IN RE: L.G. (CHILD CUSTODY)

Key holdings

Practitioner summary

This is a clerk's order dismissing an appeal pursuant to the parties' stipulation under NRAP 42. The court stated that dismissal was ordered "Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and cause appearing." The order does not set forth a standard of review, doctrinal framework, or merits analysis, as it resolves the appeal on stipulated procedural grounds rather than on any substantive issue. The order allocated costs and attorney fees by directing that "The parties shall bear their own costs and attorney fees." In light of the dismissal, the court denied as moot the motions filed on October 8 and 29, 2025. The opinion does not address the underlying substantive issues in the child-custody matter, any statutory framework beyond NRAP 42, or any case authority.

In plain language

This is a very short procedural order, not a decision on the merits of any legal dispute. The case involved a minor child, identified only by initials (L.G.), and the State of Nevada. The parties reached an agreement - called a stipulation - to end the appeal. Based on that agreement, and finding "cause appearing," the Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. The court did not rule on who was right or wrong on any underlying issue; it simply closed the appeal as the parties requested. The court also directed that each side pay its own costs and attorney fees. Finally, because the appeal was being dismissed, two motions that had been filed earlier (on October 8 and October 29, 2025) were denied as moot - meaning there was no longer any live reason to decide them.