Shteiwi v. Abdelmassih

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2901

Syllabus

DIVORCE – DIVISION OF MARITAL ASSETS – SEPARATE PROPERTY – TRACING – CHILD SUPPORT – DEVIATION – R.C. 3119.23 – LIFE INSURANCE – EQUITABLE DIVISION: The trial court did not err when it found Husband failed to demonstrate that a rental property constituted separate property. The trial court did not err when it found Husband failed to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that subsequent rental properties were purchased with separate funds, nor did the court err when it found Husband's expert's tracing report to be unreliable. The trial court did not err when it adopted an upward child support deviation, and the court properly relied upon the relevant factors under R.C. 3119.23. The trial court did not err when it required Husband to maintain a life insurance policy that exceeded the total support obligation Husband would have provided his minor child until the child reached the age of majority if Husband remained alive. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it equitably divided the parties' marital property, nor did the court abuse its discretion when it required the parties to divide their cryptocurrency wallets by number of coins as opposed to value.