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BALDWIN'SOHIO PRACTICE

SOWALD MORGANSTERNDOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW

Volume 1

Chs. 1-21

FOURTH EDITION

2012-2013 Pocket Part

Issued in November 2012

ByBeatrice K. Sowald

andStanley Morganstern

General Editors

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Author’s AcknowledgmentsThis book is the product of the e�orts of many people, individuals

who have contributed their time and expertise collectively to provideguidance to practitioners throughout Ohio. I gratefully acknowledgethese contributors, those from prior editions of this work, those whoare new to the project, and those who have returned to update andrevise this text to re�ect the changing needs of family law attorneys.Our profession and our clients bene�t from their sharing of their ex-perience, time, and e�ort.

Beatrice K. Sowald

Columbus, OhioNovember 2012

I gratefully acknowledge the contributions of my partner, PamelaJ. MacAdams, associates, Laurel Stein, Kylie Grumbine and AlexKipp, as well as the members of our o�ce sta� who have assisted inresearch writing, and clerical preparation. It would not have beenpossible for me to devote the time and e�ort to this project withouttheir support and assistance. Chapter authors have continued toprovide the updated information necessary to maintain the quality ofthis publication.

Stanley Morganstern

Cleveland, OhioNovember 2012

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About the General EditorsBeatrice K. Sowald [co-General Editor, and author, Chapter 9,

“Separation Agreements,” Chapter 10, “Dissolution of Marriage,”Chapter 27, “Jurisdiction and Venue,” Chapter 34, “Role of Attorney:Ethics”] is a partner in the Columbus law �rm of Sowald, Sowald,Anderson & Hawley, practicing mainly in the area of family law. Shereceived both undergraduate and law degrees from The Ohio StateUniversity. In 1967, she joined the Columbus Legal Aid Society, andfrom 1972 to 1980 was Supervising Attorney of the Family Law Unit.She has chaired the Family Law (1979-81) and Professional Ethics(1985-87) Committees of the Columbus Bar Association, and the Fam-ily Law (1982-84) and the Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct(2000-02) Committees of the Ohio State Bar Association. Mrs. Sowaldhas lectured on domestic relations law and practice for the Ohio LegalCenter Institute’s Continuing Legal Education Program and has beenan Adjunct Professor at the Ohio State University College of Law. Sheserved as a Judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas,Domestic Relations Division, in 1984, and as a Judge of the FranklinCounty Municipal Court in 1985. She is a member of Women Lawyersof Franklin County, of the Family Law Committee of the ColumbusBar Association, of the Council of Delegates and the Family Law andLegal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committees of the Ohio StateBar Association, and has served as a member of the Ohio Board ofBar Examiners. In addition, she is an OSBA Family Relations LawCerti�ed Specialist.

Stanley Morganstern [co-General Editor, and author, Chapter 8,“Legal Separation,” Chapter 24, “Relief From Judgment”] is a partnerin the Cleveland law �rm of Morganstern, MacAdams & DeVito,prac-ticing mainly in the area of family law. He received his undergradu-ate degree from The Ohio State University and his law degree (magnacum laude) from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He is theEditor-in-Chief of West’s Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio andwrites regular articles for DRJO. He has published several articles inother publications on corporate and consumer law and is the co-General Editor of Baldwin’s Ohio Practice, Elements of an Action. Mr.Morganstern is a fellow in the American Academy of MatrimonialLawyers and has completed matrimonial arbitration training. In addi-tion, he is a certi�ed specialist in family law and chair of the OSBAspecialization committee. He is a frequent speaker for the Ohio CLEInstitute, and he is a member of the Cuyahoga County Bar Associa-tion and of the Family Law Committee of the Ohio State BarAssociation. Mr. Morganstern is also an Adjunct Professor at theUniversity of Phoenix, Cleveland campus and a member of the OrangeCity School Board.

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Table of Abbreviations

A. .................................... Atlantic ReporterA.2d ................................ Atlantic Reporter, Second SeriesA.B.A. J. ......................... American Bar Association JournalAbs. ................................. Ohio Law AbstractsACA ................................ American Counseling AssociationA.D. ................................. Appellate Division Reports (New York)A.D.2d ............................. Appellate Division Reports, Second Series (New

York)Admin. ............................ Administration; AdministrativeAdm'r .............................. AdministratorAdm'x .............................. AdministratrixAdver. ............................. AdvertisingADC ................................ Aid to Dependent ChildrenAFDC .............................. Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenAgric. .............................. Agricultural, AgricultureAkron L. Rev. ................. Akron Law ReviewAla. ................................. AlabamaAll E.R. ........................... All England Law ReportsA.L.R. ............................. American Law Reports AnnotatedA.L.R.2d ......................... American Law Reports Annotated, Second SeriesA.L.R.3d ......................... American Law Reports Annotated, Third SeriesA.L.R.4th ........................ American Law Reports Annotated, Fourth SeriesA.L.R. Fed. ..................... American Law Reports, Federal SeriesAm. ................................. Amended; America; AmericanAmend. ........................... AmendmentAmer. .............................. AmericaAm. J. Fam. L. ............... American Journal of Family LawAm. Jur. ......................... American JurisprudenceAm. Jur.2d ..................... American Jurisprudence, Second SeriesAnn. ................................ AnnotatedAPA ................................ American Psychological AssociationApp. ................................ Appellate CourtApp. R. ............................ Ohio Rules of Appellate ProcedureAriz. ................................ Arizona ReportsArk. ................................. ArkansasArt. ................................. ArticleAss'n ............................... AssociationAssoc. .............................. AssociateAtl. .................................. AtlanticAuth. ............................... Authority

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Auto. ............................... AutomobileAve. ................................. AvenueBankr. ............................. Bankruptcy CourtBd. .................................. BoardBhd. ................................ BrotherhoodBldg. ............................... BuildingB.R. ................................. Bankruptcy ReporterBroad. ............................. Broadcast; BroadcastingBros. ............................... BrothersBull. ................................ Ohio Weekly Law BulletinBus. ................................. BusinessCal. ................................. California; California ReportsCal.2d ............................. California Reports, Second SeriesCal.3d ............................. California Reports, Third SeriesCal. App. ........................ California Appellate ReportsCal. App.2d .................... California Appellate Reports, Second SeriesCal. App.3d .................... California Appellate Reports, Third SeriesCal. App.4th ................... California Appellate Reports, Fourth SeriesCal. Fam. Code .............. West’s Annotated California Code, FamilyCal. Rptr. ....................... West’s California ReporterCal. Rptr.2d ................... West’s California Reporter, Second SeriesCapital L. Rev. ............... Capital University Law ReviewCas. ................................. CasualtyCASA .............................. Court Appointed Special AdvocateCase W. Res. L. Rev. ..... Case Western Reserve Law ReviewC.C. ................................. Ohio Circuit Court ReportsC.C.(n.s.) ......................... Ohio Circuit Court Reports, New SeriesC.C.H. ............................. Commerce Clearing HouseCCPA .............................. Consumer Credit Protection ActC.D. ................................. Ohio Circuit DecisionsCent. ............................... Centralcert. denied .................... certiorari deniedC.F.R. ............................. Code of Federal RegulationsCh. .................................. ChapterChem. ............................. ChemicalCin. L. Rev. .................... Cincinnati Law ReviewCir. .................................. Circuit CourtCiv. R. ............................. Ohio Rules of Civil ProcedureClev. Bar J. .................... Cleveland Bar JournalClev.-Marshall L. Rev. .. Cleveland-Marshall Law ReviewClev. St. L. Rev. ............. Cleveland State Law ReviewCo. ................................... CompanyColo. ................................ ColoradoColo. App. ....................... Colorado Court of Appeals Reports

Ohio Domestic Relations Law

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Comm. ............................ CommitteeComm'n .......................... CommissionComm'r ........................... CommissionerComm'rs ......................... CommissionersCong. ............................... CongressConn. .............................. ConnecticutConn. Supp. ................... Connecticut SupplementConsol. ............................ ConsolidatedConst. ............................. ConstitutionConstr. ............................ ConstructionCoop. ............................... CooperativeCorp. ............................... CorporationC.P. ................................. Common Pleas CourtCPO ................................ Civil Protection OrderC.P. Sup. R. .................... Rules of Superintendence for Court of Common

PleasCrim. R. .......................... Ohio Rules of Criminal ProcedureCSEA .............................. Child Support Enforcement AgencyCSPC .............................. Child Support Payment CentralCSRS .............................. Civil Service Retirement SystemCt. ................................... CourtCtr. ................................. Center; CentreCuy. R. ............................ Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court RuleDayton L. Rev. ............... University of Dayton Law ReviewD.C. ................................. District Court; District of ColumbiaD.C. Intrafamily R. ....... District of Columbia Superior Court Rules of the

Family Division, Intrafamily ProceedingsDel. ................................. DelawareDep't ............................... DepartmentDev. ................................. DevelopmentDHS ................................ Department of Human ServicesDir. .................................. DirectorDist. ................................ DistrictDist. Ct. App. ................. District Court of AppealsDistrib. ........................... Distributing; DistributorDiv. ................................. DivisionDom. Rel. ........................ Domestic Relations CourtD.R. ................................. Disciplinary Rules, Code of Professional

ResponsibilityD.R. R. ............................ Domestic Relations Court RuleDuq. L. Rev. ................... Duquesne Law ReviewDUUCCJA ...................... Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody

Jurisdiction ActDV-TRO .......................... Domestic Violence-Temporary Restraining OrderE. .................................... East; Eastern


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Econ. ............................... Economic; Economical; EconomyE.D. ................................. Eastern Districted. ................................... edition; editorEduc. ............................... Education; Educationale�. ................................... e�ectivee.g. .................................. exempli gratia (for example)Elec. ................................ Electric; Electrical; Electricity; ElectronicEng'g ............................... EngineeringEng'r ............................... EngineerEnter. ............................. EnterpriseEnv't ............................... EnvironmentEnvtl. .............................. EnvironmentalEqual. ............................. EqualityEquip. ............................. EquipmentERISA ............................. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of

1974et seq. ............................. et sequeates (and the following)Evid. R. ........................... Ohio Rules of EvidenceExam'r ............................ ExaminerExch. ............................... ExchangeEx'r ................................. ExecutorEx'x ................................. ExecutrixF. ..................................... Federal ReporterF.2d ................................. Federal Reporter, Second SeriesF.3d ................................. Federal Reporter, Third SeriesFam. ............................... FamilyFam. Advoc. ................... Family AdvocateFam. L. Q. ...................... Family Law QuarterlyFam. L. Rep. .................. Family Law ReporterFed. ................................. Federal ReporterFed. Civ. R. .................... Federal Civil RuleFed'n ............................... FederationFERS .............................. Federal Employees’ Retirement SystemFFCCSOA ...................... Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders

ActFIDM .............................. Financial Institution Data MatchFin. ................................. Finance; Financial; FinancingFla. .................................. FloridaF.L.R. .............................. Federal Law ReporterFound. ............................ FoundationFPLS ............................... Federal Parent Locator ServiceFrank. R. ........................ Franklin County Common Pleas Court RuleF.R.D. ............................. Federal Rules DecisionsF.Supp. ........................... Federal SupplementF.Supp.2d ....................... Federal Supplement, Second Series


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Ga. .................................. Georgia; Georgia ReportsGAL ................................ Guardian Ad LitemGATT .............................. General Agreement on Tari�s and TradeGC ................................... General Code of OhioGen. ................................ GeneralGeo. L. J. ........................ Georgetown Law JournalGov't ............................... GovernmentGuar. .............................. GuarantyHam. ............................... Hamilton CountyHarv. L. Rev. ................. Harvard Law ReviewH.B. ................................ House BillH. Con. Res. ................... U.S. House of Representatives Congressional

ResolutionHen. 8 ............................. English statute enacted under Henry VIIIHLA ................................ Human Leukocyte AntigensHosp. ............................... HospitalHous. .............................. HousingHPRS .............................. Highway Patrol Retirement SystemH.R. ................................ House ResolutionICARA ............................ International Child Abduction Remedies ActIll. ................................... Illinois; Illinois ReportsIll.2d ............................... Illinois Reports, Second SeriesIll. App. .......................... Illinois Appellate Court ReportsIll. App.2d ...................... Illinois Appellate Court Reports, Second SeriesIll. App.3d ...................... Illinois Appellate Court Reports, Third SeriesInc. .................................. IncorporatedInd. ................................. Indiana; Indiana ReportsInd. App. ........................ Indiana Appellate Court ReportsIndem. ............................ IndemnityIndep. ............................. IndependentIndus. ............................. Industrial; Industries; IndustryInfo. ................................ InformationIns. .................................. InsuranceInst. ................................ Institute; InstitutionInt'l ................................. InternationalInv. ................................. InvestmentIRA ................................. Individual Retirement AccountI.R.C. .............................. Internal Revenue CodeJ. ..................................... JournalJ. Fam. L. ....................... Journal of Family LawJ. Law & Educ. .............. Journal of Law & EducationJohns Ch. ....................... Johnson’s Chancery ReportsJust. ................................ JusticeJuv. ................................. JuvenileJuv. R. ............................ Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure


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Kan. ................................ KansasKy. .................................. KentuckyKy. L. J. .......................... Kentucky Law JournalL. ..................................... LawLa. ................................... LouisianaLab. ................................. Laboratories; LaboratoryL.Ed. ............................... United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’

EditionL.Ed.2d ........................... United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’

Edition, Second SeriesLiab. ................................ LiabilityLISW .............................. Licensed Independent Social WorkerLitig. ............................... LitigationL.J.H.L.(n.s.) .................. Law Journal of the House of Lords, New SeriesLoc. R. ............................ Local RuleLPC ................................. Licensed Professional CounselorLPCC .............................. Licensed Professional Clinical CounselorLSW ................................ Licensed Social WorkerLtd. ................................. LimitedL.T.R.(n.s.) ..................... Law Times Reports, New SeriesLucas R. ......................... Lucas County Common Pleas Court RuleMach. .............................. Machine; MachineryMass. .............................. Massachusetts ReportsM.C. Sup. R. ................... Rules of Superintendence for Municipal Courts

and County CourtsMd. .................................. Maryland ReportsMd. App. ......................... Maryland Appellate ReportsMe. .................................. MaineMed. ................................ Medical; MedicineMem'l .............................. MemorialMem. St. L. Rev. ............ Memphis State Law ReivewMetro. ............................. MetropolitanMfg. ................................. ManufacturingMfr. ................................. ManufacturerMgt. ................................ ManagementMich. ............................... MichiganMich. App. ...................... Michigan Appeals ReportsMich. L. Rev. .................. Michigan Law ReviewMinn. .............................. MinnesotaMisc. ............................... New York Miscellaneous ReportsMisc.2d ........................... New York Miscellaneous Reports, Second SeriesMkt. ................................ MarketMktg. .............................. MarketingMo. .................................. Missouri; Missouri ReportsMont. .............................. Montana; Montana Reports


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Mont. R. ......................... Montgomery County Common Pleas Court RuleMt. .................................. MountMun. ............................... MunicipalMuni. .............................. Municipal CourtMut. ................................ MutualN. .................................... North; NorthernNASW ............................. National Association of Social WorkersNat'l ................................ NationalN.C. ................................. North Carolina; North Carolina ReportsN.D. ................................ North Dakota; North Dakota Reports; Northern

DistrictN.E. ................................. North Eastern ReporterN.E.2d ............................ North Eastern Reporter, Second SeriesNew Eng. L. Rev. .......... New England Law ReviewN.J. ................................. New Jersey; New Jersey ReportsN.J. Eq. .......................... New Jersey Equity ReportsN.J. Misc. ....................... New Jersey Miscellaneous ReportsN.J. Super. ..................... New Jersey Superior Court ReportsNo. .................................. NumberN.P. ................................. Ohio Nisi Prius ReportsN.W. ................................ Northwestern ReporterN.W.2d ............................ North Western Reporter, Second SeriesN.W. L. Rev. .................. Northwestern University Law ReviewN.Y. ................................. New York; New York ReportsN.Y.2d ............................. New York Reports, Second SeriesN.Y. Misc.2d ................... New York Miscellaneous Reports, Second SeriesN.Y.S. ............................. West’s New York SupplementN.Y.S.2d ......................... West’s New York Supplement, Second SeriesOAC ................................ Ohio Administrative CodeO.A.G. ............................. Ohio Opinions of the Attorney GeneralO. Const. ........................ Ohio ConstitutionODHS ............................. Ohio Department of Human ServicesOhio ................................ Ohio ReportsOhio App. ....................... Ohio Appellate ReportsOhio App.2d ................... Ohio Appellate Reports, Second SeriesOhio App.3d ................... Ohio Appellate Reports, Third SeriesOhio B. ........................... Ohio Bar ReportsOhio C.C. ........................ Ohio Circuit Court ReportsOhio C.C. Dec. ............... Ohio Circuit Court DecisionsOhio C.C.(n.s.) ............... Ohio Circuit Court Reports, New SeriesOhio Cir. Dec. ................ Ohio Circuit DecisionsOhio Dec. ........................ Ohio DecisionsOhio Dec. Reprint .......... Ohio Decisions, ReprintOhio Jur.2d .................... Ohio Jurisprudence, Second SeriesOhio Jur.3d .................... Ohio Jurisprudence, Third Series


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Ohio Law Abs. ............... Ohio Law AbstractOhio L. Rep. ................... Ohio Law ReporterOhio Misc. ...................... Ohio Miscellaneous ReportsOhio Misc.2d .................. Ohio Miscellaneous Reports, Second SeriesOhio N.P. ........................ Ohio Nisi Prius ReportsOhio N.P.(n.s.) ............... Ohio Nisi Prius Reports, New SeriesOhio N. U. L. Rev. ......... Ohio Northern University Law ReviewOhio Op. ......................... Ohio OpinionsOhio Op.2d ..................... Ohio Opinions, Second SeriesOhio Op.3d ..................... Ohio Opinions, Third SeriesOhio St. .......................... Ohio State ReportsOhio St.2d ...................... Ohio State Reports, Second SeriesOhio St.3d ...................... Ohio State Reports, Third SeriesOhio St. L. J. ................. Ohio State Law JournalOhio Supp. ..................... Ohio SupplementOJI .................................. Ohio Jury InstructionsOkla. ............................... OklahomaOp. .................................. OpinionOPA ................................ Ohio Parentage ActOPLS .............................. Ohio Parent Locator ServiceOr. ................................... Oregon; Oregon ReportsOr. App. .......................... Oregon Reports, Court of AppealsOrg. ................................. Organization; OrganizingOWF ............................... Ohio Works Firstp. ..................................... pageP. ..................................... Paci�c ReporterP.2d ................................. Paci�c Reporter, Second SeriesPa. ................................... Pennsylvania State ReportsPac. ................................. Paci�cPa. Super. ....................... Pennsylvania Superior Court ReportsPERS .............................. Public Employees Retirement SystemPFDPF ............................ Police and Fireman’s Disability and Pension

FundPharm. ............................ Pharmaceutical; PharmaceuticsPKPA .............................. Parental Kidnapping Prevention ActProb. ............................... ProbateProd. ............................... Product; ProductionProf'l ............................... ProfessionalPSERS ............................ Public School Employees Retirement SystemPub. ................................ PublicPubl'g .............................. PublishingQDRO ............................. Quali�ed Domestic Relations OrderQJSA .............................. Quali�ed (post-retirement) Joint and Survivor

AnnuityQPSA .............................. Quali�ed Pre-retirement Survivor Annuity


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RC ................................... Ohio Revised CodeRd. .................................. RoadREA ................................ Retirement Equity ActRef. ................................. Re�ningReg'l ................................ RegionalRep. R. ............................ Supreme Court Rules for the Reporting of

OpinionsReprod. ........................... Reproduction; ReproductiveRev. ................................. Review; RevisedRev. Rul. ......................... Revenue RulingRptr. ............................... ReporterR.R. ................................. RailroadRS ................................... Revised Statutes of OhioRSDHI ............................ Retirement, Survivors, Disability Health

Insurance ProgramRts. ................................. RightsRURESA ........................ Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of

Support ActRy. ................................... RailwayS. ..................................... South; SouthernSav. ................................. SavingsS.B. ................................. Senate BillS.C. ................................. South Carolina; South Carolina ReportsSch. ................................. School; SchoolsS.Ct. ................................ United States Supreme Court ReporterS.D. ................................. South Dakota ReportsS.E. ................................. South Eastern ReporterS.E.2d ............................. South Eastern Reporter, Second SeriesSec. ................................. Securities; SecuritySEP ................................. Simpli�ed Employee Pension PlanServ. ............................... ServiceServs. .............................. ServicesSETS ............................... Support Enforcement Tracking SystemSMM ............................... Summary of Material Modi�cationSo. ................................... Southern ReporterSo.2d ............................... Southern Reporter, Second SeriesSoc. ................................. SocialSoc. Work ....................... Social WorkSoc'y ................................ SocietyS.S. .................................. Steamship; SteamshipsSSI .................................. Supplemental Security IncomeSt. ................................... StreetStark R. .......................... Stark County Common Pleas Court RuleStat. ................................ StatutesSTRS ............................... State Teachers Retirement System


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Enforcement ActUEFJA ............................ Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ActUIFSA ............................ Uniform Interstate Family Support ActUnif. ................................ UniformURESA ........................... Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support ActU.S. ................................. United States Supreme Court ReportsU.S.C.A. .......................... United States Code, AnnotatedU.S. Const. ..................... United States ConstitutionUtil. ................................ Utilityv. ..................................... versusVA ................................... Veterans AdministrationVa. L. Rev. ..................... Virginia Law Reviewvol. .................................. volumeW. .................................... West; WesternWash. .............................. Washington ReportsWash.2d .......................... Washington Reports, Second SeriesW.D. ................................ Western District


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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. ANTENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS§ 1:4 Disclosure requirements§ 1:5 Terms§ 1:10 Antenuptial agreements and temporary spousal support

CHAPTER 2. MARRIAGE§ 2:1 The nature of marriage§ 2:9 Ceremonial marriage—Solemnization§ 2:24 Capacity to marry—Mental capacity§ 2:25 Capacity to marry—Prior undissolved marriage§ 2:37 Common law marriage de�ned§ 2:61 Void and voidable marriages—Speci�c impediments—Bigamy§ 2:67 Cohabitants' legal remedies—In other states§ 2:72 Cohabitation agreements—Consideration§ 2:76 Same sex marriage

CHAPTER 3. PARENTAGE§ 3:4 Administrative determination of parentage—Acknowledgment,

support order, and birth record§ 3:18 Evidence—Genetic tests—Testing procedure§ 3:30 Res judicata and vacation of parentage orders§ 3:31 Relief from paternity or support judgment, under RC 3119.961§ 3:35 E�ect of judgment—Allocation of parental rights and

responsibilities, visitation, and companionship rights—As betweenparents

§ 3:36 E�ect of judgment—Allocation of parental rights andresponsibilities, visitation, and companionship rights—Relativesand nonparents

§ 3:37 E�ect of judgment—Child support—In general§ 3:38 E�ect of judgment—Child support—Past care§ 3:49 Related issues—Adoption§ 3:50 Related issues—Arti�cial insemination and surrogate mothers§ 3:51 Related issues—Name

CHAPTER 4. MARITAL OBLIGATIONS ANDPROPERTY RIGHTS

§ 4:2 Support obligations during marriage—Equality of spouses—In general

CHAPTER 5. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE§ 5:2 Criminal domestic violence—Elements of the o�ense§ 5:3 Criminal domestic violence—Practice and procedure§ 5:4 Criminal domestic violence—Sentencing§ 5:6 Civil proceeding—Parties§ 5:7 Civil proceeding—The petition

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§ 5:12 Civil proceeding—Remedies—Temporary custody, support, visitation§ 5:17 How to complete petition for domestic violence civil protection

order—Form [Retitled]§ 5:18 Petition for domestic violence civil protection order—Form [Retitled]§ 5:19 How to complete information for parenting proceeding a�davit—

Form [Retitled]§ 5:20 Information for parenting proceeding a�davit—Form [Retitled]§ 5:21 Warning concerning domestic violence protection order—Form

[Retitled]§ 5:22 Domestic violence civil protection order (CPO)—Ex parte—Form

[Retitled]§ 5:23 Domestic violence civil protection order (CPO)—Full hearing—Form

[Retitled]§ 5:24 Consent order and domestic violence civil protection order—Form

[Retitled]§ 5:25 Motion to modify or terminate domestic violence civil protection or-

der or consent agreement—Form [New]§ 5:26 Judgment entry on motion to modify/terminate domestic violence

civil protection order or consent agreement—Form [New]§ 5:27 Modi�ed domestic violence civil protection order—Form [New]§ 5:28 How to complete motion for contempt for violating domestic violence

civil protection order—Form [New]§ 5:29 Motion for contempt of domestic violence civil protection order—

Form [New]§ 5:30 Domestic violence temporary protection order (DVTPO)—Form [New]§ 5:31 Notice concerning possession or purchase of �rearms—Form [New]§ 5:32 Protection order notice to National Crime Information Center

(NCIC)—Form [New]§ 5:33 How to complete protection notice to National Crime Information

Center (NCIC)—Form [New]§ 5:34 A�davit of income and expenses—Form [New]§ 5:35 A�davit of property—Form [New]§ 5:36 Parenting proceeding a�davit—Form [New]§ 5:37 Health insurance a�davit—Form [New]§ 5:38 Motion and a�davit or counter-a�davit for temporary orders

without oral hearing—Form [New]§ 5:39 How to complete petition for juvenile civil protection order or juve-

nile domestic violence civil protection order—Form [New]§ 5:40 Petition for juvenile civil protection order and juvenile domestic

violence civil protection order—Form [New]§ 5:41 Juvenile civil protection order or juvenile domestic violence civil

protection order—Ex parte—Form [New]§ 5:42 Juvenile civil protection order—Full hearing—Form [New]§ 5:43 Juvenile domestic violence civil protection order and consent agree-

ment civil protection order—Form [New]§ 5:44 Warning concerning juvenile civil protection order or juvenile domes-

tic violence civil protection order—Form [New]

CHAPTER 6. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OFDISPUTE RESOLUTION

§ 6:1 Introduction§ 6:3 Mediation§ 6:4 Communications made in mediation§ 6:9 Mediator quali�cations


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§ 6:10 Advantages of mediation§ 6:13 Uniform Mediation Act§ 6:15 High con�ict families and parenting coordination§ 6:16 Parenting coordinator agreement—Form§ 6:17 Collaborative law§ 6:19 Conciliation§ 6:20 Petition for conciliation—Form§

CHAPTER 7. ANNULMENT§ 7:7 Statutory grounds—Bigamy

CHAPTER 8. LEGAL SEPARATION§ 8:2 Nature of action, jurisdiction§ 8:3 Legal separation versus divorce§ 8:4 Spousal support and division of property§ 8:6 Parental rights and child support

CHAPTER 9. SEPARATION AGREEMENTS§ 9:5 Agreements pursuant to divorce—Choice of remedies§ 9:16 Elements of agreement—Child support—Insurance to protect§ 9:18 Elements of agreement—Division of marital property—Disclosure§ 9:21 Elements of agreement—Division of marital property—Retirement

bene�ts§ 9:24 Elements of agreement—Spousal support—Insurance to protect§ 9:31 Elements of agreement—Modi�cation provisions§ 9:37 E�ect of signed agreement—Revocation by reconciliation§ 9:41 E�ect of signed agreement—Presumption of validity§ 9:45 In-court agreements—Enforcement and avoidance§ 9:54 Interpretation of separation agreements—Q.D.R.O

I. SEPARATION AGREEMENTS—FORMS§ 9:59 Separation agreement—Detailed—Form§

V. RETIREMENT BENEFITS—CLAUSES—FORMS§ 9:83.50 Retirement bene�ts—State government retirement plans—Pre-

retirement survivor bene�ts—Form§ [New]§ 9:84 Retirement bene�ts—Public Employees Deferred Compensation

Fund—Form§

XIII. MISCELLANEOUS CLAUSES—FORMS§ 9:184 Modi�cation of agreement—Form§

CHAPTER 10. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE§ 10:2.50 Venue [New]§ 10:3 Dissolution versus divorce§ 10:6 Procedure§ 10:6.50 Procedure—Appearance [New]§ 10:11 Judgment entry—Simple decree of dissolution—Form§

CHAPTER 11. DIVORCE§ 11:2 Preliminary considerations—In general

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§ 11:3 Preliminary considerations—Jurisdiction—Subject matterjurisdiction

§ 11:4 Preliminary considerations—Jurisdiction—Personal jurisdiction§ 11:5 Preliminary considerations—Jurisdiction—Property division§ 11:6 Preliminary considerations—Jurisdiction—Parental rights and

responsibilities§ 11:7 Preliminary considerations—Venue§ 11:8 Grounds—In general§ 11:9 Grounds—Spouse living at time of marriage§ 11:12 Grounds—Extreme cruelty§ 11:14 Grounds—Gross neglect of duty§ 11:16 Grounds—Imprisonment of adverse party§ 11:17 Grounds—Out-of-state divorce§ 11:18 Grounds—Living separate and apart§ 11:19 Grounds—Amendment of complaint§ 11:20 Grounds—Incompatibility, unless denied by either party§ 11:21 Defenses—In general§ 11:24 Defenses—Insanity§ 11:25 Defenses—Res judicata§ 11:26 Defenses—Limitations and laches§ 11:27 Death of party§ 11:28 Incompetent party§ 11:36 Temporary restraining order—Detailed motion—Form§§ 11:37 Temporary restraining order—Detailed judgment entry—Form§§ 11:37.50 Temporary restraining order—A mutual temporary restraining

order—Form§ [New]§ 11:38 Conversion to dissolution—Motion—Form§§ 11:42 Answer—With motions and counterclaim for divorce—Form§§ 11:44 Judgment entry—Divorce before a judge with no children—

Form§§ 11:45 Judgment entry—Divorce before a magistrate with children—

Form§

CHAPTER 12. MARITAL AND SEPARATEPROPERTY

§ 12:5 Statutory terms of art—Distributive award§ 12:7 Statutory terms of art—Marital property§ 12:8 Statutory terms of art—Passive income and appreciation§ 12:10 Statutory terms of art—Separate property§ 12:14 Modi�cation§ 12:18 Speci�c types of property—Retirement funds and other deferred

compensation§ 12:19 Speci�c types of property—Business interests§ 12:25 Speci�c types of property—Real property§ 12:27 Mandatory valuation of assets

CHAPTER 13. SPOUSAL SUPPORT§ 13:3 Necessity of a speci�c request for spousal support§ 13:4 Defenses to an order of spousal support§ 13:6 Temporary support pendente lite—When granted§ 13:8 Appropriate and reasonable spousal support—In general§ 13:9 The statutory factors—(a)—Income of the parties§ 13:10 The statutory factors—(b)—Relative earning abilities of the parties


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§ 13:12 The statutory factors—(c)—Ages and physical and emotionalcondition of the parties—Physical condition

§ 13:14 The statutory factors—(d)—Retirement bene�ts of the parties§ 13:15 The statutory factors—(e)—Duration of the marriage§ 13:19 The statutory factors—(i)—Relative assets and liabilities of the

parties including court-ordered payments§ 13:22 The statutory factors—(n)—Any other factor§ 13:23 Form of spousal support§ 13:24 Duration of spousal support§ 13:25 Attorney fees—Fees as spousal support§ 13:29 Terminating spousal support—Termination upon date certain§ 13:30 Terminating spousal support—Termination upon speci�ed event—

Death or remarriage§ 13:31 Terminating spousal support—Termination upon speci�ed event—

Cohabitation of obligee§ 13:34 Terminating spousal support—Termination as matter of law—In

general§ 13:35 Terminating spousal support—Termination as matter of law—

Remarriage of obligee

CHAPTER 14. MODIFICATION OF SPOUSALSUPPORT

§ 14:1 Introduction§ 14:3 Motion to modify spousal support—Form§§ 14:4 Judgment entry granting/denying motion for modi�cation—Form§§ 14:5 Motion for relief from judgment§ 14:6 Decree reserving right to modify§ 14:7 Divorce decree—Decrees not reserving jurisdiction to modify§ 14:8 Divorce decree—Decree reserving right to modify—Limiting

condition§ 14:17 Dissolution of marriage decree—Entered on and after May 2, 1986§ 14:19 Legal separation (formerly alimony only) decree—Entered on and

after September 23, 1974§ 14:20 Unincorporated separation agreement without decree§ 14:22 Requirements for modi�cation—Factors—Change in

circumstances—“Any” or “substantial” [Retitled]§ 14:23 Requirements for modi�cation—Factors—Change not contemplated

by parties§ 14:25 Requirements for modi�cation—Factors—Reasonable and

appropriate§ 14:27 Requirements for modi�cation—Changed economic conditions§ 14:28 Requirements for modi�cation—Remarriage of recipient§ 14:30 Requirements for modi�cation—Cohabitation of recipient§ 14:34 Requirements for modi�cation—Retirement§ 14:38 Limitations on modi�cation

CHAPTER 15. PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDSHARED PARENTING

§ 15:4 Jurisdiction—RC 3127.23 a�davit (Franklin)—Form§§ 15:4.50 Jurisdiction—RC 3127.23 a�davit (Uniform Form)—Form [New]§ 15:35 Procedure for allocating parental rights—Expert witnesses§ 15:55 Award to third party—By the court—Jurisdiction§ 15:57 Modifying allocation of parental rights—In general

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§ 15:64 Modifying allocation of parental rights—Shared parenting§ 15:74.50 Alternate dispute resolution—Collaborative Law approach [New]§ 15:78 Parental rights of same-sex couples [New]

CHAPTER 16. MODIFICATION OF PARENTALRIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

§ 16:5 Ascertaining the wishes and concerns of the child§ 16:8 Previous child neglect or child abuse§ 16:10 Change of circumstances—In general§ 16:11 Change of circumstances—Relocation and removal from jurisdiction§ 16:15 Change of circumstances—Other circumstances addressed by courts§ 16:17 Modi�cation of prior decrees to shared parenting§ 16:18 Modi�cation of shared parenting plan submitted jointly§ 16:20 Attorney fees

CHAPTER 17. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODYJURISDICTION ACT; PARENTALKIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT;UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODYJURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT;INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONREMEDIES ACT

§ 17:36 Initial child custody jurisdiction§ 17:37 Initial child custody jurisdiction—Default jurisdiction§ 17:39 Jurisdiction to modify§ 17:40 Temporary emergency jurisdiction§ 17:43 Inconvenient forum considerations§ 17:44 Unjusti�able conduct§ 17:45 Custody a�davit contents

CHAPTER 18. PARENTING TIME ANDVISITATION

§ 18:1 Introduction§ 18:4 Parenting time by non-parents§ 18:7 Constitutional considerations§ 18:8 Visitation by third parties in domestic relations actions§ 18:8.50 Visitation by third parties in juvenile court actions [New]

CHAPTER 19. CHILD SUPPORT§ 19:1 Introduction§ 19:2 Jurisdiction over child support§ 19:5 Support obligations—Disabled child§ 19:6 Terminology used in calculating child support§ 19:7 Child support schedules§ 19:9 Computation requirements: information for the child support

worksheet§ 19:10 Computation requirements: income above and below the child

support tables§ 19:11 Deviation factors regarding child support


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§ 19:12 Shared parenting§ 19:13 Voluntary unemployment or underemployment§ 19:15 Tax dependency exemptions§ 19:17 Modi�cation of prior orders—Jurisdiction§ 19:21 Commencement date of support modi�cation and retroactive child

support§ 19:24 Termination of support obligation—Death of obligor§ 19:26 Contempt§ 19:27 Arrearages—Repayment plans§ 19:29 Arrearages—Collection of past due amounts§ 19:31 E�ect of agreements between parents§ 19:32 Need-based payments—Bene�ts for a special needs child§ 19:33 Social Security payments—Bene�ts to a child from disabled,

deceased, or retired parent

CHAPTER 20. ENFORCEMENT OF SPOUSALAND CHILD SUPPORT

II. THE ANCIENT TOOL§ 20:27 Contempt defenses—Forgiving of arrearages by obligee

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