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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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2 cases · counsel of record Hillewaert Law Firm · Termination of Parental Rights
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO R.A.S.
Apr 24, 2025141 Nev. Adv. Op. 20 (2025) · 88174 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.The Court began with a doctrinal framing distinguishing privately initiated termination petitions from those initiated by the state under NRS Chapter 128. While both fall within NRS Chapter 128 without statutory…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF C.T.F. AND P.G.S.
Sep 19, 202424-34636 · 87554-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded to grant the petition for termination of the guardianships and to implement the children's timely transition to Kristin's custody.The appeal presented two issues: (1) whether the district court erred in requiring Kristin to demonstrate substantial enhancement under NRS 159A.1915, and (2) whether the district court abused its discretion in finding…
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