Ressler v. Ressler

This case presents the issue of whether a court has continuing jurisdiction to modify a divorce decree that orders sustenance alimony payments for a specific term of years, conditionally terminable by death, remarriage or cohabitation. Both sides cite Wolfe v. Wolfe (1976), 46 Ohio St. 2d 399 [75 O.O.2d 474], as support for their arguments. In Wolfe, this court held that a court has continuing jurisdiction to modify a divorce decree that orders sustenance alimony over an indefinite time period. However, Wolfe is distinguishable because that case involved a sustenance award that was extended…