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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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10 cases · counsel of record F. Peter James · Divorce, Property & Alimony
ELWARDT VS. ELWARDT (FAMILY)
Jun 18, 202688886-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.The court reviewed the district court's property determinations for an abuse of discretion, upholding property characterizations supported by substantial evidence. Eivazi v. Eivazi, 139 Nev. 408, 411, 537 P.3d 476, 482…
FASSARI VS. FASSARI (FAMILY)
Oct 23, 202525-46389 · 90183-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the district court's determination of personal jurisdiction de novo, citing Fulbright & Jaworski LLP v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. 30, 35, 342 P.3d 997, 1001 (2015). It…
LOPEZ VS. PENALOZA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 3, 202525-24488 · 88714-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The panel (Bulla, Gibbons, Westbrook, JJ.) reviewed the district court's custody, child support, and alimony determinations for abuse of discretion. **Custody.** Applying Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d…
HO VS. HO
Sep 19, 202424-34630 · 86775-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.**Property distribution - standard and framework.** The court reviewed the distribution of community property for abuse of discretion. Kilgore v. Kilgore, 135 Nev. 357, 359, 449 P.3d 843, 846 (2019). Property acquired…
HACHAM VS. SEBAI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 22, 202424-10151 · 86819-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order AFFIRMED.")**Custody.** The court reviewed the physical custody award for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (1999), and Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445, 450, 352 P.3d 1139,…
DRASKOVICH VS. DRASKOVICH
Mar 21, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 17, 545 P.3d 96 (2024) · 84998 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.Standard of review: factual classification of property is reviewed for substantial evidence, but application of a presumption is reviewed de novo. Waldman v. Maini, 124 Nev. 1121, 1128, 195 P.3d 850, 855 (2008). Alimony…
RUPEL VS. GALTEN
Aug 16, 202323-26776 · 84076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed divorce-proceeding decisions for abuse of discretion, declining to disturb decisions supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that 'a sensible person may accept as adequate to sustain…
CARLSON VS. CARLSON
Jul 31, 202323-24524 · 85039-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The court reviewed the district court's award of attorney fees and costs for abuse of discretion, citing Logan v. Abe, 131 Nev. 260, 266-67, 350 P.3d 1143-44 (2015), noting that where eligibility for a fee award turns…
WILLIAMS VS. WILLIAMS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 19, 202222-25929 · 83263-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Custody (three boys).** The court reviewed the custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 701, 120 P.3d 812, 816 (2005). It recognized the rebuttable presumption…
CARLSON VS. CARLSON
Jan 7, 202222-00699 · 81460-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the award of attorney fees and costs for an abuse of discretion. See Miller v. Wilfong, 121 Nev. 619, 622, 119 P.3d 727, 729 (2005); Cadle Co. v. Woods & Erickson, LLP, 131 Nev. 114, 120,…
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.