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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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5 results for “NRS 125B.080(3)” in Custody & Relocation
FREELOVE VS. FREELOVE
Feb 7, 202323-03755 · 82732-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviews child support orders for an abuse of discretion. Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 1, 501 P.3d 980, 985 (2022). A district court abuses its discretion when its findings are…
PERALTA VS. TALLEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 20, 202525-50924 · 89288-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded as to the child support award; the balance of the amended decree remains in place.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child support award under a mixed standard. Matters of custody and support rest in the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion,…
RAMSEIER VS. RIVAS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 23, 202323-02049 · 84645-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's discretionary family-law determinations deferentially. Best-interest determinations are "reviewed deferentially" (Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445, 450, 352 P.3d 1139,…
WOLFE VS. MANNION (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 8, 202691617-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Due process.** The court reviewed the due-process claim de novo, citing *Eureka County v. Seventh Jud. Dist. Ct.*, 134 Nev. 275, 279, 417 P.3d 1121, 1124 (2018). Applying *Martinez v. Martinez*, 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 73,…
BRYANT VS. SORGET (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 29, 202525-37913 · 89717-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review. Custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and "An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not…
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