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6 results for “NRS 125.510(1)(a)” in Child Support
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…
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…
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…
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