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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
5 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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MOORE VS. MOTEN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 21, 202424-39544 · 88172-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")This is an appeal from a district court order modifying child custody. Although the order does not recite a standalone standard-of-review paragraph, the court frames Moore's arguments as claims that the district court…
SOLINGER VS. SOLINGER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 20, 202323-12320 · 84832-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Custody.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), and will not be set aside if supported by substantial evidence, Ellis v.…
RUBIDOUX VS. RUBIDOUX (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 18, 202222-15718 · 83628-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), while noting that deference does not extend to findings so…
GHIBAUDO VS. KELLOGG-GHIBAUDO
Apr 21, 202222-12648 · 82248-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews decisions in divorce proceedings, including spousal support awards, for an abuse of discretion, citing Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004),…
JACKSON VS. ZUNIGA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 18, 202222-12130 · 82444-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed.This is an order dismissing an appeal from a district court order denying a motion to modify child custody. The Court of Appeals had previously issued, on March 23, 2022, an order directing the appellant to show cause…
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