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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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ROE VS. ROE (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 18, 202323-15702 · 84893-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated, and remanded. The court states: "we AFFIRM the district court's modification of custody, REVERSE as to the parenting time allocation and improper delegation of the district court's authority, VACATE the award of attorney fees and costs, and REMAND the case for reassignment to a different district court judge and proceedings consistent with this order."**Standard of review.** A district court's child custody order is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings are upheld if supported by…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.L.S.
May 27, 202121-15207 · 79124 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Constitutional questions, including a parent's procedural due process rights in a termination proceeding, are reviewed de novo. In re Parental Rights as to M.F., 132 Nev. 209, 212, 371 P.3d 995, 997…
IN RE: K.M.S.
Feb 17, 202222-05362 · 81946 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the guardianship appointment for abuse of discretion under In re Guardianship of N.M., 131 Nev. 751, 758, 358 P.3d 216, 220 (2015), and addressed appealability under NRS 159A.375(1), which expressly…
MYERS VS. HASKINS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202222-20749 · 83576-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review: A district court's decision to deny a motion to modify physical custody without an evidentiary hearing is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160…
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…
DAWSON VS. DIST. CT. (DEPT. FAMILY SERV.) (FAMILY)
Apr 29, 202626-19361 · 92113-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.The court began with the standard governing extraordinary writ relief: mandamus is available to compel performance of an act the law requires as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station, or to control an…
IN RE: S.K. AND Z.K. (FAMILY)
Sep 17, 202525-40541 · 91099 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed.The court dismissed sua sponte for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Reaffirming that it "may only consider appeals authorized by statute or court rule," the court relied on Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343,…
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