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3 results for “NRS 125.480(5)(b)” in Custody & Relocation
MCDERMOTT VS. MCDERMOTT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 1, 1997113 Nev. 1134; 946 P.2d 177 · 29003 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for reconsideration of the custody modification in light of the NRS 125.480 rebuttable presumption.The court reversed a change of custody for the district court's failure to apply the domestic-violence rebuttable presumption in NRS 125.480. Custody modification requires a material change in circumstances and that the…
DAVIS VS. EWALEFO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 2, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 45 (2015) · 63731 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition for reconsideration granted; affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: The district court has "broad discretionary power" in determining child custody, including visitation, Hayes v. Gallacher, 115 Nev. 1, 4, 972 P.2d 1138, 1140 (1999); Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev.…
NANCE VS. FERRARO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 5, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (Ct. App. 2018) · 72454-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Evidentiary rulings on motions in limine and child-custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. State ex rel. Dep't of Highways v. Nev. Aggregates & Asphalt Co., 92 Nev. 370, 376, 551…
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