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43 results for “NRS 125C.007(1)”
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 —…
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)…
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…
PEARSON VS. PEARSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 22, 202525-22824 · 89033-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the custody and relocation determination for abuse of discretion, noting that district courts enjoy "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters," which will…
RENDON VS. GARCIA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 20, 202525-50926 · 89514-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the relocation/custody order for abuse of discretion, citing Johnson v. Bennett, 141 Nev., Adv. Op. 35, 575 P.3d 1023, 1027 (Ct. App. 2025). An abuse of discretion occurs "when a district…
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,…
EORIO VS. EORIO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 15, 202222-12014 · 83132-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's relocation decision for abuse of discretion. Pelkola v. Pelkola, 137 Nev., Adv. Op. 24, 487 P.3d 807, 809 (2021); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1229…
SNYDER VS. WALKER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 24, 202323-09144 · 85088-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** The court reviewed both the relocation determination and the custody determination for abuse of discretion. Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004); Ellis v. Carucci, 123…
TESHOME VS. JIRU (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 21, 202424-21635 · 87228-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order").Standard of review: a district court's relocation decision is reviewed for an abuse of discretion, Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 486, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004), and factual findings are upheld if supported by…
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…
GENNARDO VS. GENNARDO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 22, 202323-38085 · 85370-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded: the court AFFIRMs the child custody judgment, REVERSEs as to the permanent relocation of the children, and REMANDs for expeditious proceedings.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion. "Appellate courts 'will not disturb the district court's custody determinations absent a clear abuse of…
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…
CLELAND VS. CLELAND (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 19, 202424-09697 · 86558-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, id. at…
ZIRATE VS. SALAZAR
Feb 8, 202424-04792 · 86416-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The court reviews child custody determinations, including resolution of relocation requests, for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and…
GROVES VS. JOHNSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 18, 202525-50345 · 89931-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.The Court of Appeals reviewed both the custody determination and the relocation ruling 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…
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,…
BROFMAN VS. FIORE (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 83865
May 15, 202323-15340 · 83807-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Order dismissing appeal in part and affirming in part (Docket No. 83807-COA), and dismissing appeal (Docket No. 83865-COA).Appellate jurisdiction. The court reiterated that it has jurisdiction only where an appeal is authorized by statute or court rule, citing Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013).…
ST. GEORGE VS. ST. GEORGE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 21, 202222-33159 · 84018-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed both the custody modification and the relocation determination for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007) (custody); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev.…
OLLERTON VS. AYALA
Jun 26, 202424-22178 · 86370-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's resolution of a relocation motion for abuse of discretion, citing Monahan v. Hogan, 138 Nev. 58, 69, 507 P.3d 588, 596 (Ct. App. 2022), and reviewed the denial of a…
Johnson et al v. Parker
Jun 30, 202690848-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody determinations - including physical custody, relocation, and legal custody - for an abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SAVARD VS. SAVARD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 14, 202626-17099 · 89248-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Jurisdiction over the amended decree.** The court applied NRAP 4(a)(2) and NRAP 4(a)(6), holding that "[a] notice of appeal filed after the court announces a decision or order—but before the entry of the judgment or…
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),…
CROSIER VS. CROSIER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 31, 202424-41239 · 87206-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("we ORDER the custody decree and post-decree order REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Deference to the district court's discretionary determinations is not…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF C.T.F. AND P.G.S.
Mar 23, 202222-09172 · 83443-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the admissibility-of-hearsay ruling for abuse of discretion, citing In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 804, 8 P.3d 126, 135 (2000). It reviewed the…
IBANEZ VS. CHAISAWANG (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202691075-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, "which is evidence that a reasonable person may accept…
CARRERA VS. PETERSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 6, 202691367-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody decision for abuse of discretion, which occurs only when "no reasonable judge could reach a similar conclusion under the same circumstances." Ellis v.…
CASAS-GONZALEZ VS. RIOS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 18, 202424-21224 · 87190-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody order for an abuse of discretion. *Wallace v. Wallace*, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court…
CAMBRA VS. LANDINO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 24, 202323-34663 · 85093-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the 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 n.6, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227…
HENDRICKSON VS. WHITNEY
Jul 21, 202222-22935 · 83366-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the fee award under the abuse-of-discretion standard. See Mack-Manley v. Manley, 122 Nev. 849, 860, 138 P.3d 525, 533 (2006). It reaffirmed that "the district court may not award attorney…
PREVOST VS. GRONVOLD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 20, 202222-33055 · 82916-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's evidentiary and custody rulings for abuse of discretion. It applied the standard that "[a]n abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not supported…
SHEETS VS. SHEETS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 29, 202525-47139 · 89934-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE.")The Court of Appeals reviewed an initial permanent custody determination combined with a relocation request. Because no prior custody order existed, the court noted that NRS 125C.007 did not govern the petition; under…
ARZOLA VS. ESTRADA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 22, 202222-40141 · 83251-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part (Docket No. 83251-COA); reversed (Docket No. 83941-COA) and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody order, child support determination, relocation question, and attorney fees award for abuse of discretion. *Wallace v. Wallace*, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543…
BRUCHU VS. DIST. CT. (BRUCHU) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 15, 202525-40156 · 91033-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted. The court directed the clerk to issue a writ of mandamus.This is an original writ proceeding. Mandamus is available under NRS 34.160 to compel performance of a legal duty or to control an arbitrary or capricious exercise of discretion. Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud.…
BROFMAN VS. FIORE (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 83807
Feb 15, 202424-05688 · 83865 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviewed the custody decision, the relocation ruling, the school-choice determination, the imputation of income for child support, the evidentiary ruling, the denial of a new trial, the…
BROFMAN VS. FIORE (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 83865
Feb 15, 202424-05688 · 83807 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.Custody and relocation rulings are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009). Applying the relocation framework of NRS 125C.007(1), the Court held the record…
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…
ARZOLA VS. ESTRADA
Dec 22, 202222-40144 · 83941-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirming in part and reversing in part (Docket No. 83251-COA), reversing (Docket No. 83941-COA) and remanding.The court reviewed the child custody order, the child support and relocation decisions, and the attorney fees award all for abuse of discretion, citing Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996);…
ANAYA-ALVARADO VS. ANAYA-ALVARADO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 15, 202323-04724 · 84869-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The court reviewed the child custody modification under the abuse-of-discretion standard, noting that the district court has "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters, and [this court] will not…
MADARANG VS. GERMER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 22, 202222-40119 · 84466-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody decree, including parenting time, for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings are reviewed for…
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