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The trial court did not err when it held that appellee-father's consent to child's adoption was required. Appellee had more than de minimis contact with the child in the year prior to the filing of th...

A district court has discretion in deciding whether to grant a new trial under N.D.R.Civ.P. 59. When a party moves for a new trial under N.D.R.Civ.P. 59, the party is limited on appeal to review of th...

<bold>1. Divorce — alimony — reduction — findings</bold> <block_quote> The trial court erred by reducing a husband's alimony obligation to zero without making findings regarding the wife's reason...

Irrelevant evidence Evid.R. 401 Evid.R. 402 magistrate's decision plain error Civ.R. 53 Civ.R. 61 cumulative-error doctrine. Where appellant did not claim that any evidence was improperly admitted by ...

We granted permission to appeal in this case to clarify when two Tennessee statutes would apply to preclude a parent who owes child support arrearages from recovering proceeds from a wrongful death la...

A party to a divorce action who accepts benefits pursuant to a divorce judgment does not waive the right to appeal from the judgment, overruling prior case law applying the general rule that acceptanc...

Trial court properly denied appellant's motion for continuance of final divorce hearing, divided marital property, awarded appellee sole custody of the parties' two minor children, and ordered appella...

The trial did not abuse its discretion in its judgment entry of divorce. The husband's expert's downward adjustment to the value of the home, while not based on direct sales data in the area, was supp...

DOMESTIC RELATIONS - CHILD CUSTODY - domestic violence civil protection order judicial notice judgment entries factual findings R.C. 3113.31(E) temporary parenting orders post-divorce decree custody o...

This appeal involves an amended final decree of divorce entered by the Circuit Court of Hamilton County ("trial court") on December 20, 2021. Following a bench trial, the trial court granted the parti...

Divorce custody post-decree motion child support motion to modify child support Revised Code Chapter 3119 abuse of discretion. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by not dismissing appellee's...

Whether a parent charged with a misdemeanor domestic-violence offense is entitled to a jury trial in light of the consequences imposed in divorce and paternity cases upon parents who have committed do...

This appeal involves matters of alimony and valuation of marital property upon the divorce of the parties, who were married for twenty-four years. Following its valuation of certain marital assets, th...

In this divorce action, the trial court entered an order in December 2021, according to the parties' announced agreement, granting the parties a divorce on stipulated grounds and directing, inter alia...

CONTEMPT — EVIDENCE — CIV.R. 75(J) — DIVORCE DECREE — SPOUSAL SUPPORT — CONTINUING JURISDICTION The trial court erred by finding that it was prevented from considering evidence outside of wife's motio...

discovery sanctions, attorney fees, divorce, dismissal...

In this divorce, the trial court evenly divided the marital estate and denied the wife's request for alimony. It also ordered wife to pay the attorney's fees and costs of a third party. On appeal, the...

This is a divorce action. Wife appeals the trial court's division of property and debt and asserts that the trial court erred by not classifying and awarding certain real property in accordance with t...

This is an appeal from a final order of absolute divorce. The trial court granted the divorce based on a finding that both parties committed inappropriate marital conduct. The wife appeals. We dismiss...

This appeal arises from a divorce action following a four-year marriage. The issues pertain to the trial court's classification of the wife's business as her separate property, the valuation and divis...

Void voidable marriage license jurisdiction good faith and substantial compliance passive mortgage premarital asset judgment entry magistrate's decision. - Trial court did not err in determining that ...