Felton v. Felton

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 79 Ohio St.3d 34.] FELTON, APPELLANT, v. FELTON, APPELLEE. [Cite as Felton v. Felton,

1997-Ohio-302.] Domestic relations—Court not precluded by statute or public policy reasons from issuing a protection order pursuant to Ohio’s civil domestic violence statute where the parties’ dissolution or divorce decree already prohibits the parties from harassing each other—When granting protection order, trial court must find that petitioner has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that petitioner or petitioner’s family are in danger of…