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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
4 decisions, organized by topic. Practitioner summaries with key holdings, posture, disposition, and the statutes cited - up front, where you need them. Every summary links to the full opinion.
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4 cases · counsel of record Abira Grigsby
IN RE: MATTER OF J.B.
Jun 13, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (2024) · 87588 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.The Court reviewed an unappealable district court placement order through original mandamus jurisdiction under NRS 34.160 and NRS 34.170, citing Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179…
LEE VS. HOLLINGS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 21, 202323-23396 · 84096-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.The court reviewed the district court's child custody determinations for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). On the timeshare modification, the court applied the…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.L.S.
May 27, 2021137 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (2021) · 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: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.P.M. AND E.M.M.
Sep 10, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (2015) · 64214 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. A party petitioning to terminate parental rights must establish by clear and convincing evidence that termination is in the child's best interest and that parental fault exists, citing In re Parental…
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