James E. Powers v. Natalie R. Powers

Ashland, Ohio divorce lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a marriage dissolution case.

{¶2} Husband and Wife were married on March 5, 1997, in Ashland, Kentucky. No children were born as issue of the marriage. Wife filed a complaint for legal separation on September 29, 2020. On February 2, 2021, the parties filed a legal separation agreement and moved the trial court to adopt the same. The parties submitted an amended legal separation agreement on July 20, 2021. Via Judgment Entry/Decree of Legal Separation filed August 18, 2021, the trial court granted the parties a legal separation, approved and incorporated the amended separation agreement, and ordered Husband to pay spousal support to Wife in accordance with the amended separation agreement, to wit: $702.00/month for a term of 7 years and 6 months, effective October 1, 2020.



{¶3} On July 26, 2022, Husband filed a complaint for divorce. Wife filed an answer on August 24, 2022, in which she admitted all allegations set forth in the complaint except she denied having been guilty of conduct which would constitute grounds for divorce. The trial court conducted an uncontested final hearing on November 28, 2022. Via Judgment Entry/Decree of Divorce filed November 29, 2022, the trial court granted a divorce to Husband, approved and incorporated the parties' July 20, 2021 amended separation agreement, and ordered Husband to pay spousal support to Wife in the amount of $702.00/month, in accordance with the amended separation agreement.



Powers v. Powers, 2024 Ohio 4569, 24-COA-008 (Ohio App. Sep 18, 2024)