Legal Opinion
Wolford v. Wolford
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 2009No. 08CA27PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kline, Presiding Judge.
{¶ 1} Earl E. Wolford (“Earl”) appeals the judgment of the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, which made several decisions favoring his former spouse, Wendy L. Wolford, n.k.a. Burmester (“Wendy”). On appeal, Wolford first contends that the trial court erred when it entered a finding of contempt against him because he was not served with a summons and an order to appear as required by law. Because the Civil Rules generally do not apply to contempt proceedings, and because the trial court failed to comply with R.C. 2705.031, we agree. Second, Earl contends that the…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Blakemore v. BlakemoreOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Miller v. MillerOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- Nakoff v. Fairview General HospitalOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Long Beach Ass'n v. JonesOhio Supreme Court · 1998
- Bechtol v. BechtolOhio Supreme Court · 1990
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