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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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4 cases · counsel of record Ford & Friedman · Custody & Relocation
GOLDSTEIN VS. GOLDSTEIN
Dec 2, 202525-52569 · 88541-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.The Court of Appeals reviewed the attorney fee award for abuse of discretion. Logan v. Abe, 131 Nev. 260, 266, 350 P.3d 1139, 1143 (2015). An abuse of discretion "can occur when the district court bases its decision on…
ROBERSON VS. ROBERSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 15, 202323-37125 · 85635-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court addressed two issues under different standards of review. On the decree-interpretation issue, the court reviewed the district court's interpretation of the divorce decree de novo, treating it as a question of…
HURD VS. OPIPARI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 22, 202323-27372 · 85537-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.Standard of review: The district court has broad discretion in child custody matters, and the appellate court will not disturb custody determinations absent a clear abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145,…
DIMONACO VS. FERRANDO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 28, 202222-13553 · 80576-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custodial determination for abuse of discretion, noting that custody determinations will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion, but that the district…
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