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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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FARNHAM VS. FARNHAM (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Apr 6, 196480 Nev. 180, 391 P.2d 26 (1964) · 4684 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with directions to enter judgment for the former wife for $7,550 plus 7% interest from December 30, 1960; the husband's cross-appeal dismissed.Thompson, J. In an action on a sister-state money judgment, the court held the Arizona judgment - final and rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in which the debtor appeared - was entitled to full faith and…
KATLEMAN VS. KATLEMAN (DIVORCE)
May 20, 195874 Nev. 141, 325 P.2d 420 (1958) · 4097 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal dismissed. ("The motion must be granted.")The court considered respondent husband's motion to dismiss the wife's appeal from an order denying her motion for allowances and alimony pendente lite under NRS 125.040, on the ground that the order was not appealable…
ALLIS VS. ALLIS (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Dec 13, 196581 Nev. 653, 408 P.2d 916 (1965) · 4915 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.Thompson, J. An award of counsel fees to a wife in a divorce action lies within the trial court's discretion, but that discretion is abused when the order patently rests on the husband's ability to pay rather than the…
GRENZ VS. GRENZ (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Sep 24, 196278 Nev. 394, 374 P.2d 891 (1962) · 4210 · Nevada Supreme Court
Remanded with directions and for further proceedings; costs to appellant. ("Remanded with directions and for further proceedings. Costs to appellant.")The court first dismissed the purported appeals from the original and amended findings of fact and conclusions of law, which are not appealable determinations under NRCP 72(b) (Musso v. Triplett, 78 Nev. 355, 372 P.2d…
ENGEBRETSON VS. ENGEBRETSON (DIVORCE)
Feb 11, 195773 Nev. 19, 307 P.2d 115 (1957) · 4001 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal dismissed. ("The appeal is dismissed with costs to respondent.")The wife moved to dismiss the husband's appeal from a January 24, 1956 'Order for Preliminary Allowances' awarding $300 preliminary counsel fees and $100 per month for support pending the litigation, without prejudice…
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…
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.…
ROBISON VS. ROBISON (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Dec 6, 1984100 Nev. 668, 691 P.2d 451 (1984) · 14128 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The court affirmed the spousal-support award, reversed the characterization of the two parcels and the valuation of the community business, and remanded with instructions to reconsider the property distribution and to make the basis for the business valuation manifest.Per Curiam. On the husband's appeal from a divorce decree, the court reversed as to property characterization and business valuation and affirmed as to spousal support. Property characterization: where community funds…
RODELA VS. RODELA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 1, 197288 Nev. 134, 494 P.2d 277 (1972) · 6653 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.In a divorce action, neither the pleadings nor the proposed decree apprised the district judge of a settlement provision granting the husband visitation of a minor child he had neither sired nor adopted, but who was the…
DOBSON VS. DOBSON (DIVORCE)
May 13, 1992108 Nev. 346, 830 P.2d 1336 (1992) · 21718 · Nevada Supreme Court
Motion to dismiss the appeal denied (the order declaring the divorce decree void held appealable; appellant granted thirty days to file the opening brief).Although an order merely quashing service of process is generally not appealable (Orme v. District Court, 105 Nev. 712, 782 P.2d 1325 (1989); Jarstad v. National Farmers Union, 92 Nev. 380, 552 P.2d 49 (1976)), by…
ROSIAK VS. ROSIAK C/W 86632
Feb 22, 202424-06443 · 85464-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART AND VACATED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.").**Standard of review.** The court reviews "decisions regarding child support for an abuse of discretion," Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev. 1, 7, 501 P.3d 980, 985 (2022), abrogated in part on other grounds by Killebrew v.…
OCASIO VS. WIRSZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 20, 202222-33067 · 84089-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.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…
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).…
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…
SANTOS GARCIA VS. DORADO ROSALES (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 22, 202424-02317 · 85962-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of attorney fees and costs for abuse of discretion, citing Gunderson v. D.R. Horton, Inc., 130 Nev. 67, 80, 319 P.3d 606, 615 (2014), and noted that a district court abuses its…
ROE VS. ROE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 27, 2023139 Nev. Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274 (Ct. App. 2023) · 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.…
KOGOD VS. CIOFFI-KOGOD C/W 71994
Apr 25, 2019135 Nev. 64, 439 P.3d 397 (2019) · 71994 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. The court reviews divorce-decree decisions, including alimony and community property dispositions, for abuse of discretion. Buchanan v. Buchanan, 90 Nev. 209, 215, 523 P.2d 1, 5 (1974); Wolff v.…
ASKEW VS. ASKEW (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40411 · 84315-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** District courts have broad discretion in child custody cases, reviewed for abuse of discretion; factual findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence — "evidence that a…
CRISTOS VS. TOLAGSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 20, 202323-12301 · 84167-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Judgment of the district court AFFIRMED but REMANDED for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error.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…
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