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 Alicia S May
SAMAAN VS. SAMAAN (FAMILY)
Mar 30, 202690571 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal and cross-appeal dismissed.This is a clerk's order dismissing an appeal and cross-appeal in a family-division matter pursuant to the parties' stipulation. The court acted under NRAP 42, which governs voluntary dismissal of appeals. The order…
JENSEN VS. PETERSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 12, 202525-49409 · 90580-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the evidentiary ruling for an abuse of discretion, which will not be disturbed "absent a showing of palpable abuse." M.C. Multi-Fam. Dev., L.L.C. v. Crestdale Assocs., Ltd., 124 Nev. 901,…
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