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165 results for “NRS 125C.0035” in Custody & Relocation
OLLERTON VS. AYALA
Jun 26, 202424-22178 · 86370-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's resolution of a relocation motion for abuse of discretion, citing Monahan v. Hogan, 138 Nev. 58, 69, 507 P.3d 588, 596 (Ct. App. 2022), and reviewed the denial of a…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW C/W 82245
May 12, 202222-15092 · 81978 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional review was de novo under Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, relying on Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 704, 120…
YOUNG VS. YOUNG (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 18, 202424-48643 · 88014-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews child custody decisions for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and will affirm the district court's factual findings…
WOLFE VS. MANNION (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 8, 202691617-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Due process.** The court reviewed the due-process claim de novo, citing *Eureka County v. Seventh Jud. Dist. Ct.*, 134 Nev. 275, 279, 417 P.3d 1121, 1124 (2018). Applying *Martinez v. Martinez*, 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 73,…
HURD VS. OPIPARI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 22, 202323-27372 · 85537-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.Standard of review: The district court has broad discretion in child custody matters, and the appellate court will not disturb custody determinations absent a clear abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145,…
HALL VS. MARTIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 22, 202222-29764 · 83979-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The panel addressed three issues under differing standards of review. **Constitutional claims (de novo).** Constitutional challenges are reviewed de novo. Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007).…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 12, 202222-15098 · 83726 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional issues received de novo review. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, reasoning that fit parents have equal…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW C/W 81978
May 12, 202222-15092 · 82245 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional issues are reviewed de novo. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court held that the constitutional challenge to NRS 125C.0035 fails because, between two fit parents, the…
LOPEZ VS. PENALOZA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 3, 202525-24488 · 88714-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The panel (Bulla, Gibbons, Westbrook, JJ.) reviewed the district court's custody, child support, and alimony determinations for abuse of discretion. **Custody.** Applying Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d…
MARTINEZ VS. AVILA, JR. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202222-20738 · 83023 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.**Standard of review.** The court applies deferential review to the district court's factual findings, setting them aside only if clearly erroneous or unsupported by substantial evidence, while reviewing legal questions…
KELLEY VS. KELLEY
Sep 28, 202323-31815 · 84685 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. Whether the district court applied the correct legal standard, and whether that standard infringes a fundamental right, are reviewed de novo. Lawrence v. Clark County, 127 Nev. 390, 393, 254 P.3d…
AMAYA VS. GUERRERO RIVERA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 3, 201919-28444 · 75769 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The court reviewed de novo the interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) and NRS 3.2203, citing Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 198, 179 P.3d 556, 559 (2008). The opinion describes…
HACHAM VS. SEBAI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 22, 202424-10151 · 86819-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order AFFIRMED.")**Custody.** The court reviewed the physical custody award for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (1999), and Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445, 450, 352 P.3d 1139,…
PREVOST VS. GRONVOLD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 20, 202222-33055 · 82916-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's evidentiary and custody rulings for abuse of discretion. It applied the standard that "[a]n abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not supported…
GONZALEZ VS. VELAZQUEZ-GONZALEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 27, 202626-09362 · 90570-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed in part (contempt for changing the dental appointment, including the $500 sanction) and affirmed in part (all remaining judgments).Standard of review. The court reviewed the custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), noting that an abuse occurs when a decision "is not…
ROBERTS VS. ANDRINO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 4, 202525-47989 · 89438 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review. Child custody and parenting-time decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007); Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541,…
COBIAN VS. RAMIREZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 18, 202424-39361 · 88076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed several distinct rulings under differing standards. **Subject matter jurisdiction / registration of the foreign order.** The court reviewed subject matter jurisdiction de novo, giving…
PHILLIPS VS. PHILLIPS
Apr 29, 202222-13647 · 82693 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the custody order for abuse of discretion under Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), and reviewed factual findings for substantial evidence under Ellis v. Carucci, 123…
SLADER VS. COLLEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 26, 202424-06816 · 87160-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part.Jurisdiction. The court dismissed the portions of the appeal challenging trial bifurcation, alimony, and child support because no final judgment exists - the community property and debt division remains unresolved. A…
PERREIRA VS. EISENBERG (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 29, 202424-18709 · 86792-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody order for abuse of discretion. Roe v. Roe, 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274, 284 (Ct. App. 2023). Review focuses on whether the district court "reached…
STEWART VS. STEWART (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 13, 202323-04371 · 83750-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Custody.** The court reviewed the custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev., Adv. Op.…
ANDERSON VS. BLECHA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 27, 202323-38374 · 86292-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody modification for abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 336, 419 P.3d 157, 159 (2018). An abuse of discretion occurs when the decision is…
OLSON VS. OLSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 22, 202424-06475 · 86237-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of a motion to modify physical custody under the abuse-of-discretion standard, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). An abuse of discretion occurs…
HABASHI VS. KAMEL-KIROLLOS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 26, 202323-41864 · 85917-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals applied deferential, abuse-of-discretion review across all four claims. **Child custody.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and factual findings are affirmed if…
STUCKE VS. STUCKE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 22, 202222-19789 · 82723-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's disposition of community property and its child custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 75, 439 P.3d 397, 406 (2019),…
NANCE VS. FERRARO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 5, 201818-90063 · 72454-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Evidentiary rulings on motions in limine and child-custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. State ex rel. Dep't of Highways v. Nev. Aggregates & Asphalt Co., 92 Nev. 370, 376, 551…
PHILLIPS VS. PHILLIPS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 29, 202222-13646 · 82414 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the child custody order for abuse of discretion, leaving factual findings undisturbed if supported by substantial evidence. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d…
ARZOLA VS. ESTRADA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 22, 202222-40141 · 83251-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part (Docket No. 83251-COA); reversed (Docket No. 83941-COA) and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody order, child support determination, relocation question, and attorney fees award for abuse of discretion. *Wallace v. Wallace*, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543…
NGUYEN VS. BOYNES (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 22, 201717-20699 · 69166 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. The Court reviewed application of the equitable adoption doctrine de novo as a question of law, citing Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev. 564, 569, 257 P.3d 396, 399 (2011). It reviewed the parentage…
BRYANT VS. SORGET (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 29, 202525-37913 · 89717-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review. Custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and "An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not…
KRAGEN VS. DIST. CT. (KRAGEN)
Oct 30, 202323-35210 · 86626-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted; the Court of Appeals directed the clerk to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to vacate its orders concluding that home state jurisdiction exists and to reconsider the matter after an evidentiary hearing. (The request for a writ of prohibition was denied.)The Court of Appeals granted mandamus relief directed at Eighth Judicial District Court orders assuming UCCJEA jurisdiction and establishing temporary custody in a divorce action. On jurisdiction, the court reiterated…
GRIGALANZ VS. COPAS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 9, 202691619-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing a custody petition for lack of standing. The Court of Appeals reviewed the dismissal de novo, applying "the same rigorous, de novo standard as dismissal for…
WILLIAMS VS. WILLIAMS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 19, 202222-25929 · 83263-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Custody (three boys).** The court reviewed the custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 701, 120 P.3d 812, 816 (2005). It recognized the rebuttable presumption…
ANAYA-ALVARADO VS. ANAYA-ALVARADO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 15, 202323-04724 · 84869-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The court reviewed the child custody modification under the abuse-of-discretion standard, noting that the district court has "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters, and [this court] will not…
CLELAND VS. CLELAND (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 19, 202424-09697 · 86558-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, id. at…
CLARKE VS. WHITE (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 86069
Nov 15, 202424-43449 · 86068-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** A decision to grant or deny an NRCP 60(b) motion to set aside a judgment is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Cook v. Cook, 112 Nev. 179, 181-82, 912 P.2d 264, 265 (1996); Rodriguez v. Fiesta…
SHAHROKHI VS. DIST. CT. (BURROW)
Jan 4, 202323-00198 · 85705 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.The court applied settled writ-relief standards. The party seeking writ relief bears the burden of demonstrating its propriety, Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004), and the…
PINTO VS. GUARDADO-PINTO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 24, 202323-09143 · 84909-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an unpublished order of affirmance from the Court of Appeals reviewing a divorce decree and a child custody order out of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Court Division. **Standard of review…
LIKUA VS. GOMEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 30, 202525-47479 · 90164-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Factual findings are affirmed if supported by substantial evidence —…
GARCIA VS. SHAPIRO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 17, 202222-25740 · 83992-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court reviewed evidentiary, custody, and child-support rulings for abuse of discretion, applying the standard that a court abuses its discretion when "no reasonable judge could reach a similar conclusion under the…
FRANE VS. FRANE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 22, 202323-27419 · 85498-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** The court reviewed custody determinations for abuse of discretion, affirming if supported by substantial evidence. Locklin v. Duka, 112 Nev. 1489, 1493, 929 P.2d 930, 933 (1996); Ellis v.…
SOLINGER VS. SOLINGER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 20, 202323-12320 · 84832-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Custody.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), and will not be set aside if supported by substantial evidence, Ellis v.…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF M.J.V. C/W 87710
May 22, 202525-22815 · 86816-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review. The court applied abuse-of-discretion review to the guardianship determination: "Absent a showing of abuse, we will not disturb the district court's exercise of discretion concerning guardianship…
SHELLMIRE VS. HALL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 31, 202525-33547 · 88918-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part, and dismissed in part.The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and reaffirmed that factual findings supported by substantial…
JEFFERY VS. BECKWITH (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 24, 202525-32417 · 89155-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded. (The court states it "affirm[s] the district court's physical custody determination, but we reverse the court's custody decree as it pertains to child support and health insurance, vacate the decree with respect to arrears, and remand this matter for proceedings consistent with this order.")**Custody — standard and framework.** The court reviewed the custody determination for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). "An abuse of discretion occurs when a district…
MONDAY VS. CHRISTIAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 30, 202626-14515 · 90704-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody decision for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007); see also Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922…
WHITTLE VS. MORRIS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 11, 202222-04753 · 82660-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determination for an abuse of discretion, citing Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by Romano v. Romano,…
HATCHER VS. HATCHER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 30, 202424-31330 · 88071-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed each of Stephanie's four arguments under the abuse-of-discretion standard applicable to child custody determinations. Under that standard, the court focuses on whether the district court…
ESTEIN, JR. VS. WARD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 27, 202323-13239 · 84817-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Factual findings are affirmed if supported by…
JENSEN VS. PETERSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 12, 202525-49409 · 90580-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the evidentiary ruling for an abuse of discretion, which will not be disturbed "absent a showing of palpable abuse." M.C. Multi-Fam. Dev., L.L.C. v. Crestdale Assocs., Ltd., 124 Nev. 901,…
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