Case library
Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
3 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 Curtis R. Rawlings · Divorce, Property & Alimony
RONCHI VS. RONCHI
Aug 31, 202688799-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Order affirming in part, reversing in part, vacating in part and remanding.Standard of review and choice of law. The court reviewed the divorce-related determinations for abuse of discretion, quoting Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004) ("This court reviews…
ASKEW VS. ASKEW (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40411 · 84315-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** District courts have broad discretion in child custody cases, reviewed for abuse of discretion; factual findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence — "evidence that a…
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