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13 results for “NRS 125C.006(1)(b)” in Custody & Relocation
ROWBERRY VS. ROWBERRY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 28, 202323-27999 · 85076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED and REMANDED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d…
MONAHAN VS. HOGAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 24, 202222-06006 · 82031-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals construes NRS 125C.007(1)(b) - the "best interests of the child" provision in Nevada's three-part threshold relocation test - and resolves two issues: (1) whether and how the NRS 125C.0035(4)…
PELKOLA VS. PELKOLA (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 27, 202121-15219 · 80763 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Statutory interpretation is reviewed de novo. Young v. Nev. Gaming Control Bd., 136 Nev., Adv. Op. 66, 473 P.3d 1034, 1036 (2020). The court applies plain-meaning analysis absent ambiguity or absurd…
JOHNSON VS. BENNETT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 26, 202525-27971 · 89185-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviews custody determinations for abuse of discretion, which occurs when the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence or is clearly erroneous. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…
LIKUA VS. GOMEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 30, 202525-47479 · 90164-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Factual findings are affirmed if supported by substantial evidence —…
COBIAN VS. RAMIREZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 18, 202424-39361 · 88076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed several distinct rulings under differing standards. **Subject matter jurisdiction / registration of the foreign order.** The court reviewed subject matter jurisdiction de novo, giving…
TEAMER VS. SUMMERS (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 7, 202626-20819 · 89296-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed two issues: (1) the district court's decision to permit withdrawal of deemed admissions under NRCP 36(b), and (2) the district court's weighing of the NRS 125C.0035(4) best-interest…
NANCE VS. FERRARO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 5, 201818-90063 · 72454-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Evidentiary rulings on motions in limine and child-custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. State ex rel. Dep't of Highways v. Nev. Aggregates & Asphalt Co., 92 Nev. 370, 376, 551…
BELEN VS. CHAPMAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 28, 202626-19334 · 91144-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision to exclude evidence for an abuse of discretion, citing M.C. Multi-Family Dev., L.L.C. v. Crestdale Assocs., Ltd., 124 Nev. 901, 913, 193 P.3d 536, 544 (2008),…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 12, 202222-15098 · 83726 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional issues received de novo review. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, reasoning that fit parents have equal…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW C/W 81978
May 12, 202222-15092 · 82245 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional issues are reviewed de novo. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court held that the constitutional challenge to NRS 125C.0035 fails because, between two fit parents, the…
JONES VS. CONWAY (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 8, 202323-14545 · 85265-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from a post-divorce decree order denying relocation and modifying child custody. The court reviewed the district court's legal conclusions de novo, citing Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d…
SHAHROKHI VS. BURROW C/W 82245
May 12, 202222-15092 · 81978 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal in Docket No. 83726 dismissed in part; judgments of the district court affirmed.Constitutional review was de novo under Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, relying on Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 704, 120…
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