Hout v. Hout

In Hout v. Hout, 5th Dist. No. 2007-CA-111, 2008 Ohio 2684, the custodial parent was held in contempt, even though the non-custodial parent unreasonably failed to seek medical treatment for an injured child and failed to notify the custodial parent of the injury. The trial court found that the custodial parent's denial of visitation time was not reasonably justified . Although the non-custodial father had made an "incorrect judgment call," the father did so because he knew the custodial mother would be "upset" when she discovered the injury. Thus, the court found that the mother had "unwittingly contributed to [the father's] failure to notify her of the injury." Id. at P 14.