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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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15 cases · counsel of record Clark County District Attorney/Juvenile Division
IN RE: E.C., J.O.C., M.E.C., O.E.C. AND V.R.C. (FAMILY)
Sep 3, 202691256-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from a final order in an NRS Chapter 432B child-protection proceeding. As a threshold matter, the court addressed the State's jurisdictional challenge. The State contended the order containing the…
LANCASTER VS. BAUERLE (FAMILY)
Jun 30, 202691372-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."The Court of Appeals reviewed the child support order under an abuse-of-discretion standard, citing Backman v. Gelbman, 141 Nev., Adv. Op. 8, 565 P.3d 330, 333 (Ct. App. 2025), and noting that "[a]n abuse of discretion…
IN RE: L.G. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 3, 202591392 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed.This is a clerk's order dismissing an appeal pursuant to the parties' stipulation under NRAP 42. The court stated that dismissal was ordered "Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and cause appearing." The order…
B. VS. DIST. CT. (CLARK CNTY. DEP'T FAM. SERV.) (FAMILY)
Nov 7, 202525-48691 · 91507-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.This is an original proceeding seeking extraordinary writ relief - a writ of mandamus or prohibition - challenging the district court's jurisdiction in a proceeding under NRS Chapter 432B. The court set out the…
STOJACK VS. DIST. CT. (J.R.-S.) (FAMILY)
Feb 14, 202525-07082 · 89815-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.Stojack sought traditional mandamus relief from the denial of a motion to disclose his minor child's therapy records. The court recited the governing framework: mandamus is available "to compel the performance of an act…
EGGLESTON VS. CLARK CNTY. DEP'T OF FAMILY SERV.
Dec 10, 202424-47196 · 87583-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Jurisdiction / service.** The court first addressed DFS's threshold challenge to subject matter jurisdiction. Nevada's APA (NRS Chapter 233B) governs judicial review of administrative decisions. Liberty Mut. v.…
DEHESA VS. CLARK CTY. DEP'T OF FAMILY SERVS.
Feb 15, 202323-04703 · 83913-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed a district court order denying a petition for judicial review of an administrative decision. It applied the standard that review of petitions for judicial review is the same for the…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.L., N.R.B., H.R.B., W.C.B. C/W 71889
Aug 2, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, 422 P.3d 1253 (2018) · 71889 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: The Court reviews questions of law de novo and the district court's factual findings for substantial evidence, citing In re Parental Rights as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014).…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.L., N.R.B., H.R.B., W.C.B. C/W 71889
Aug 2, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, 422 P.3d 1253 (2018) · 71873 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court applied the familiar two-part termination framework: clear and convincing evidence of (1) at least one ground of parental fault and (2) that termination serves the child's best interests. NRS 128.105(1); In re…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.D.L. AND C.L.B., JR.
Oct 5, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 72 (2017) · 69047 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.The court reviewed the district court's findings of fact for substantial evidence, applying close scrutiny because termination of parental rights is "tantamount to imposition of a civil death penalty." In re Parental…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.M.L., JR.
May 11, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (2017) · 69210 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: The grant or denial of a continuance lies within the district court's discretion and will not be reversed "except for the most potent reasons." S. Pac. Transp. Co. v. Fitzgerald, 94 Nev. 241, 243,…
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…
In re Parental Rights as to A.L.
Nov 13, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 91 (2014) · 63311 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The Nevada Supreme Court, sitting en banc in an opinion by Justice Parraguirre, reversed a district court order terminating a mother's parental rights and remanded for a new trial, holding that DFS confessed error under…
In Re Nj
Dec 24, 2009125 Nev. 835, 221 P.3d 1255 (2009) · 51125 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court resolved two questions of first impression concerning the interplay between Nevada parental-termination law and the ICWA, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (2006): (1) which burden of proof governs when both state and…
Tammila G. v. State, Department of Human Resources
Dec 28, 2006122 Nev. 1418, 148 P.3d 759 (2006) · 46438 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: A party petitioning to terminate parental rights must establish by clear and convincing evidence that (1) termination is in the child's best interest and (2) parental fault exists, citing NRS 128.105…
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.