Rand v. Rand

Appellant presents four propositions of law. For the reasons set forth herein, we find these propositions lack merit and therefore affirm the court below.

Appellant’s first proposition of law states that “Article I, § 7 of the Ohio Constitution prohibits a domestic relations court from ordering a support-paying spouse to make charitable contributions to a place of worship for the purpose of indoctrinating a minor child in the religious beliefs espoused by that place of worship.” A similar constitutional argument was raised, thoroughly analyzed, and rejected in In re Landis (1982), 5 Ohio App.…