In Pauley v. Pauley, Clark App. No. 2001-CA-49, 2002 Ohio 1210, the Court of Appeals for the 2nd District reviewed a situation where a trial court denied an ex-husband's motion to reduce his spousal support. The ex-husband had testified his solely owned business had gone bankrupt and he had personally guaranteed the business debts. The trial court concluded his financial difficulties were brought about by his own conscious choices and business decisions, without input from his ex-wife, and equity dictates that the adverse consequences should not reduce the ex-wife's spousal support. The court of appeals reversed, finding the ex-husband had not planned to reduce his income, but his financial situation was due to decisions that, in light of twenty-twenty hindsight, turned out badly