Colley v. Colley

The sole issue in this case is whether a separation agreement, executed in 1985 and subsequently incorporated into a dissolution decree, wherein the parties agreed to the court’s continuing jurisdiction over sustenance alimony payments, gave the court authority to modify alimony payments.

In Ohio, dissolution is a form of no-fault divorce where the court can terminate a marriage pursuant to the parties’ joint request. In fact,'a reading of R.C. Chapter 3105 reveals that mutual consent is the cornerstone of Ohio’s dissolution law. Knapp v. Knapp (1986), 24 Ohio St. 3d 141, 24 OBR 362, 493 N.E.…