49 Ohio App. 3d 56 - Powell v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “Upon the granting of a divorce, the trial court must determine what award of alimony, which may include an equitable division of the marital assets as well as periodic payments for sustenance and support, is appropriate Cherry v. Cherry (1981), 66 Ohio St. 2d 348 , 20 O.O. 3d 318, 421 N.E. 2d 1293 ; Teeter v. Teeter (1985), 18 Ohio St. 2d 76 , 18 OBR 1106, 479 N.E. 2d 890 . The trial court is given broad discretion in determining the appropriate scope of these awards based on the particular facts and circumstances of each case, and such determination will not be disturbed by this court absent an affirmative showing that the trial court abused its discretion. Cherry, supra; Teeter, supra. The term 'abuse of discretion' implies the trial court's attitude was unreasonable, arbitrary or unconscionable Blakemore v. Blakemore (1983), 5 Ohio St. 3d 217 , 5 OBR 481, 450 N.E. 2d 1130 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schneider v. Schneider