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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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4 cases · counsel of record Jacobson Law Office · Custody & Relocation
IBANEZ VS. CHAISAWANG (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 202691075-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, "which is evidence that a reasonable person may accept…
MIZRACHI VS. MIZRACHI, JR. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 22, 202424-39875 · 86508-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The panel reviewed each of Dory's six assignments of error under the applicable standards and affirmed. Finality of the March 2022 order. Dory contended the March 2022 order was a final order resolving Eli's motion to…
MAURICE VS. MAURICE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 24, 202222-02340 · 83009-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED and REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion under Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and reviewed the failure to conduct an evidentiary hearing for an…
MIZRACHI VS. MIZRACHI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 15, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (Ct. App. 2016) · 66176-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals addressed the proper procedure for resolving a dispute over an ambiguous term in an agreement-based divorce decree governing custody. Threshold characterization: clarification vs. modification.…
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