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13 results for “NRS Chapter 130” in Child Welfare
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF B.A.A.R.
Sep 3, 202020-32489 · 78626-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews factual determinations for abuse of discretion, In re Guardianship of N.M., 131 Nev. 751, 754, 358 P.3d 216, 218 (2015), but applies de novo review to questions of…
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…
DESTIN VS. DIST. CT. (HANDWERKER-LAMASTER) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 28, 202525-37656 · 89114 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition denied.Standard of review. Mandamus may issue under NRS 34.160 to compel performance of an act the law requires, and under Nev. Const. art. 6, § 4. Relief is available only where the district court "manifestly abused [its]…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.R.S., J.M.S. AND J.L.S.
Sep 19, 202424-34571 · 86682 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviewed conclusions of law, including statutory construction, de novo (Dewey v. Redev. Agency of Reno, 119 Nev. 87, 93-94, 64 P.3d 1070, 1075 (2003)), and factual findings for substantial…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO T.M.R.
May 27, 202121-15209 · 81032 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The opinion resolves an ambiguity in Nevada's civil discovery framework as applied to parental-rights terminations. The Court reviews a denial of a motion in limine for abuse of discretion under State ex rel. Department…
IN RE: N.D., G.D. AND M.D. (FAMILY)
Jan 8, 202626-00946 · 90392 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal allowed to proceed.The court addressed a jurisdictional question of first impression after In re A.B.: whether an order dismissing a NRS Chapter 432B child-protection petition is substantively appealable. Appellate jurisdiction in Nevada…
EGGLESTON VS. CLARK CNTY. DEP'T OF FAMILY SERV.
Dec 10, 202424-47196 · 87583-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Jurisdiction / service.** The court first addressed DFS's threshold challenge to subject matter jurisdiction. Nevada's APA (NRS Chapter 233B) governs judicial review of administrative decisions. Liberty Mut. v.…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.A.T. (FAMILY)
Oct 2, 202525-43008 · 89258 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.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). The…
IN RE: MATTER OF A. ST. A.
Aug 14, 202424-28719 · 87760 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.The petition was brought as an original writ proceeding because a district court placement order in an NRS Chapter 432B case is not appealable; writ review is the appropriate vehicle. See Philip R. v. Eighth Jud. Dist.…
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…
CRISTOS VS. TOLAGSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 20, 202323-12301 · 84167-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Judgment of the district court AFFIRMED but REMANDED for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error.Standard of review: After a bench trial, the court reviews legal conclusions de novo and upholds factual findings supported by substantial evidence, citing Vegas United Inv. Series 105, Inc. v. Celtic Bank Corp., 135…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.J.B.
Dec 15, 202222-39372 · 84130 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the procedural due process challenge de novo, citing Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007), for the requirement that a party receive notice and an opportunity to be heard. On…
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…
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