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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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9 cases · Paternity - NRS ch. 126 - parentage.
LORENZO VS. GENDEBIEN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 18, 2026142 · 90082-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the NRCP 12(b)(5) dismissal de novo, applying the "rigorous standard of review" from Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas, 124 Nev. 224, 227-28, 181 P.3d 670, 672 (2008),…
SCHMIDT VS. FAY
Aug 12, 202525-35259 · 87592-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we affirm the district court divorce decree and the subsequent denial of Schmidt's motion to amend the decree.")The Court of Appeals reviewed a challenge to a stipulated divorce decree, applying settled contract principles to settlement agreements. The court reiterated that when parties to pending litigation enter into a…
CLELAND VS. CLELAND (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 19, 202424-09697 · 86558-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, id. at…
MARTINEZ VS. AVILA, JR. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202222-20738 · 83023 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.**Standard of review.** The court applies deferential review to the district court's factual findings, setting them aside only if clearly erroneous or unsupported by substantial evidence, while reviewing legal questions…
HARGROVE VS. WARD
Mar 24, 202222-09207 · 81331 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: A district court's child support determination is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Miller v. Miller, 134 Nev. 120, 125, 412 P.3d 1081, 1085 (2018). Statutory construction is reviewed de novo. Id. at…
COLT VS. PLUMMER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 24, 202222-02423 · 82662-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed a child custody decision for abuse of discretion, affirming district court determinations if supported by substantial evidence — evidence a reasonable person may accept as adequate to…
NGUYEN VS. BOYNES (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 22, 201717-20699 · 69166 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. The Court reviewed application of the equitable adoption doctrine de novo as a question of law, citing Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev. 564, 569, 257 P.3d 396, 399 (2011). It reviewed the parentage…
Druckman v. Ruscitti
Jun 26, 201460598 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court, per Douglas, J., en banc, addressed the custodial rights of unmarried parents where paternity has been established by voluntary acknowledgment under NRS 126.053 but no judicial custody order exists. A…
St. Mary v. Damon
Oct 3, 201358315 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.The court reviewed the legal questions de novo, citing State Indus. Ins. Sys. v. United Exposition Servs. Co., 109 Nev. 28, 30, 846 P.2d 294, 295 (1998) ("Questions of law are reviewed de novo."). Parentage is…
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