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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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3 results for “NRS 125A.055” in Interstate & Jurisdiction
Friedman v. Eighth Judicial District Court Ex Rel. County of Clark
Nov 23, 201157245 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.**Standard of review and writ standards.** Unless the jurisdictional facts are disputed — and they were not here — subject matter jurisdiction under the UCCJEA presents questions of law reviewed de novo. Ogawa v. Ogawa,…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF Y.U.G. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 19, 202424-13754 · 87635-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this order.")The appeal presented a question of subject matter jurisdiction over a guardianship petition. The court reviewed the issue de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009) ("Subject matter…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF B.J.M. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 16, 202323-19154 · 85983 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The court analyzed subject-matter jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, which both Nevada and Texas have adopted. The dispositive question was whether Nevada had authority to enter a child custody determination - which under…
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