Case library
Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
2 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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2 cases · counsel of record Alexander C. Morey
NORMAN VS. STAMPER (FAMILY)
Jun 26, 202525-28168 · 88904-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of a NRCP 60(b)(3) motion for abuse of discretion, citing Vargas v. J Morales Inc., 138 Nev. 384, 387, 510 P.3d 777, 780 (2022) ("The district court has wide discretion to grant…
MEZZANO VS. TOWNLEY
Feb 19, 202525-07684 · 87863-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded ("ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART AND REMANDING").Standard of review: The court reviews determinations "made in a divorce decree for an abuse of discretion." Devries v. Gallio, 128 Nev. 706, 709, 290 P.3d 260, 263 (2012) (cited in the opinion). Framework: Under Nevada…
Every summary is independently verified against the source opinion; summaries are informational research aids, not legal advice, and no substitute for reading the decision. Topic groupings are derived automatically from each case’s category tag and cited statutes; a case may appear under two topics.