K.L.B. v. M.T.B.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2445

Syllabus

Divorce; asset valuation; equitable division of marital assets; additional evidence; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(d); cross-appeal; attorney fees; security; life insurance; standard of review; abuse of discretion. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. In the appeal and cross-appeal, the parties challenged several aspects of the final entry of divorce, including the valuation and inclusion of assets as marital property, the amount and duration of spousal support, and the failure to award attorney fees or to require the parties to secure the judgment with a life insurance policy. The court erred by including two assets as marital property despite one being a liquidated amount deposited into the couple's retirement account that was equally divided and the other was not owned by either party. The remainder of the arguments failed to demonstrate an abuse of discretion.