because a court chose to rely on those witnesses that it has deemed credible does not mean that the court has lost its way in resolving conflicts in the evidence.