Stratton v. Stratton

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3279

Syllabus

R.C. 3105.171 equal division of marital property inequitable. R.C. 3105.171 directs a trial court to equitably divide the parties' marital property. An equitable division of marital property generally involves an equal division of marital property. However, if an equal division of marital property would be inequitable, the court shall not divide the marital property equally but instead shall divide it between the spouses in the manner the court determines equitable. In order to determine what is equitable, the trial court must consider the factors outlined in R.C. 3105.171(F). Such factors include, among others, the duration of the marriage, the assets and liabilities of the spouses, tax consequences of the property division, any retirement benefits of the spouses, and any other factor the court expressly finds to be relevant and equitable.