# Ohio man keeps premarital home as court upholds $20,000 legal-fee award against ex-wife

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- Published: 2026-11-08T16:14:26+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/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-20000-legal-fee-award/articleshow/135661933.cms
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ohio-man-keeps-premarital-home-as-court-upholds-20-000-legal-fee-award-73742c/

The Ohio Court of Appeals has upheld that a husband retains ownership of his pre-marriage house, resisting claims from his ex-wife. The judges clarified that the use of rental income for payments did not affect the house's classification as separate property. Moreover, the court ordered his ex-spouse to cover $20,000 in legal fees, highlighting the tensions caused by her legal maneuvers throughout

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