Young v. Young

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 883

Syllabus

Marital Residence; Equalization Payment; Spousal Support; Child Support; Exclusion of Evidence. A trial court's classification of property as marital or separate is a factual determination and is reviewed under a manifest weight standard. R.C. 3105.18 directs trial courts to consider the matter of spousal support after determining the division of property between the parties. A separation agreement is a contract between two parties. However, once a separation agreement is incorporated into a court order, the obligations therein are not imposed by contract but by decree. R.C. 3105.171(F) contains factors that a trial court is to consider in dividing marital property.