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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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14 results for “NRS 125.510(1)(a)”
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.…
HARRISON VS. HARRISON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 28, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 56 (2016) · 66157 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed the district court's denial of modification under an abuse of discretion standard. See Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The opinion situates the analysis at the…
Hudson v. Jones
Jul 13, 2006122 Nev. 708, 138 P.3d 429 (2006) · 43828 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The question presented was whether the parental preference doctrine applies to a parent's motion to modify a custody arrangement in which a nonparent holds joint legal and primary physical custody following a litigated…
Fernandez v. Fernandez
Feb 4, 2010126 Nev. 28, 222 P.3d 1031 (2010) · 51423 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The question presented was "whether parents can, by stipulation, eliminate or abridge a trial court's statutory authority to review and modify a child support order." The court answered no, holding that a stipulated…
BLUESTEIN VS. BLUESTEIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 26, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (2015) · 62308 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Purely legal questions are reviewed de novo. Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev.…
RAMACCIOTTI VS. RAMACCIOTTI (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 21, 1990106 Nev. 529, 795 P.2d 988 (1990) · 20198 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. (Per curiam.)The court reversed and remanded. The district court erred in concluding it lacked jurisdiction to extend the father's support obligation for the older child beyond her eighteenth birthday. Norris v. Norris, 93 Nev. 65,…
ROMANO VS. ROMANO (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 81439
Jan 13, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (2022) · 81259 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: Custody and child-support determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 438, 216 P.3d 213, 226, 232 (2009). A district court abuses its discretion in a…
ROMANO VS. ROMANO (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 81439
Jan 13, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (2022) · 81439 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: A district court's custody determinations, child-support decisions, and attorney-fees awards are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 216 P.3d 213 (2009); Kantor v.…
WESTGATE VS. WESTGATE (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 22, 1994110 Nev. 1377, 887 P.2d 737 (1994) · 24370 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Child support is governed by NRS 125B.080, which requires application of the NRS 125B.070 guidelines to any post-July 1, 1987 support request (18% of income for one child, up to the statutory cap), with only limited…
SHYDLER VS. SHYDLER (ALIMONY)
Feb 26, 1998114 Nev. 192, 954 P.2d 37 (1998) · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed the denial of alimony and remanded to determine a fair award; reversed the trust provision and remanded for valuation and equal division of the collectibles; directed the district court to address an inconsistency in the valuation of Aztec; affirmed in all other respects, including the transmutation of Lot 54 to the husband's separate property.Shearing, J. Divorce decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and rulings supported by substantial evidence will not be disturbed, Williams v. Waldman, 108 Nev. 466, 836 P.2d 614 (1992); but alimony must be 'just…
MICONE VS. MICONE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 3, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (2016) · 67934 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: Child custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Jurisdiction over non-party custodians. The Court extended its…
Rivero v. Rivero
Oct 30, 2008125 Nev. 410, 216 P.3d 213 (2009) · 46915 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded in part (custody determination and child support); affirmed in part (the district court's orders regarding the recusal, disqualification, and attorney fees).Standards of review: custody decisions, including visitation schedules, are reviewed for abuse of discretion (Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996)); factual findings must be supported by…
ROONEY VS. ROONEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 28, 1993109 Nev. 540, 853 P.2d 123 (1993) · 23637 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Nevada statutes and case law vest district courts with broad discretion over child custody (NRS 125.510; Culbertson v. Culbertson, 91 Nev. 230, 533 P.2d 768 (1975); Paine v. Paine, 71 Nev. 262, 287 P.2d 716 (1955)).…
HOPPER VS. HOPPER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 1, 1997113 Nev. 1138; 946 P.2d 171 · 28650 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions to reinstate Jayme as primary physical custodian.The court reversed a change of primary physical custody for failure to satisfy the first prong of the modification standard. A change in custody is warranted only when '(1) the circumstances of the parents have been…
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