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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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7 results for “NRS Chapter 34”
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…
ORTEGA VS. DIST. CT. (ORTEGA) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 1, 202692312-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted in part and denied in part; the court directed the Clerk to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to vacate the bench warrant issued against Medina.The Court of Appeals addressed a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition in a child custody matter. It set out the governing standards: mandamus is available to compel performance of an act the law requires as a…
NELSON VS. NELSON (DIVORCE)
Jul 9, 2020136 Nev. 335, 466 P.3d 1249 (2020) · 77473 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.By the Court, Stiglich, J. (Gibbons and Silver, JJ., concurring). The court considered whether it had jurisdiction to review a district court order denying a request for a joint preliminary injunction pursuant to EDCR…
ROMANO VS. ROMANO (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 81439
Jan 13, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (2022) · 81259 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: Custody and child-support determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 438, 216 P.3d 213, 226, 232 (2009). A district court abuses its discretion in a…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.I.
Aug 11, 202222-25197 · 83673 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the termination order under the substantial-evidence standard. See In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 795, 8 P.3d 126, 129 (2000). Although the appellant did not challenge…
ROMANO VS. ROMANO (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 81439
Jan 13, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (2022) · 81439 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: A district court's custody determinations, child-support decisions, and attorney-fees awards are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 216 P.3d 213 (2009); Kantor v.…
ANDERSON VS. MORALES
May 17, 202424-17520 · 86327-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child support order for an abuse of discretion. Edgington v. Edgington, 119 Nev. 577, 588, 80 P.3d 1282, 1290 (2003). A district court abuses its discretion when its…
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