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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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6 results for “chapter 424 of NRS” in Child Welfare
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: GUARDIANSHIP OF D.M.F.
Sep 28, 202323-31813 · 84274 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. The court reviews guardianship determinations for abuse of discretion, citing Jason S. v. Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr. (In re Guardianship of L.S. & H.S.), 120 Nev. 157, 87 P.3d 521 (2004), and State v.…
IN RE: MATTER OF E.R. C/W 73198
May 3, 201818-16764 · 73272 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petitions granted.Standard of review: A writ of mandamus may issue "to compel the performance of an act that the law requires or to control an arbitrary or capricious exercise of discretion." Clark Cty. Dist. Att'y v. Eighth Judicial…
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…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF WITTLER
Aug 1, 201919-32345 · 76948 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal dismissed.The opinion is a jurisdictional dismissal addressing whether a district court order extending a temporary guardianship and denying a motion to dismiss is independently appealable. Appellate jurisdiction in Nevada exists…
IN RE: MATTER OF E.R. C/W 73198
May 3, 201818-16764 · 73198 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petitions granted.Standard of review: The court reviewed the consolidated original mandamus petitions under NRS 34.160, noting that mandamus is the appropriate vehicle to challenge an NRS Chapter 432B placement order because such orders…
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