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165 results for “NRS 125C.0035” in Custody & Relocation
HERNANDEZ-BASILIO VS. MARQUEZ-HERNANDEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 13, 202323-33548 · 84487-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed each of Edgar's claims under the abuse-of-discretion standard. On physical custody, the court applied Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), reviewing custody…
PAIS VS. CORRAL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 15, 202525-02172 · 88484-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The court noted that while it defers to a district court's discretionary…
MEAD VS. MEAD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 18, 202424-48731 · 88915-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we therefore affirm the court's child custody and support determinations.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody and support determinations for abuse of discretion, citing Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 438, 216 P.3d 213, 226, 232 (2009) (overruled on other…
CURCIO VS. HEMMINGS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 5, 202626-10395 · 90758-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed in part and judgment reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). "An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not…
MONDAY VS. CHRISTIAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202525-28580 · 90704 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the modification order 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, 543 (1996) (parenting…
WARREN VS. AHYANG (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 23, 202222-09171 · 82909-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The court reviews a district court's child custody decisions for an abuse of discretion, and the decision must be supported by substantial evidence, "evidence that a reasonable person may accept as…
BAHR VS. ARTEAGA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 29, 202222-30610 · 84306-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody modification for abuse of discretion, subject to the requirement that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carucci, 123…
MEAD VS. MEAD (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 84878
Dec 20, 202323-41256 · 84843-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed in Docket No. 84843-COA; reversed and remanded in Docket No. 84878-COA.The court addressed appellate jurisdiction before reaching the merits. It held that the temporary custody order challenged in Docket No. 84843-COA did not "finally establish[ ] or alter[] the custody of minor children"…
EORIO VS. EORIO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 15, 202222-12014 · 83132-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's relocation decision for abuse of discretion. Pelkola v. Pelkola, 137 Nev., Adv. Op. 24, 487 P.3d 807, 809 (2021); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1229…
TESHOME VS. JIRU (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 21, 202424-21635 · 87228-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order").Standard of review: a district court's relocation decision is reviewed for an abuse of discretion, Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 486, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004), and factual findings are upheld if supported by…
FISHER VS. COBIAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 16, 202323-26762 · 85203-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED but REMANDED for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error.Standard of review: The court of appeals reviews child custody decisions for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 161 P.3d 239 (2007), affirming determinations supported by substantial evidence,…
ELMORE VS. HERRIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 30, 202424-03465 · 86191-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMANDED.")Standard of review: The district court has "broad discretionary power" in determining child custody, Hayes v. Gallacher, 115 Nev. 1, 4, 972 P.2d 1138, 1140 (1999), and a custody determination will not be overturned…
PATTERSON VS. WAINWRIGHT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 19, 202424-09701 · 86926-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241-42 (2007). The…
BOYD VS. HINES, JR. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 15, 202424-05718 · 85339-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews a child custody decision 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…
CHRISTENSEN VS. LOVETT (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 20, 202222-16059 · 83661-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed a child-custody modification for abuse of discretion, affirming custody determinations supported by substantial evidence — "that which a reasonable person may accept as adequate to sustain…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF A.D.I., A.R.I., A.J.I.
Jul 9, 202424-23774 · 84126 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: Guardianship determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. In re Guardianship of D.M.F., 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 38, 535 P.3d 1154, 1161 (2023); State v. Eric A.L. (In re Eric A.L.), 123 Nev. 26,…
ADAMS VS. LEE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 24, 202691436-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 custody for an abuse of discretion. Myers v. Haskins, 138 Nev. 553, 556, 513 P.3d 527, 531 (Ct. App. 2022); see also Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015,…
BELL VS. ROBINSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 25, 202525-27918 · 89297-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, deferring to factual findings supported by substantial evidence — "evidence that a reasonable person would…
ROE VS. ROE (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 18, 202323-15702 · 84893-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated, and remanded. The court states: "we AFFIRM the district court's modification of custody, REVERSE as to the parenting time allocation and improper delegation of the district court's authority, VACATE the award of attorney fees and costs, and REMAND the case for reassignment to a different district court judge and proceedings consistent with this order."**Standard of review.** A district court's child custody order is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings are upheld if supported by…
HARRISON VS. HARRISON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 28, 201616-23434 · 66157 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed the district court's denial of modification under an abuse of discretion standard. See Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The opinion situates the analysis at the…
JOHNSON VS. BENNETT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 26, 202525-27971 · 89185-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviews custody determinations for abuse of discretion, which occurs when the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence or is clearly erroneous. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…
ROE VS. ROE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 27, 202323-24071 · 84893-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** Child custody orders are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings stand if supported by substantial evidence. Ellis v.…
ROBERTSON VS. GARDNER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 7, 202222-31742 · 83988-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded ("we reverse the district court's order and remand this matter to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this order").The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determinations for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev.,…
ABID VS. ABID (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 8, 202222-11172 · 82781-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order").The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion, noting that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carweci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…
COLT VS. PLUMMER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 24, 202222-02423 · 82662-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed a child custody decision for abuse of discretion, affirming district court determinations if supported by substantial evidence — evidence a reasonable person may accept as adequate to…
SHEEHAN VS. MANTY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 16, 202323-08107 · 84125-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from a family court order dismissing a child custody action under NRS 125A.365 on inconvenient-forum grounds in favor of California. The Court of Appeals addressed four assignments of error. On the…
RENDON VS. GARCIA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 20, 202525-50926 · 89514-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the relocation/custody order for abuse of discretion, citing Johnson v. Bennett, 141 Nev., Adv. Op. 35, 575 P.3d 1023, 1027 (Ct. App. 2025). An abuse of discretion occurs "when a district…
MARTINEZ VS. MARTINEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 27, 202424-45380 · 84148 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. Child support determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion under Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004), but questions of law - including statutory and regulatory…
LUONG VS DIST. CT. (VAHEY)
Aug 29, 202222-27042 · 84743-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted in part and denied in part; writ of mandamus directed to issue, writ of prohibition denied.The court addressed a petition for extraordinary writ relief under the familiar framework: mandamus is available to compel an act the law requires as a duty or to control an arbitrary or capricious exercise of…
LUCIANO VS. LUCIANO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 7, 202222-21375 · 83522-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Dismissed in part and affirmed in part. The court ordered "the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED" as to the orders denying NRCP 60(b) relief, and dismissed the appeal insofar as it challenged the decree of divorce.The court addressed a jurisdictional bar and then the merits under an abuse-of-discretion standard. On jurisdiction, the court held Amy's September 17, 2021, notice of appeal was untimely as to the June 2020 divorce…
SULLIVAN VS. SULLIVAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 6, 202424-19892 · 87424-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed ("ORDER the district court orders AFFIRMED.").Standard of review. The court reviews the exclusion of expert testimony for abuse of discretion, citing Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. 492, 498, 189 P.3d 646, 650 (2008), and reviews child custody determinations…
POSEY VS. WALKENHORST (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 3, 202525-29113 · 89500-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and vacated in part.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's legal custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and Mack-Manley v. Manley, 122 Nev. 849, 858,…
LOZANO-DONOHUE VS. DONOHUE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40378 · 84261-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded (Order of Reversal and Remand).The Court of Appeals reviews child custody determinations for an abuse of discretion, but "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d…
CASAS-GONZALEZ VS. RIOS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 18, 202424-21224 · 87190-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 an abuse of discretion. *Wallace v. Wallace*, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court…
LORENZO VS. GENDEBIEN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 18, 2026142 · 90082-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the NRCP 12(b)(5) dismissal de novo, applying the "rigorous standard of review" from Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas, 124 Nev. 224, 227-28, 181 P.3d 670, 672 (2008),…
XAVIER VS. XAVIER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 30, 202424-03506 · 86767-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled in part on other grounds by Romano v. Romano,…
ARMSTRONG VS. BALL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 5, 202323-32588 · 85718-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER OF REVERSAL AND REMAND")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody and child support determinations for an abuse of discretion under Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 438, 216 P.3d 213, 226, 232 (2009), overruled on…
RIVAS VS. ARREGUIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 24, 202222-02409 · 82508-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody decision for an abuse of discretion. See Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The court restated the governing framework for motions…
MIZRACHI VS. MIZRACHI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 15, 201616-90106 · 66176-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals addressed the proper procedure for resolving a dispute over an ambiguous term in an agreement-based divorce decree governing custody. Threshold characterization: clarification vs. modification.…
MARTINEZ VS. MARTINEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 23, 202323-08966 · 84148-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."Standard of review: child-custody determinations, including parenting-time schedules, are reviewed for an abuse of discretion, Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by…
KURZ VS. ANTHONY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 23, 202222-09183 · 83231-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody modification under the abuse-of-discretion standard, noting that a district court has "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters" and that its determinations…
MADARANG VS. GERMER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 22, 202222-40119 · 84466-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody decree, including parenting time, for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings are reviewed for…
LEE VS. PERRY (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 20, 202626-23130 · 90830-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Due process challenge.** The court restated that "[P]rocedural due process requires notice and an opportunity to be heard," Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007), and that "[d]ue process is…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.V.
Aug 11, 202222-25200 · 83008 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied the two-part termination framework under NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000), requiring clear and convincing evidence of…
LUONG VS. VAHEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 30, 202222-37693 · 83929-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**NRCP 60(a).** The court reviewed the denial of clerical-correction relief for abuse of discretion. Mack v. Estate of Mack, 125 Nev. 80, 93, 206 P.3d 98, 107 (2009); Frontier Ins. Serv., Inc. v. State, 109 Nev. 231,…
ARCELLA VS. ARCELLA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 26, 201717-44426 · 71503 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.The Court reviewed the district court's best-interest determination for clear abuse of discretion. Mack v. Ashlock, 112 Nev. 1062, 1065, 921 P.2d 1258, 1261 (1996). It identified three independent abuses of discretion.…
BARTON VS. BARTON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 31, 202424-03620 · 86753-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody order for abuse of discretion, citing Roe v. Roe, 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274, 284 (Ct. App. 2023) ("A district court's custody order is reviewed for an…
PETRIUC VS. MATAS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 14, 202424-43208 · 88710-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determinations for abuse of discretion, which it "will not disturb . . . absent a clear abuse of discretion." Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239,…
BRANDES VS. PICTUM (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 29, 202222-30618 · 83399-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody modification for an abuse of discretion, subject to the requirement that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate…
PAYNE VS. PAYNE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40385 · 86478-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of a motion to modify child custody without an evidentiary hearing for abuse of discretion, citing Myers v. Haskins, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 51, 513 P.3d 527, 531…
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