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Shared Parenting Plans Govern School Enrollment

In the case of In re J.M.P., 2023-Ohio-225, the appellate court enforced a shared parenting plan declaring the mother to be the residential parent for school enrollment purposes and ordering the father to pay a portion of such enrollment. In this case, the mother argued that the shared parenting plan (1) vested the mother with […]

Contract Language Prevails Unless Absurd Results Follow

In the case of Teays Valley Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Struckman, 2023-Ohio-244, the appellate court held that the explicit terms of a contract between an individual and school board were controlling because the plain language of the contract clearly indicated the intent of the parties. In this case, a former property owner […]

Is a Public Records Copy Too Expensive? Send an Invoice!

In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Kurt, 2023-Ohio-202, an appellate court held that, on the one hand, a county official violated R.C. 149.43 by not providing an invoice to produce a lengthy document, but, on the other hand, the requestor was not entitled to statutory damages as the requestor failed to prove […]

Zoning Amendments … 1 … 2 … 3 … No More Tree

In the case of Armatas v. Plain Twp., 2023-Ohio-204, an appellate court held that a township board of trustees did not violate the zoning resolution amendment process set forth in R.C. 519.12 when the trustees removed the definition of “tree” from a zoning resolution. As a preliminary matter, it is important to know that R.C. […]