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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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JOHNSON VS. BENNETT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 26, 2025141 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (Ct. App. 2025) · 89185-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviews custody determinations for abuse of discretion, which occurs when the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence or is clearly erroneous. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…
SOLDO-ALLESIO VS. FERGUSON
Feb 13, 2025141 Nev. Adv. Op. 9 (Ct. App. 2025) · 87657-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The Court of Appeals reviews a child custody order for abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007); Roe v. Roe, 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274, 284 (Ct.…
PAIS VS. CORRAL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 15, 202525-02172 · 88484-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The court noted that while it defers to a district court's discretionary…
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