W.W. v. A.P.

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 377

Syllabus

Civil stalking protection order R.C. 2903.214 final appealable order App.R. 4 sanctions for contempt, R.C. 2705.05. A civil stalking protection order (\CSPO\) issued under R.C. 2903.214 is a final appealable order. A finding of contempt and imposition of a sanction for contempt of a CSPO is a final appealable order. An appellant alleging error in the issuance of a CSPO or a finding of contempt must timely appeal those orders. A trial court may award expenses to protected parties of a CSPO for bringing a contempt action, and the trial court is not required to consider the contemnor's ability to pay the expenses. An award of parking fees and one day of lost wages to protected parties of a CSPO who appeared at a contempt hearing is not an abuse of discretion.