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30 results for “NRS 125.150(8)”
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
DAVITIAN-KOSTANIAN VS. KOSTANIAN
Aug 31, 202323-28546 · 84086 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review. Statutory interpretation is reviewed de novo. Arguello v. Sunset Station, Inc., 127 Nev. 365, 368, 252 P.3d 206, 208 (2011). Child support and alimony rulings are reviewed for abuse of discretion.…
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,…
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.…
GARCIA RODRIGUEZ VS. LEON-YANEZ
Apr 29, 202424-14789 · 85289-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the distribution of community property, orders concerning omitted assets, child support, alimony, and attorney fees each for abuse of discretion. See Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
ORGAD VS. ORGAD
Oct 19, 202323-34075 · 84545-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.The court reviewed the district court's alimony determinations and disposition of community property, including underlying marital waste determinations, for abuse of discretion, citing Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev.…
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…
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.…
LOFTON VS. LOFTON
May 9, 202424-16261 · 86302-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part.The panel first addressed appellate jurisdiction over the divorce decree. Because the August 11, 2022 order adjudicating the parties' outstanding life insurance issues constituted the final judgment in the divorce…
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…
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),…
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…
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.…
DAVIDSON VS. DAVIDSON
Sep 29, 201616-30276 · 67698 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: Questions of statutory construction are reviewed de novo. I. Cox Constr. Co. v. CH2 Invs., LLC, 129 Nev. 139, 142, 296 P.3d 1202, 1203 (2013). Appellate jurisdiction: The Court first held that the…
PINTO VS. GUARDADO-PINTO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 24, 202323-09143 · 84909-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")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…
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…
ROWAN VS. WALKER
Sep 11, 202525-39849 · 87590-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child support and alimony rulings for abuse of discretion, citing Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), and Gilman v. Gilman, 114 Nev. 416,…
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…
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,…
HERRMANN VS. HERRMANN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 8, 202424-04791 · 86246-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Dismissed in part and affirmed in part.The court addressed jurisdiction, then reached the merits of three challenges. As to jurisdiction over the order setting a vexatious litigant hearing, the court held that no statute or court rule authorizes an appeal…
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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