State ex rel. Hunter v. Patterson

Appellant asserts in his sole proposition of law that where parties have previously agreed to and the trial court has ordered nonbinding mediation of all postdivorce disputes prior to initiating court action, a writ of prohibition or mandamus will issue to preclude court action on a child support modification motion until mediation has first been attempted.

We review the summary dismissal of a complaint upon a finding of an adequate remedy at law by determining if the court of appeals abused its discretion. State ex rel. Hipp v. N. Canton (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 102, 103, 637 N.E.2d 317, 318.…