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11 results for “NRS 128.105(2)(f)” in Termination of Parental Rights
Tammila G. v. State, Department of Human Resources
Dec 28, 200646438 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: A party petitioning to terminate parental rights must establish by clear and convincing evidence that (1) termination is in the child's best interest and (2) parental fault exists, citing NRS 128.105…
In Re Parental Rights as to Cca
Apr 5, 201256723 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The Supreme Court of Nevada (Douglas, J., joined by Hardesty and Parraguirre, JJ.) addressed "the need for the district court to make express findings of fact in its written order or on the record, when determining…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO G.V. (FAMILY)
Apr 17, 202525-17434 · 89089 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: questions of law are reviewed de novo; the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rts. as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014). To…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.F., M.F. & N.F.
Mar 31, 201616-10011 · 67063 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. Constitutional questions, including the right to a jury trial, are reviewed de novo. Awada v. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. 613, 618, 173 P.3d 707, 711 (2007). Termination orders are reviewed for…
In Re Nj
Dec 24, 200951125 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court resolved two questions of first impression concerning the interplay between Nevada parental-termination law and the ICWA, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (2006): (1) which burden of proof governs when both state and…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.V.
Aug 11, 202222-25200 · 83008 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied the two-part termination framework under NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000), requiring clear and convincing evidence of…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.B.
Mar 9, 202323-07328 · 84147 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed a termination of parental rights, applying its established standard: questions of law de novo and factual findings for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rights as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO J.B.J.
May 14, 202424-16818 · 86116 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: Questions of law are reviewed de novo, and the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence - "that which 'a reasonable person may accept as adequate' to support a…
WASHOE CTY. HUMAN SERVS. AGENCY VS. DIST. CT. (C.-S.)
Dec 29, 202222-40818 · 83422 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition denied.The court (Hardesty, C.J., for an en banc court) addressed two threshold issues — writ jurisdiction and mootness — before reaching a substantive due process question. Writ jurisdiction. Citing NRS 34.170, In re William…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.D.R., J.D.R., JR.
Apr 21, 202323-12419 · 83845 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed an appeal from a district court order terminating parental rights. Although appellant did not directly challenge the merits, the court noted that substantial evidence supported findings of parental…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO J.J.H.
Oct 11, 202222-32067 · 83776 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The court applied the two-prong termination framework of NRS 128.105(1): clear and convincing evidence of (1) at least one ground of parental fault and (2) that termination is in the child's best interest. See In re…
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