An Ohio man bought a house in 2012, six years before getting married; when his wife argued shared mortgage payments made it marital property, appeals judges let him keep it and upheld a $20,000 legal-fee award
- An Ohio man has been allowed to keep sole ownership of a house he bought six years before getting married.
- State appeals judges rejected his former wife's claim that paying the mortgage with shared money during their marriage had turned the house into marital property.
- The ruling was issued on 6 November 2026 by the Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District.
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- An Ohio man has been allowed to keep sole ownership of a house he bought six years before getting married.
- State appeals judges rejected his former wife's claim that paying the mortgage with shared money during their marriage had turned the house into marital property.
- The ruling was issued on 6 November 2026 by the Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District.
Sources: Times of India