Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.

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,…

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,…

**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.…

This is an appeal from a decree of divorce in a family-law matter. The appellant's fast track statement raised a single summary allegation of error—that the district court conducted trial without her counsel despite a…

The court reviewed the district court's child custody determinations for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). On the timeshare modification, the court applied the…

The court dismissed the pro se appeal for failure to prosecute after the appellant did not comply with filing obligations under NRAP 14 (docketing statement) and NRAP 3E(d)(1) (fast track statement in child custody…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for abuse of discretion under Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). It applied the two-part framework from Romano v. Romano, 138…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the grant of summary judgment de novo, citing Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 Nev. 724, 729, 121 P.3d 1026, 1029 (2005). Summary judgment is proper where the pleadings and other evidence show no…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision to deny a motion to modify custody without first conducting an evidentiary hearing for an abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338,…

The court analyzed subject-matter jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, which both Nevada and Texas have adopted. The dispositive question was whether Nevada had authority to enter a child custody determination - which under…

The court addressed appellate jurisdiction sua sponte by issuing an order to show cause. Rodriguez asserted jurisdiction under NRAP 3A(b)(8) as a special order entered after final judgment, contending that the…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for abuse of discretion, noting that "[t]he district court has broad discretion to determine child custody matters, and this court will not disturb those custody…

The court dismissed the appeal for failure to prosecute after the pro se appellant failed to file required documents under the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. After docketing on March 7, 2023, the clerk issued a…

The Court of Appeals resolved two unconsolidated appeals in a single order of affirmance. In Docket No. 85148-COA, Ward challenged the district court's "Order After Reversal and Remand" denying NRCP 60(b) relief. The…

This is a clerk's order of dismissal for failure to comply with filing-fee requirements under NRAP 3(e). The court invoked its authority under NRAP 3(a)(2) after appellants failed, within the 14-day window set by the…

**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…

Appellate jurisdiction. The court reiterated that it has jurisdiction only where an appeal is authorized by statute or court rule, citing Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013).…

The Court first addressed appellate jurisdiction. Citing NRAP 3A(b)(8), the Court held the order setting aside the divorce decree was a special order after final judgment and therefore appealable. See Brown v. MHC…

This is an appeal from a post-divorce decree order denying relocation and modifying child custody. The court reviewed the district court's legal conclusions de novo, citing Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d…

The court applied the jurisdictional framework from Mack-Manley v. Manley, 122 Nev. 849, 855, 138 P.3d 525, 529-30 (2006), under which a district court lacks jurisdiction to rule on matters going to the merits of a…

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…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for abuse of discretion under Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), affirming custody determinations supported by substantial…

The court conducted a jurisdictional review of four post-decree orders identified in the case appeal statement, dismissing the appeal in full for lack of appellate jurisdiction. As to the November 29, 2022 order, the…

The court reviewed the denial of Andrew's NRCP 60(b)(6) motion for abuse of discretion, citing Vargas v. J Morales, Inc., 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 38, 510 P.3d 777, 780 (2022). Applying the rule that NRCP 60(b)(6) relief is…

Jurisdiction. The court first addressed appellate jurisdiction. It held that the order denying modification of the divorce decree was reviewable as a special order after final judgment under NRAP 3A(b)(8), citing Burton…

Standard of review: After a bench trial, the court reviews legal conclusions de novo and upholds factual findings supported by substantial evidence, citing Vegas United Inv. Series 105, Inc. v. Celtic Bank Corp., 135…

**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.…

The court raised appellate jurisdiction sua sponte after reviewing the docketing statement. It identified the divorce decree, entered June 29, 2022, as the final judgment in the matter, citing Lee v. GNLV Corp., 116…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for an abuse of discretion and reaffirmed that findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that a reasonable person may…

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…

**Standard of review.** The court reviewed both the relocation determination and the custody determination for abuse of discretion. Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004); Ellis v. Carucci, 123…

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…

The Clerk's order dismisses the appeal under NRAP 3(f)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee or perfect in forma pauperis status under NRAP 24. The court recounts that its December 27, 2022, order directing the district…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of a motion to modify custody without an evidentiary hearing for an abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160 (2018).…

Standard of review: visitation decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev. 564, 568-69, 257 P.3d 396, 399 (2011); statutory interpretation is reviewed de novo, Potter v. Potter, 121 Nev.…

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…

The court dismissed this pro se child custody appeal for failure to comply with the procedural filing requirements set forth in NRAP 3E(b), NRAP 3E(c), and NRAP 3E(d)(1). Following docketing on December 23, 2022, the…

The court dismissed the appeal sua sponte for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Reviewing the docketing statement and documents submitted pursuant to NRAP 3(g), the court determined that the challenged order - a district…

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…

**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.…

**Standard of review.** The court reviews child support orders for an abuse of discretion. Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 1, 501 P.3d 980, 985 (2022). A district court abuses its discretion when its findings are…

The court applied the settled rule that its appellate jurisdiction exists only where authorized by statute or court rule. See NRAP 3A(b); Taylor Constr. Co. v. Hilton Hotels, 100 Nev. 207, 678 P.2d 1152 (1984). The…

This is a clerk's order of dismissal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with NRAP 3(e) and (f). The appeal was docketed on January 13, 2023, without the filing fee and without the case appeal statement. The court…

The court granted appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal under NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. The order contains no substantive analysis and announces no rule of law. The underlying district court proceeding…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's discretionary family-law determinations deferentially. Best-interest determinations are "reviewed deferentially" (Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445, 450, 352 P.3d 1139,…

This is a clerk's order of dismissal for failure to comply with NRAP 3(e) and the court's subsequent orders. The appeal was docketed November 15, 2022, without the filing fee. The court issued a 14-day cure notice the…

The court dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction based on an untimely notice of appeal. Under NRAP 4(a)(1), the notice of appeal was due 30 days after service of the notice of entry of the challenged order. The…

The court evaluated appellate jurisdiction sua sponte after docketing-statement review. Under NRAP 3A(b)(1), a decree of divorce is appealable as a final judgment only if it "disposes of all the issues presented in the…

This is an unpublished order dismissing a pro se appeal from a postjudgment order denying a motion to set aside a child-custody order. The dismissal rests on the appellant's failure to file a docketing statement and…

The court reviewed jurisdiction sua sponte under NRAP 3(g) and concluded the notice of appeal was untimely under NRAP 4(a). The notice was filed after a timely tolling motion for reconsideration under NRAP 4(a)(4) but…