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20 results for “NRS 125.150(9)(c)” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
SALAZAR VS. LANDA
Mar 23, 202222-09162 · 83111-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this order.The Court of Appeals reviewed the alimony determination for abuse of discretion (Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 66, 439 P.3d 397, 400 (2019)) and will not reverse where findings are supported by substantial…
GARDNER VS. GARDNER (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Sep 28, 1994110 Nev. 1053, 881 P.2d 645 (1994) · 23626 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded; the alimony award modified to increase its duration by an additional ten years at $1,000 per month.Spousal support is reviewed for abuse of discretion, with deference to the district court where the award is supported by substantial evidence and free from the appearance of abuse (Shane v. Shane, 84 Nev. 20, 22, 435…
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);…
KLABACKA VS. NELSON C/W 66772
May 25, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 24 (2017) · 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.…
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);…
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…
LOPEZ, JR. VS. LOPEZ (FAMILY)
Dec 9, 202525-53644 · 89245-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision whether to award alimony for an abuse of discretion. Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 66, 439 P.3d 397, 400 (2019). Under NRS 125.150(1)(a), the district…
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.…
KLABACKA VS. NELSON C/W 66772
May 25, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 24 (2017) · 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…
FICK VS. FICK (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
May 7, 1993109 Nev. 458, 851 P.2d 445 (1993) · 22515 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part and remanded in part (to establish a time frame for the recipient to commence re-training).Property acquired during marriage is presumed community property (NRS 123.220), though spouses may hold property in joint tenancy (NRS 123.030); a valid joint-tenancy deed rebuttably overcomes the community presumption…
EIVAZI VS. EIVAZI
Oct 5, 2023537 P.3d 476 (Nev. Ct. App. 2023) · 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.…
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,…
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…
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…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, 520 P.3d 813 (2022) · 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…
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.…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, 520 P.3d 813 (2022) · 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…
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…
CARNEY VS. MORURI
Mar 29, 202424-11254 · 85614-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's order setting aside a divorce decree and adjudicating an omitted asset for abuse of discretion, reviewing factual findings deferentially (not to be set aside unless…
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…
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