Pitrone v. Pitrone

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 367

Syllabus

Modification of spousal award; substantial change in financial circumstances; investment income; sale of business; abuse of discretion. Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by sustaining appellee's objections to the magistrate's decision. The trial court is the ultimate finder of fact. The magistrate's decision did not turn on a credibility determination and, therefore, the trial court was able to conduct an independent review of the issues. The trial court's finding that monies from the sale of appellee's business, which happened over two years after the parties' divorce, was investment income excluded from being subject to spousal support calculation, was not an abuse of discretion. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that appellee's income after his retirement constituted a substantial change in his financial circumstances and thus warranted a modification of his spousal support obligation.