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3 results for “NRS 22.030(3)(b)” in Interstate & Jurisdiction
STEVENS VS. LANEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 21, 202691371-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part. ("Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART and DISMISS IN PART this appeal.")**Standards of review.** The court identified competing framings of the reunification issue and conducted a two-part inquiry: (1) whether Kayden's Law impacts the custody order, and (2) whether the district court's…
MILLER VS. MILLER
Oct 7, 202424-37419 · 87625-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the contempt order for abuse of discretion. Lewis v. Lewis, 132 Nev. 453, 456, 373 P.3d 878, 880 (2016); see also Vaile v. Vaile, 133 Nev. 213, 217, 396 P.3d 791, 794-95 (2017) (contempt…
HERRMANN VS. HERRMANN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 20, 202424-34792 · 88635-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) de novo, citing Kragen v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 49, ___ P.3d ___…
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