Ohio court lets husband keep pre-marital home in divorce, orders wife to pay $20,000 in fees

An Ohio appeals court has ruled that a man can keep the home he owned before his marriage when the couple divorced. The wife had argued that marital funds from a joint bank account had contributed to the property, but the court rejected that claim. The trial court also ordered her to pay $20,000 toward her husband's legal fees, citing her conduct during the proceedings. The court found the husband's rental income was enough to cover his mortgage payments on the property.