Shih v. Byron, 2011 Ohio 2766

Marital dissolution between Shih and Byron; two children: Z.B. (1994) and T.B. (1996).
Family resided in Ohio; temporarily relocated to Hong Kong during Byron’s Fulbright fellowship.
Final divorce decree (April 11, 2007) addressed asset division, debts, and distribution; Hong Kong incident facts discussed.
May 2009 orders issued regarding retirement accounts; initial appellate dismissals in 2009-2010 for lack of finality.
March 2010 nunc pro tunc entry reidentified account values and equalization, prompting further appeal.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether trial court abused discretion in asset/debt division.	Byron: double counting line-of-credit debt; miscalculated home equity.	Shih: court properly allocated, but erred by duplicating line-of-credit billing.	Partial abuse; remand for remaking debt allocation.
Whether spousal support award was supported by the evidence.	Byron argues lack of evidence and improper basis for support.	Shih contends valid request and proper consideration of factors.	Spousal support not against weight of evidence; affirmed.
Whether court erred in valuing and balancing motor vehicles for equalization.	Shih argues arithmetic error in vehicle-value offset.	Byron disputes vehicle values and claims bias.	Court abused discretion on vehicle equalization amount; remanded.
Whether arrearages were correctly calculated.	Shih contends additional amounts due (summer camp, repairs, etc.).	Byron asserts trial records show agreed amounts; no further sums.	Arrearage findings sustained as supported by evidence; some items addressed on remand.

Blakemore v. Blakemore, 5 Ohio St.3d 217 (Ohio 1983) (broad discretion in equitable property division; abuse requires unreasonableness)
Berish v. Berish, 69 Ohio St.2d 318 (Ohio 1982) (guides interpretation of marital asset division and discretion)