Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Scordato v. George

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1981No. 80-1630PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The Court of Appeals, in effect, found that the extended visitation order at issue in this case was not the equivalent of a formal modification of a prior custody decree. While custody and visitation are obviously related, a court’s discretion regarding visitation is broader. See R. C. 3109.05. The Court of Appeals also found that appellee had not abused his discretion in ordering the “extended visitation.” We do not find that the Court of Appeals abused its discretion in making such determination. State, ex rel. Pressley, v. Indus. Comm. (1967), 11 Ohio St. 2d 141. Appellee is thus under no…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Pressley v. Industrial CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1967
  2. State ex rel. Erie County Democratic Executive Committee v. BrownOhio Supreme Court · 1966

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Appleby v. ApplebyOhio Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Roudebush v. RoudebushOhio Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Parkins v. ParkinsOhio Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Raney v. Raney, Unpublished Decision (2-1-1999)Ohio Court of Appeals · 1999

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