FAIN, J.
Defendant-appellant John Robert Adkins appeals from a judgment of divorce, asserting multiple assignments of error. Although we reject all of his other assignments of error, we agree with Mr. Adkins that the trial court committed error when it declined to exercise discretion, pursuant to Civ. R. 63(B), whether to order a new trial. We conclude that the trial court incorrectly understood that it was precluded from exercising its discretion whether to order...
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