MORIN VS. ANGERHOFER (CHILD CUSTODY)

25-25637 · 90404 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA) · June 10, 2025

Disposition:Appeal dismissed.Custody & Relocation

Posture Appellant Renee Johnson Morin filed a notice of withdrawal of her appeal in a child custody matter involving respondent Jason H. Angerhofer, originating from the Family Division of the district court (Hon. Bill Henderson, District Judge).

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Key holdings

- A notice of withdrawal of appeal may be construed as a motion for voluntary dismissal and granted under NRAP 42.

Practitioner summary

The court construed appellant's notice of withdrawal as a motion for voluntary dismissal under NRAP 42 and granted it, dismissing the appeal. The order contains no substantive analysis and announces no rule of law.

In plain language

This is a one-page housekeeping order from the Nevada Supreme Court. The appellant - the person who had asked the Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling - told the court she no longer wanted to pursue her appeal. The court treated her notice as a request to voluntarily drop the case, granted the request, and closed the appeal. No legal issues were decided. The court did not rule on the underlying child custody dispute or address the merits of anything that happened in the Family Division below.

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