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15 results for “NRS 125B.080(3)” in Child Support
SCOTT VS. SCOTT (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 6, 1991107 Nev. 837, 822 P.2d 654 (1991) · 21511 · Nevada Supreme Court
Remanded for determination of (1) the overtime to be included in the payor's gross income under NRS 125B.070; (2) the continued support for the handicapped child under NRS 125B.110; and (3) calculation of eighteen percent of the payor's gross income to support the handicapped child upon the younger child's majority.A child support award may be modified in accordance with the statutory formula regardless of a change of circumstances. Parkinson v. Parkinson, 106 Nev. 481, 483 n.1, 796 P.2d 229, 231 n.1 (1990) (citing NRS…
BARBAGALLO VS. BARBAGALLO (CHILD SUPPORT)
Sep 21, 1989105 Nev. 546, 779 P.2d 532 (1989) · 18757 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. (Springer, J.; Young, C.J., Steffen, and Mowbray, JJ., and Zenoff, Sr. J., concurring.)In a case of first impression under Nevada's 1987 formula child support statute, the court set out the framework for applying the formula in joint and shared physical custody cases and affirmed the award of the full…
MILLER VS. MILLER
Mar 15, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, 412 P.3d 1081 (2018) · 69353 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review: Statutory construction is reviewed de novo. City of Reno v. Reno Gazette-Journal, 119 Nev. 55, 58, 63 P.3d 1147, 1148 (2003). A district court's child support determination is reviewed for abuse of…
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…
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…
JACKSON VS. JACKSON (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 19, 1995111 Nev. 1551, 907 P.2d 990 (1995) · 27153 · Nevada Supreme Court
Order vacated and remanded for either written findings of fact justifying a deviation from the statutory formula or a redetermination of the amount of child support.Per Curiam. The court vacated and remanded a child support modification, resolving a jurisdictional challenge, a findings requirement, and a question of first impression regarding a cohabitant's contributions.…
MINNEAR VS. MINNEAR (CHILD SUPPORT)
Jul 12, 1991107 Nev. 495, 814 P.2d 85 (1991) · 21273 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.NRS 125.210(3) gives the district court discretionary authority to change, modify, or revoke child support provisions in divorce decrees, reviewable only for abuse of discretion. Edwards v. Edwards, 82 Nev. 392, 393,…
PARKINSON VS. PARKINSON (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 21, 1990106 Nev. 481, 796 P.2d 229 (1990) · 19629 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. (Per curiam.)The court affirmed the denial of a motion to reduce child support arrearages to judgment based on implied waiver. Entry of judgment for support arrearages under NRS 125.180 is a matter within the district court's…
EDGINGTON VS. EDGINGTON (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 30, 2003119 Nev. 577, 80 P.3d 1282 (2003) · 38880 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The court reversed the rulings on the handicapped child support statute and attorney fees and remanded, and affirmed the denial of the motion to increase the child support amount.The primary issue was the meaning of 'handicapped' under NRS 125B.110, Nevada's handicapped child support statute. The court held a child is 'handicapped' if he or she is unable to be self-supporting because of a…
NEYMAN VS. NEYMAN
Aug 21, 202525-36828 · 86780-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Alimony modification jurisdiction (Siragusa).** The court reviewed questions of law, including interpretation of caselaw, de novo (Martin v. Martin), but treated whether a party is in arrears as a question of fact…
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,…
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…
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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