Knox v. Knox

This is a case of unconscionable delay in deciding a contested divorce. The case was heard June 20, 1984, in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division. The trial court, some fourteen months later, filed its judgment on August 22, 1985. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed on August 7, 1985.

During this fourteen-month interval, plaintiff-appellee, Daina M. Knox, secured employment with the Ohio Automobile Club as a travel agent (specifically, on February 18,1985). This delay is in substantial derogation of the directory provisions of Ohio law.

R.C. 2701.02…