S.H.B. v. M.W.L.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3036

Syllabus

Domestic violence civil protection order contempt purge abuse of discretion ambiguous reasonable time for compliance. Where the court's contempt order was unambiguous, the appellant's subjective misinterpretation of the court's order is not a defense in a contempt proceeding. Even if the court accepted the appellant's interpretation of the order, the appellant failed to satisfy his burden that he complied with the conditions that would prevent the imposition of a jail sentence. The record reflects the appellant did not purge his contempt, nor did he perform 200 hours of community service within a reasonable time of the issuance of the court's contempt order. The trial court's imposition of sentence is therefore not an abuse of discretion.