Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.

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…

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e) or, in the alternative, to demonstrate compliance with NRAP 24. The court issued a 14-day notice to cure on the…

The court reviewed the child custody order, the child support and relocation decisions, and the attorney fees award all for abuse of discretion, citing Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996);…

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…

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…

This appeal arose from the denial of Victor's motion seeking NRCP 60(b) relief from the district court's order modifying the parties' custodial designation from joint physical custody to primary physical custody for…

**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,…

The court addressed appellate jurisdiction under NRAP 4(a)(6), which provides that a timely tolling motion terminates the 30-day appeal period and renders ineffective any notice of appeal filed after the tolling motion…

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

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e) and failure to comply with NRAP 24 after notice. The court issued its deficiency notice on October 21, 2022, gave…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody modification for an abuse of discretion, noting that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145,…

The Court of Appeals reviewed both the custody modification and the relocation determination for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007) (custody); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev.…

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with the filing-fee requirement of NRAP 3(e) and the in forma pauperis procedure of NRAP 24. After the appeal was docketed without payment, the…

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e) or to demonstrate compliance with NRAP 24 (governing in forma pauperis proceedings) after notice and a 14-day…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision not to hold an evidentiary hearing before denying a motion to modify custody for abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d…

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…

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.,…

The court reviewed jurisdiction sua sponte under NRAP 3(g) and found the notice of appeal untimely under NRAP 4(a)(1), as computed in conjunction with NRAP 26(c). Service of written notice of entry of the divorce decree…

This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a motion for relief under NRCP 60(b) issued by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Court Division. The appeal was subject to fast track procedures.…

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…

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…

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).…

This is a procedural dismissal under NRAP 3E(i) for failure to file a fast track statement in a child custody/support appeal. The clerk issued the standard notice on April 13, 2022, setting a May 23, 2022 deadline for…

The court reviewed the procedural due process challenge de novo under Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007), and concluded that conducting trial on the noticed date did not violate due process…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decisions in divorce proceedings for abuse of discretion, citing Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004), and reviewed the child custody…

The Court of Appeals reviewed a family court child custody decree under the abuse-of-discretion standard, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241-42 (2007). Custody determinations are affirmed if…

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…

Following a remand under NRAP 12A(b) to allow the district court to set aside the decree of divorce and reopen discovery, the appellant failed to comply with two successive orders from the Nevada Supreme Court directing…

**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…

The standard of review throughout is abuse of discretion. The court reviews child custody decisions for abuse of discretion and affirms if supported by substantial evidence, meaning evidence a reasonable person may…

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…

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…

The court dismissed the appeal sua sponte for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Reviewing the notice of appeal and accompanying documents, the court determined that the challenged district court order (1) granted…

The court raised the jurisdictional question sua sponte upon review of the notice of appeal. Citing Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013), the court reiterated that it "may only…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the fee award under the abuse-of-discretion standard. See Mack-Manley v. Manley, 122 Nev. 849, 860, 138 P.3d 525, 533 (2006). It reaffirmed that "the district court may not award attorney…

This is a matter of first impression interpreting NRS 125A.465, Nevada's UCCJEA registration provision. The court applied de facto plain-meaning statutory construction, citing Washoe Med. Ctr. v. Second Judicial Dist.…

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…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, but noted that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons," citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev.…

**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…

Standard of review: A district court's decision to deny a motion to modify physical custody without an evidentiary hearing is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160…

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee. The court applied the procedure under NRAP 24 governing in forma pauperis applications: it first remanded for the district…

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),…

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

Standard of review. The Court reviewed child custody decisions and contempt orders for abuse of discretion. Gordon v. Geiger, 133 Nev. 542, 545, 402 P.3d 671, 674 (2017); In re Water Rights of the Humboldt River, 118…

The court reviewed jurisdiction sua sponte upon initial docketing. Appellant timely filed an NRCP 59(e) motion to alter judgment directed at the May 5, 2021, order, and timely filed a motion for reconsideration and an…

The court applied de novo review to Hall's jurisdictional challenges. Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009). On the divorce-decree jurisdiction issue, the court noted Loftis pleaded only separate…

Standard of review. The court applied abuse-of-discretion review to the custody determinations, quoting Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007): "We have repeatedly recognized the district court's…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction exists only where authorized by statute or court rule. Taylor Constr. Co.…

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…

The court granted appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. The order contains no merits analysis, no standard of review, and no doctrinal discussion. The matter was…