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[Cite as Roush v. Roush, 2017-Ohio-840.]

 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO

 TENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

Allison C. Roush, :
 Nos. 15AP-1071,
 Plaintiff-Appellee, : 16AP-264,
 and 16AP-388
v. : (C.P.C. No. 13DR-1497)

William F. Roush, : (REGULAR CALENDAR)

 Defendant-Appellant. :

 D E C I S I O N

 Rendered on March 9, 2017

 On brief: McKinlay Law Offices, LLC, Amy M. McKinlay,
 and Kerry Hageman-Froelich, for appellee. Argued:
 Amy M. McKinlay.

 On brief: The Tyack Law Firm Co., LPA, and Thomas M.
 Tyack, for appellee. Argued: Thomas M. Tyack.

 APPEALS from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas,
 Division of Domestic Relations
DORRIAN, J.
 {¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, William F. Roush, appeals from judgments of the
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations, denying his
motion for new trial, finding him in contempt of court, and awarding attorney fees to
plaintiff-appellee, Allison C. Roush, related to the contempt proceedings. For the reasons
that follow, we affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
 {¶ 2} The parties were married in 1996 and had two children. In March 2013,
appellee asked appellant for a dissolution of the marriage. Shortly thereafter, appellee
transferred one-half of the balance in the parties' joint checking account to her personal
account; appellant subsequently transferred the remaining balance of the joint account to
 Nos. 15AP-1071, 16AP-264 & 16AP-388 2

his personal account. In April 2013, appellee was involuntarily detained under the
custody of the Franklin County ADAMH Board at Netcare for two days, pursuant to an
order of detention issued by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Probate
Division, based on assertions that appellee suffered from depression and had expressed
suicidal thoughts. On April 23, 2013, appellee filed a complaint for divorce.
 {¶ 3} The trial court entered a judgment granting the divorce on May 21, 2015.
The divorce decree ordered appellee to submit a shared parenting plan incorporating the
joint shared parenting plan previously filed with the court. The decree also provided for
child support and spousal support to be paid by appellant. The decree identified the
parties' separate property and provided for division of the marital property. Among the
provisions governing the division of property, the decree ordered appellant to transfer
one-half of the balance of his Chase Roth individual retirement account and $374,404
from his Chase retirement savings plan to appellee. The decree provided that a qualified
domestic relations order was to be prepared to facilitate the transfer of the retirement
savings account funds. The decree also ordered appellant to pay appellee $15,000 toward
her attorney fees.
 {¶ 4} Appellant filed a motion for new trial on June 15, 2015, arguing that the
judgment issuing the divorce decree was against the weight of the evidence and contrary
to law. Appellee filed a motion for contempt on July 29, 2015, alleging that appellant
failed to comply with specific provisions of the divorce decree. On September 1, 2015, the
trial court issued a nunc pro tunc amended divorce decree, which corrected a provision
relating to appellant's child support obligation if health insurance was not provided. The
trial court issued a judgment entry denying appellant's motion for new trial on
October 28, 2015. Appellant then filed a notice of appeal to this court of the judgment
entry denying the motion for new trial on November 24, 2015, which was assigned case
No. 15AP-1071. On December 7, 2015, appellant filed a motion to stay the judgment entry
granting the divorce decree. The trial court denied the motion to stay on February 18,
2016, immediately prior to a hearing on the motion for contempt. Following that hearing,
on March 9, 2016, the trial court issued a judgment finding appellant in contempt for
failing to comply with various provisions of the divorce decree. On April 7, 2016,
appellant filed a notice of appeal, assigned case No. 16AP-264, of the judgment entry
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granting appellee's motion for contempt. Subsequently, on April 22, 2016, the trial court
issued a judgment ordering appellant to pay an additional $5,000 to appellee toward her
attorney fees related to the contempt proceeding. On May 19, 2016, appellant filed a
notice of appeal, assigned case No. 16AP-388, of the trial court's judgment granting
appellee's motion for attorney fees from the contempt proceeding.
II. Assignments of Error
 {¶ 5} Appellant appeals from the trial court judgment denying his motion for new
trial, assigning seven errors in case No. 15AP-1071 for this court's review:
 I. The Trial Court erred in overruling the Motion for New Trial
 and failing to discuss or review the issues raised on the
 Motion for New Trial.

 II. In the Motion for New Trial, with the appropriate citation,
 were the following:

 a. Issues surrounding an allegation that the Defendant caused
 the Plaintiff to be hospitalized for mental health reasons when
 the reality was the Probate Court issued an Order causing the
 Plaintiff to be taken to a mental health facility for evaluation.

 b. The parties had agreed that equal division of certain
 extraordinary expenses for the children, which was
 journalized and filed, the Trial Court entered an interim
 decision ordering the Defendant to pay 2/3 and the Plaintiff
 1/3. While this issue may have been moot because the Court
 subsequently filed a \nunc pro tunc Judgment Entry Decree of