[Cite as Rodkey v. Rodkey, 2006-Ohio-4373.]
COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO, EIGHTH DISTRICT
COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA
No. 86884
SUZANNE M. RODKEY,
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NKA, LUTTON
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JOURNAL ENTRY
Plaintiff-Appellee
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AND
vs.
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MARK RODKEY
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Defendant-Appellant
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DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT
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OF DECISION
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August 24, 2006
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CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS
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Civil appeal from
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Common Pleas Court
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Domestic Relations Division
Case No. CP D-262671
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JUDGMENT
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AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN
PART AND REMANDED.
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DATE OF JOURNALIZATION
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APPEARANCES:
For plaintiff-appellee
DANIEL M. ROTH, ESQ.
Suzanne M. Rodkey, nka, Lutton
1468 West 9th Street
and New-Party Defendant
Suite 425
Douglas Lutton
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
For defendant-appellant
LAURENCE A. TURBOW, ESQ.
Mark Rodkey
Laurence A. Turbow, LPA, Inc.
4403 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
For New Party Defendant
GARY S. OKIN, ESQ.
Greta Rodkey
Dworken & Bernstein Co.
60 South Park Place
Painesville, Ohio 44077-3417
Guardian Ad Litem
TERRI L. STUPICA, ESQ.
6449 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
SEAN C. GALLAGHER, P.J.:
{¶ 1} This matter involves an appeal filed by appellant, Mark
Rodkey (“Father”), and a cross-appeal filed by appellee, Suzanne M.
Lutton f.k.a. Suzanne Rodkey (“Mother”), from the decision of the
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic
Relations, regarding various motions pertaining to their parental
rights and responsibilities and child support obligations. The
guardian ad litem and attorney for the minor child also filed a
brief. For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in
part, and remand the matter for proceedings consistent with this
opinion.
{¶ 2} The following facts give rise to this appeal. Mother and
Father, both doctors, were divorced on December 30, 1998, pursuant
to