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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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3 cases · counsel of record Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas · Custody & Relocation
ELMORE VS. HERRIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 30, 202424-03465 · 86191-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMANDED.")Standard of review: The district court has "broad discretionary power" in determining child custody, Hayes v. Gallacher, 115 Nev. 1, 4, 972 P.2d 1138, 1140 (1999), and a custody determination will not be overturned…
GORDON VS. GEIGER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 27, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 69 (2017) · 67955 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. Child custody and visitation determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and the district court's findings must be supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that a reasonable person may…
LEWIS VS. LEWIS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (2016) · 66497 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: Contempt orders are normally reviewed for abuse of discretion, In re Water Rights of the Humboldt River, 118 Nev. 901, 907, 59 P.3d 1226, 1230 (2002), but constitutional issues are reviewed de novo,…
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