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Joseph A. Jennings, III v. Susan W. Jennings

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Franklin County, No. 16AP-711 · judgment December 12, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether in light of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Howell v. Howell, 137 S Ct. 1400 (2017), veterans disability compensation may lawfully be included as a source of income in connection with a determination of spousal support, in a non community property state such as Ohio. II. PARTIES Petitioner, Joseph A. Jennings, III is a Vietnam era veteran who by reason of exposure to agent orange receives veterans disability benefits for service-connected disability. Respondent, Susan Jennings, is the former spouse of Joseph A. Jennings, III.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul A Robinson Jr.
Law Office of Paul A. Robinson, Jr.

For respondent
Brian Scott Piper
Brian S. Piper Co., LPA

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 28 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Nov 14 2018
    Brief of respondent Susan W. Jennings in opposition filed.
  4. Sep 18 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)