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51 results for “NRS 125.150(2)” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
KLABACKA VS. NELSON C/W 66772
May 25, 201717-17511 · 68292 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.The Supreme Court, sitting en banc, addressed nine principal issues arising from a divorce that involved two valid Nevada self-settled spendthrift trusts. **Subject-matter jurisdiction.** Reviewing de novo (Ogawa v.…
SAVARD VS. SAVARD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 14, 202626-17099 · 89248-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Jurisdiction over the amended decree.** The court applied NRAP 4(a)(2) and NRAP 4(a)(6), holding that "[a] notice of appeal filed after the court announces a decision or order—but before the entry of the judgment or…
KLABACKA VS. NELSON C/W 66772
May 25, 201717-17511 · 66772 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Subject-matter jurisdiction.** Reviewing de novo (Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009); Landreth v. Malik, 127 Nev. 175, 179, 251 P.3d 163, 166 (2011)), the court rejected Eric's Trust's…
ELWARDT VS. ELWARDT (FAMILY)
Jun 18, 202688886-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.The court reviewed the district court's property determinations for an abuse of discretion, upholding property characterizations supported by substantial evidence. Eivazi v. Eivazi, 139 Nev. 408, 411, 537 P.3d 476, 482…
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…
KILGORE VS. KILGORE
Oct 3, 201919-41011 · 73977 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. The court reviews the district court's distribution of community property, including PERS benefits and vacation/sick pay, for abuse of discretion. Wolff v. Wolff, 112 Nev. 1355, 1359, 929 P.2d 916,…
OSHIRO VS. OSHIRO (FAMILY)
Nov 26, 202525-52060 · 89205 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: Statutory construction is reviewed de novo, Martin v. Martin, 138 Nev. 786, 789, 520 P.3d 813, 817 (2022); the fairness of an alimony award is reviewed for abuse of discretion, Wolff v. Wolff, 112…
FRANKLIN VS. FRANKLIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 4, 202323-39225 · 84334 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.Standard of review. Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, with factual findings sustained if supported by substantial evidence. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009);…
CONTE VS. CONTE
Jun 25, 202525-27917 · 87945-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Judgment of the district court reversed, the sanctions award vacated, and the matter remanded to the district court for proceedings consistent with the order.The Court of Appeals reviewed the statutory-interpretation question de novo, citing Martin v. Martin, 138 Nev. 786, 789, 520 P.3d 813, 817 (2022), and applied the plain-language rule from Leven v. Frey, 123 Nev. 399,…
SNYDER VS. SNYDER C/W 82756/83029
Oct 20, 202222-32996 · 81887-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirming in part, reversing in part, and remanding (Docket No. 81887-COA); dismissing appeals (Docket No. 82756-COA and Docket No. 83029-COA).Docket No. 81887-COA (divorce decree). The court reviewed the subject matter jurisdiction challenge de novo. Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009). Raymond argued that neither party satisfied the…
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.…
HO VS. HO
Sep 19, 202424-34630 · 86775-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.**Property distribution - standard and framework.** The court reviewed the distribution of community property for abuse of discretion. Kilgore v. Kilgore, 135 Nev. 357, 359, 449 P.3d 843, 846 (2019). Property acquired…
FRANKLIN VS. FRANKLIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 20, 202424-21407 · 84334 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review. Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, with factual findings sustained if supported by substantial evidence. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009);…
REED VS. REED
Jan 31, 202525-04770 · 87580-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The court reviews a decision to grant or deny a motion to modify alimony for an abuse of discretion, Davitian-Kostanian v. Kostanian, 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 27, 534 P.3d 700, 705 (2023), and will not…
GOLDSTEIN VS. GOLDSTEIN
Dec 2, 202525-52569 · 88541-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.The Court of Appeals reviewed the attorney fee award for abuse of discretion. Logan v. Abe, 131 Nev. 260, 266, 350 P.3d 1139, 1143 (2015). An abuse of discretion "can occur when the district court bases its decision on…
NEYMAN VS. NEYMAN
Aug 21, 202525-36828 · 86780-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Alimony modification jurisdiction (Siragusa).** The court reviewed questions of law, including interpretation of caselaw, de novo (Martin v. Martin), but treated whether a party is in arrears as a question of fact…
HORTA VS. HORTA (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 86978
Oct 3, 202424-36910 · 86873-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The panel reviewed each challenge under abuse-of-discretion standards and declined to disturb findings supported by substantial evidence. **Income determination.** A district court's factual findings, including a…
KOGOD VS. CIOFFI-KOGOD C/W 71994
Apr 25, 201919-18121 · 71147 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. The court reviews alimony, property division, sanctions, and cost awards in a divorce for abuse of discretion. Shydler v. Shydler, 114 Nev. 192, 196, 954 P.2d 37, 39 (1998); Wolff v. Wolff, 112 Nev.…
EIVAZI VS. EIVAZI
Oct 5, 202323-32631 · 84427-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviewed alimony determinations, attorney fee awards, and disposition of community property (including underlying marital waste determinations) for abuse of discretion. Kogod v.…
KOGOD VS. CIOFFI-KOGOD C/W 71994
Apr 25, 201919-18121 · 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.…
CUNNING VS. CUNNING
May 3, 202424-15700 · 84255-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.The panel (Gibbons, Bulla, Westbrook, JJ.) reviewed the district court's division of property and its attorney fee and alimony determinations for abuse of discretion, and applied the substantial-evidence standard to the…
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),…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 202222-37742 · 82517 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed de novo the questions of law presented: interpretation of caselaw, statutory construction, and federal preemption. See Liu v. Christopher Homes, LLC, 130 Nev. 147, 151, 321 P.3d 875, 877 (2014); Wyeth…
FOLLETT VS. FOLLETT (FAMILY)
Apr 14, 202626-17096 · 90905-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's divorce-related decisions for an abuse of discretion, citing Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004), and Davitian-Kostanian v. Kostanian,…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 202222-37742 · 81810 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed questions of law - interpretation of caselaw, statutory construction, federal preemption, and application of res judicata - de novo, citing Liu v. Christopher Homes, LLC, 130 Nev. 147, 321 P.3d 875…
VASQUEZ, JR. VS. VASQUEZ (FAMILY)
Dec 23, 202525-55958 · 89329-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed both the marital-waste/property-disposition determination and the alimony award. The opinion frames property division under NRS 125.150(1)(b), which requires an equal disposition of…
WHITE VS. WHITE (FAMILY)
Mar 28, 202525-14259 · 89138-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the divorce-decree determinations for an abuse of discretion, citing Devries v. Gallio, 128 Nev. 706, 709, 290 P.3d 260, 263 (2012). The court framed the analysis under contract principles:…
SCHRICKER VS. SCHRICKER
May 16, 202525-22003 · 87984-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals addressed a series of assignments of error under differing standards of review. **Jurisdiction.** Reviewing subject matter jurisdiction de novo (Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704…
HARRIS-BEY VS. HARRIS-BEY
Aug 30, 202424-31336 · 86711-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's division of property and alimony award for abuse of discretion, declining to disturb decisions supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that 'a sensible person may…
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…
MARQUART VS. MARQUART (FAMILY)
Mar 30, 202626-14556 · 90708-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews district court alimony decisions for an abuse of discretion, citing Davitian-Kostanian v. Kostanian, 139 Nev. 247, 252, 534 P.3d 700, 705 (2023), and will "not disturb…
SOTELO VS. SOTELO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 30, 202525-42702 · 88638-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the district court's alimony and community property determinations for abuse of discretion, citing Kivazi v. Etvazi, 139 Nev. 408, 411, 537 P.3d 476, 482 (Ct. App. 2023).…
GABROY VS. GABROY
Nov 20, 202424-44253 · 87387-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review — community property.** The court reviewed the district court's disposition of community property for abuse of discretion, citing Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 75, 439 P.3d 397, 406 (2019).…
FISHER VS. WING (FAMILY)
May 28, 202626-24100 · 91269-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed an amended decree of divorce following its own prior remand in Fisher v. Wing, No. 87698-COA, 2025 WL 1770808 (Nev. Ct. App. Jun. 25, 2025). On the change-of-venue issue, the court noted…
PATTERSON VS. PATTERSON
Apr 12, 202424-12779 · 84932-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from the denial of an NRCP 60(b) motion to set aside a stipulated divorce decree. The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's ruling for abuse of discretion, noting that it "will not disturb the…
ISAAC VS. ISAAC
Oct 26, 202323-34982 · 83055 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review. Settlement agreements are interpreted under contract principles and reviewed de novo, but the existence of a contract is a question of fact reviewed for substantial evidence. May v. Anderson, 121…
GHIBAUDO VS. KELLOGG-GHIBAUDO
Apr 21, 202222-12648 · 82248-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews decisions in divorce proceedings, including spousal support awards, for an abuse of discretion, citing Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004),…
WILSON VS. WILSON
Jan 30, 202424-03609 · 84981-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of attorney fees for an abuse of discretion, citing Miller v. Wilfong, 121 Nev. 619, 622, 119 P.3d 727, 729 (2005). The court noted that under Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445,…
SACHETTI VS. SACHETTI (FAMILY)
Apr 29, 202626-19422 · 89619-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the enforcement of an agreement-based divorce decree and an attorney-fee award. It set out the governing standards: district court decisions in divorce proceedings and on reconsideration…
SASSLER VS. SASSLER
Jun 17, 202424-21011 · 87017-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's alimony and property rulings for abuse of discretion, noting that decisions in divorce proceedings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence — "that…
ALLEN VS. ALLEN
Dec 18, 202424-48725 · 88401-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decisions in the divorce proceeding, including the property division, alimony, and NRCP 60(b) rulings, for an abuse of discretion. See Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev.…
FASSARI VS. FASSARI (FAMILY)
Oct 23, 202525-46389 · 90183-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the district court's determination of personal jurisdiction de novo, citing Fulbright & Jaworski LLP v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. 30, 35, 342 P.3d 997, 1001 (2015). It…
TAVARES VS. TAVARES
Mar 4, 202626-10136 · 88218-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of an NRCP 60 motion to set aside for abuse of discretion, citing Cook v. Cook, 112 Nev. 179, 181-82, 912 P.2d 264, 265 (1996). It first established the…
BELLISARIO VS. BELLISARIO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 16, 202222-29109 · 84128 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.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…
Ogawa v. Ogawa
Nov 12, 200948571 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. Subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law reviewed de novo. See Gosserand v. Gosserand, 230 S.W.3d 628, 631 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007); Harshberger v. Harshberger, 724 N.W.2d 148, 154 (N.D. 2006);…
BYRD VS. BYRD
Sep 30, 202121-28064 · 80548-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The denial or grant of a motion under NRCP 60(b) is reviewed for abuse of discretion, with no deference to legal error. Cook v. Cook, 112 Nev. 179, 181-82, 912 P.2d 264, 265 (1996); AA Primo…
FAUGHNAN VS. FAUGHNAN
May 17, 202424-17537 · 86279-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The court reviewed the denial of NRCP 60(b)(1) relief for abuse of discretion, citing *Willard v. Berry-Hinckley Indus.*, 136 Nev. 467, 469, 469 P.3d 176, 179 (2020). Under NRCP 60(b)(1), a district court may relieve a…
SMITH VS. SMITH (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 24, 202525-46489 · 89755-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed Ronald's procedural due process arguments for plain error, citing Hamm v. Arrowcreek Homeowners' Ass'n, 124 Nev. 290, 300, 183 P.3d 895, 903 (2008), abrogated on other grounds by Saticoy…
BUCK VS. BUCK
Sep 13, 202424-33772 · 85283 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Decree and post-decree order AFFIRMED.Standard of review. The court reviewed the district court's property characterization and disposition for abuse of discretion. Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 75, 439 P.3d 397, 406 (2019). "An abuse of discretion…
MAMONE VS. MAMONE
May 18, 202323-15697 · 83006-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. ("we affirm the district court's judgment as to the application of Pereira, and as to the characterization of the parties' vehicles, tax overpayment, and Shane's SEP IRA as community property. However, we reverse the calculation of the parties' community property interest in SCM and remand for entry of an amended decree of divorce in accordance with this order.")**Standard of review.** The court reviews decisions made in a divorce decree for abuse of discretion, and will uphold the district court's determinations if supported by substantial evidence. Devries v. Gallio, 128 Nev.…
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