Case library
Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
2 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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2 cases · counsel of record Jennifer P. Noble
STANISIC VS. SHEA
Apr 11, 202424-12751 · 84590-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The court reviewed the district court's child support order for abuse of discretion, citing Edgington v. Edgington, 119 Nev. 577, 588, 80 P.3d 1282, 1290 (2003). A district court abuses its discretion when its findings…
Major v. State
Aug 28, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 70 (2014) · 62819 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.This appeal presented an issue of first impression in Nevada: whether a district court has jurisdiction to impose restitution to the State for the cost of child care in a child abuse case where a family court has…
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