S.D. v. S.L.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 4575

Syllabus

Mayle. A trial court may find that pending criminal charges against the respondent constitutes good cause under R.C. 3113.31(D)(2)(a)(iv) for granting a victim's request to continue a full hearing on a petition for a domestic violence civil protection order, but Marsy's Law does not mandate a finding of good cause under the statute. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's motions to continue the full hearing and to extend ex parte DVCPO even though it granted previous requests. Zmuda, J., concurring with the majority, would affirm the trial court's judgment without analysis of whether trial court erred in failing to find good cause for continuance of hearing as appellant did not argue for a good cause continuance below.