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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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3 results for “NRS 125C.002” in Interstate & Jurisdiction
KRAGEN VS. DIST. CT. (KRAGEN)
Oct 30, 202323-35210 · 86626-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted; the Court of Appeals directed the clerk to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to vacate its orders concluding that home state jurisdiction exists and to reconsider the matter after an evidentiary hearing. (The request for a writ of prohibition was denied.)The Court of Appeals granted mandamus relief directed at Eighth Judicial District Court orders assuming UCCJEA jurisdiction and establishing temporary custody in a divorce action. On jurisdiction, the court reiterated…
LEE VS. PERRY (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 20, 202626-23130 · 90830-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Due process challenge.** The court restated that "[P]rocedural due process requires notice and an opportunity to be heard," Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007), and that "[d]ue process is…
HATCHER VS. HATCHER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 30, 202424-31330 · 88071-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed each of Stephanie's four arguments under the abuse-of-discretion standard applicable to child custody determinations. Under that standard, the court focuses on whether the district court…
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