N.P. v. T.N.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2647

Syllabus

Upheld trial court's decisions to issue civil stalking protection orders against appellants, and to find appellee/cross-appellant in contempt of court for violating conditions stated in an earlier civil stalking protection order that had been issued against her. Competent, credible evidence was presented to show appellants knowingly engaged in a pattern of conduct that caused appellee mental distress by continuously monitoring appellee's activities on her property by video camera, constantly reporting unfounded activities to authorities, and disregarding property lines. Contempt finding against cross-appellant was also supported by the record. Upheld trial court's decisions to issue civil stalking protection orders against appellants, and to find appellee/cross-appellant in contempt of court for violating conditions stated in an earlier civil stalking protection order that had been issued against her. Competent, credible evidence was presented to show appellants knowingly engaged in a pattern of conduct that caused appellee mental distress by continuously monitoring appellee's activities on her property by video camera, constantly reporting unfounded activities to authorities, and disregarding property lines. Contempt finding against cross-appellant was also supported by the record.