Blakemore v. Blakemore
- Court
- Ohio Supreme Court
- Decided
- July 6, 1983
- Docket
- No. 81-1935
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio
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What later courts said
- noting that an "unreasonable" decision of the trial court may constitute an abuse of discretion — State v. Oteng (2018)
- noting an abuse of discretion connotes more than an error of law or judgment, "it implies that the court's attitude is unreasonable, arbitrary or unconscionable" — Skorvanek v. Dept. of Rehab & Corr. (2018)
- defining “abuse of discretion” in a domestic relations context and explaining that an appellate court may not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court — In re C.F. (2015)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Sweeney, J.
The leading case with respect to termination of sustenance alimony in Ohio, Wolfe v. Wolfe (1976), 46 Ohio St. 2d 399 [75 O.O.2d 474], stated at page 414:
“Any grant of ‘alimony’ for sustenance is necessarily co-extensive with the court’s determination that it is needed and warranted. Such authentication and supervision is accomplished through the continuing jurisdiction of the court.”
Cite this
Blakemore v. Blakemore, 5 Ohio St. 3d 217 (1983)Read the full opinion
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