Thompson v. Thompson

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8192

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by overruling Appellant's objections to the magistrate's child-custody decision. Appellant filed the objections more than 14 days after the magistrate's decision was entered and after the trial court had entered judgment adopting it. The court did not plainly err by naming Appellee the residential parent and legal custodian of the parties' minor children. Appellant is serving a 6-year prison sentence and can no longer be the residential parent. The magistrate did not plainly err by declining to issue subpoenas on Appellant's behalf. The court did not plainly err by not ordering parenting time or visitation. The court did not plainly err by ordering Appellant to pay monthly child support that exceeds his prison income. The magistrate did not plainly err by denying Appellant's request that his mother represent him at the hearing. And the trial court did not err by striking the \sworn statement\ that Appellant attached to his untimely objections. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J., concurring).