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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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9 cases · counsel of record John D. Jones · Custody & Relocation
Johnson et al v. Parker
Jun 30, 202690848-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody determinations - including physical custody, relocation, and legal custody - for an abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by…
GILL VS. GILL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 5, 2026142 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (2026) · 89753 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: subject matter jurisdiction is reviewed de novo; factual findings receive deference and are upheld if not clearly erroneous and supported by substantial evidence. Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660,…
PEARSON VS. PEARSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 22, 202525-22824 · 89033-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the custody and relocation determination for abuse of discretion, noting that district courts enjoy "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters," which will…
SULLIVAN VS. SULLIVAN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 6, 202424-19892 · 87424-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed ("ORDER the district court orders AFFIRMED.").Standard of review. The court reviews the exclusion of expert testimony for abuse of discretion, citing Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. 492, 498, 189 P.3d 646, 650 (2008), and reviews child custody determinations…
OCASIO VS. WIRSZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 20, 202222-33067 · 84089-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision not to hold an evidentiary hearing before denying a motion to modify custody for abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d…
ABID VS. ABID (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 8, 202222-11172 · 82781-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 custody determination for an abuse of discretion, noting that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carweci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…
BAUTISTA VS. PICONE (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 31, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 44, 419 P.3d 157 (2018) · 72713 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and a district court abuses its discretion when its decision is not supported by substantial evidence or is clearly erroneous. Sims v.…
ABID VS. ABID (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 7, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 94 (2017) · 69995 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed the district court's evidentiary rulings for abuse of discretion, but reviewed legal interpretations of the evidence code de novo, citing Davis v. Beling, 128 Nev. 301, 311, 278 P.3d 501, 508 (2012).…
MICONE VS. MICONE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 3, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (2016) · 67934 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: Child custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Jurisdiction over non-party custodians. The Court extended its…
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